Amber Andersen Art

09/27/2026

Here’s a still of my piece for Oklahoma Visual Arts Coalition 12x12!
Get tickets for THIS Saturday, and enjoy an evening of art and great people for a great cause!
And put your bid on this piece!! (Swipe to see it in its cute frame!)
“Prickly Paradise”

09/23/2026

HUGE NEWS!!!!

My mural has placed 2nd at the state fair this year! ✨🎉
This is massive because every mural was honestly incredible , and i feel blessed to even get to paint next to such talented folks!

Last year, my mural placed 4th, which I was so proud of! My kiddos however were quick to remind me that I didn’t “podium.”
Right then and there I knew that my goal for this year would be to place top 3! I got worried when I learned the theme, as I knew it would be hard to connect and was part of the judging criteria.. I put all my eggs into the basket of design, color, and technical skill. 😂 I still wasn’t sure if I would meet my goal..
but when I heard the news! I was ecstatic and so proud of my accomplishment, that I immediately told my kiddos!
And they said
“Good job mom! You almost got 1st!”

These kids really hold me to a high standard!

Anyway, swipe to see last year’s piece. :)

09/23/2026

You can still vote for your favorite state fair mural by “liking” the photo of it!! I hope your favorite is the vulture!:)

09/21/2026

This is a terrible photo but look who I just saw! My friend🥰✨

09/21/2026

09/21/2026

Special Item Alert!

As part of the silent auction, City Arts is auctioning off our fox statue at the Midnight Masquerade! This special offer includes cost of the fox, artist fees, and all artist supplies. Red Dirt Rosie, LLC has agreed to be the artist for this fox and will work with the purchaser on a custom design. Bids will start at $5,000, and tickets for this event (and the chance to win this foxy statue) can be purchased at the link below! We can't wait to see all you ghoulish guys and gals at the Midnight Masquerade October 9th!

https://www.pcarts.org/events.html #!event/2026/10/9/midnight-masquerade

09/21/2026

Alright! Exited to share some stills of my mural at Oklahoma State Fair !!
The past two years that I’ve participated, there wasn’t a theme, but this year they did! The theme was Route 66!

At first I was actually pretty sad- I didn’t know how to connect my art, what I do, with Route 66. My work is about loving things that are unloved, hard to love, or misunderstood. It’s about finding one’s way in this weird crazy world. About grief, and about living with grief; finding life again under the weight of it.

How the heck do connect that with cars and neon lights and roadtrips?? How do I connect with a road? Some asphalt on the ground? But then it dawned on me. 💡
There *is* a way I can connect my beloved unloved creatures with Route 66!

*ROADKILL*

I knew I wanted to paint a vulture!!! I’ve actually been wanting to paint one for a while. About 6 months ago I had a dream, in which a vulture appeared. He seemingly was trying to give me a message I couldn’t understand. In the waking world I think I figured it out, and it was such a wonderful message! I have felt like the vulture has been my guardian angel ever since.

However, if I only painted a vulture, I would leave out my iconic bugs! How can I include them with this theme? How about the beetle I’ve been obsessing over recently?! The American burying beetle! They also eat carrion (they might be pickier than the vulture, but that’s beside the point.) another friend that’s been on my list to paint is the dung beetle. I decided to add him, and broaden the concept to that of the clean up crew of The mother road. And while I’m at it I will add some cool mushrooms to complete the cycle!
So here we have our dirty jobs crew, the underdogs of Route 66!

Since posting the reveal video yesterday, I’ve gotten lots of comments calling them “beautiful” and “pretty” which gives me a little giggle and great pride! It’s not every day you hear folks calling dung beetles and vultures beautiful. I am so happy my art is helping you see them the way I do! Beautiful and important!

If you resonate with this mural you can vote for it on the Oklahoma State Fair page! I’ll have the link in my stories!

You can also by the mural!

09/21/2026

Time to vote for the people’s choice!!! (Consider voting on by vulture by liking the photo!

09/20/2026

That’s a wrap on the Oklahoma state Fair 2026! It was such a fun time:)