{"title":"Dinner Guests","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePortraits from the Ether\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDinner Guests\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e is an ongoing series of spontaneous, expressionist, figurative watercolors by Memphis artist Bobby Anderson, in which imagined faces and characters emerge through improvisation, gesture, color, and discovery.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThere are no predetermined sitters. Each painting begins as an exploration. Loose watercolor washes, ink lines, brushstrokes, accidents, and intuitive marks accumulate until someone begins to appear.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI paint until somebody shows up.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSome arrive quietly. Others seem to announce themselves. Each becomes a unique character who exists only because of that particular moment on the page.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery Dinner Guest is an original, one-of-one work on paper and is titled by the date it appeared. Together, the series forms an ever-growing gathering of strangers, personalities, expressions, and unexpected visitors that bring a feast color, expression, and character.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSee who's arrived. 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