Analyn Anderson spent her childhood growing up in the Kalama/Woodland area, spending her free time following the deer trails in the woods surrounding her home. She has always had a deep seeded love for nature and wildlife, so it was no surprise to her parents when she started drawing them.

In high school, she learned how to study an animals anatomy in order to get the right proportions, expressions, and movements. Advanced art classes allowed her to dabble in an abundance of different mediums, solidify her sense of color theory, and learn her artistic self.

Her artistic career began when she drew a portrait of a bunny that had recently passed for a family friend. She then started making animal portrait commissions, mostly working with colored pencils and chalk pastels.

She sold her first piece outside of commission in a local art contest at the Clark County Fair, after a couple approached her at the end of the event.

Her First Gallery Space was in a Newberg pet store, Critter Cabana. After selling all she had available, she decided to work more local, and began showing in Aurora Gallery in downtown Vancouver. Her mediums consist of pastels, oil paints, mixed media collages, colored pencils, and polymer clay.

Now, in 2026, Analyn applied for an won the ARTSTRA Emerging artist scholarship. She used the money to begin building her own studio, in her first home that she bought with her husband earlier in the year.