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August 14, 2025 Lompoc art duo’s fifth show is on display at Gallery Los Olivos By Madison White   Photo courtesy by Vicki Andersen FOUNDING MEMBER: Vicki Andersen began painting at age 16 and has been a member of Gallery Los Olivos since 1992. Visit the gallery: Gallery Los Olivos is located at 2920 Grand Ave. in Los Olivos...

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Gallery Los Olivos Symphony of Color   Get ready to be dazzled by a Symphony of Color this November at Gallery Los Olivos! Painters Vicki Andersen and Neil Andersson are joining forces to bring nature and color to life. People know these talented artists for their vibrant and expressive works.From November 1st through...

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Jazz-Inspired Abstracts

  Colorful landscapes and jazz-inspired abstracts find harmony at Gallery Los Olivos By Caleb Wiseblood Courtesy image by Neil Andersson THE FUTURE IS NOW: Local oil painter Neil Andersson’s Rhythm Future is one of his jazz-inspired abstracts featured in Gallery Los Olivos’ November exhibition. Symphony of Color will debut at Gallery Los Olivos on Friday,...

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Elemental

"Elemental"   Elizabeth Monks Hack   Somehow, upon walking into the featured show at the Cypress Gallery this month,  the states of matter that constitute our existence here on earth are magically called forth. In “Water and Wood,” artists Neil Andersson and Chuck Klein have conjured earth, water, air and fire –  scientifically referred...

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Water & Wood

Visual Arts   Neil Andersson and Chuck Klein’s ‘Water and Wood’ Artists Unveil New Exhibit at Cypress Gallery in Lompoc  "Lakeside Harmony" by Neil Andersson       There’s beauty in simplicity. And at Lompoc Valley Art Association’s Cypress Gallery, simplicity is what the upcoming Water and Wood exhibition is rooted in. Featuring artists Neil Andersson and Chuck Klein,...

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Art by Association

I am honored to have one of my paintings, Good Day Sunshine, featured in an article in the November issue of 805 Living magazine. The article is on page 54. Use this link to access the November issue of this wonderful publication of events on the California south central coast:...

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New Vistas

"An Odyssey in Green and Blue"   Art lovers take note. Nature lovers, take note. “New Vistas” at the Cypress Gallery, featuring oil paintings, pastels and even a conté crayon drawing by Neil Andersson, will feed you soul. Andersson is a plein-air painter who records his outdoor experience with such intimacy that...

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Paintings of Parks

  “A Walk Through the Cypress: Fall Head Over Heals for Art in November”   Ravishing color and form reflecting the richness of autumn is on view this month at the Cypress Gallery. Add to that the lure of beauty and the wonder of marvelous places, and you might just find yourself in...

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  Neil Andersson "Santa Ynez River at Solvang"    Vicki Andersen "Mesilla Gate, New Mexico"   Lompoc painters Vicki Andersen and Neil Andersson collaborate on new duo show, Color and Light, at Gallery Los Olivos   BY Caleb Wiseblood   Vicki Andersen and Neil Andersson have more in common than a last name (albeit one...

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