David Anderle: Better Late Than Never

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Billy Shire Fine Arts Press is proud to present: DAVID ANDERLE: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, the debut book of collected paintings by artist David Anderle.

During his lengthy and successful career in the West Coast contemporary music scene of the 1960s through the end of the 1990s, David Anderle continually pursued his passion for painting. “Though I always thought I would quit and paint, and in fact took a number of jobs just to make money to keep painting,” he says, “I started producing and fell in love with working with musicians.”

And indeed, Anderle worked with many; a heavily edited list includes Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention (who were signed to their first record deal as a result of Anderle’s persistence), Brian Wilson (Anderle painted a beautiful portrait of Brian in the ‘60s, included in DAVID ANDERLE: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER, and presided over Wilson’s label, Brother Records), The Doors, Arthur Lee and Love, Leon Russell, Nico, Soundgarden, Sheryl Crow and produced artist such as Judy Collins, David Ackles, Rita Coolidge, Kris Kristofferson, The Swimming Pool Q’s, The Circle Jerks and many more during his stints at MGM/Verve, Elektra and A&M. Anderle defined the concept of the star driven soundtrack with films such as Better Off Dead, The Breakfast Club and Pretty in Pink while working as the VP of A&M’s film music division. Anderle was also involved with the legendary 1967 Monterey Pop Festival.

Because of his success in the realm of music, Anderle flourished as a visual artist at his own pace and rhythm. Anderle is purely self -taught and refers to looking at the work of other painters as his “teachers,” citing influences including Modigliani, Munch, Manet, Giacometti, Fischl, Toulous Lautrec and photographer Diane Arbus

Beyond his graceful use of line and vibrant fields of color, what is most lasting about Anderle’s pieces are the moments, carefully observed and intensely felt, that he captures. There is an emotional resonance, coated with nuances that deepen over time spent viewing his work.

DAVID ANDERLE: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER collects works from 1963 through 2005 and includes a mix of subjects; from Dylan to “Chinese Chef”, from Modigliani to “Mother and Daughter”, from landscapes to nudes. Anderle’s painting are moments, carefully observed and intensely felt. “I can’t paint anything that doesn’t get inside of me, whether it’s a person or place. There has to be a reason why, or I won’t do it. Producing records was the same. I had to be touched.”

"Anderle's own art is powerful ,even stronger than his legendary devotion to artists." ---David Leaf (Writer/ Director, Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson & The Story of Smile.)

“I haven’t been this excited since the Dodgers moved to LA!” ---Billy Shire (Owner/Curator, La Luz De Jesus, Billy Shire Fine Arts (and) Press)

DAVID ANDERLE: BETTER LATE THAN NEVER: Hardcover, 96 pgs, $30.00. Introduction and essays by Laura Grover and Marti Jones Dixon.

Published by La Luz De Jesus and Billy Shire Fine Arts press.