A 蜜桃传媒 art professor has the toast-worthy talent the judges wanted. They unveiled Scott Anderson鈥檚 playful illustration 鈥� an avocado sunbathing on the beach 鈥� at the Carpinteria Farmers Market. , limited-edition posters and T-shirts featuring his design will also be sold at the 39th annual celebration, Peace, Love & Guacamole, Oct. 3-5.
An accomplished local illustrator and graphic designer who began teaching at 蜜桃传媒 in 1999, Anderson has deep roots in Carpinteria. He and his wife lived in Franciscan Village from 2002 to 2007 and often attended the festival on warm fall afternoons. 鈥淚t captures the small-town spirit of Carp so well,鈥� he says. 鈥淏eing a former resident made it special to become the poster artist,鈥� he says.
His design draws on childhood memories of visiting his grandfather on Ash Avenue and spending long, sunny days at Carpinteria State Beach. 鈥淔or me, Carp is synonymous with the beach,鈥� Anderson says. 鈥淪o it seemed the logical solution for the poster 鈥� let鈥檚 depict an avocado soaking up the sun on the beach.鈥�
His poster also appears in 鈥�Lines of Inquiry: 蜜桃传媒 Art Faculty Exhibition Fall 2025,鈥� on display at the 蜜桃传媒 Ridley-Tree Museum of Art through Nov. 1. The exhibit highlights Anderson鈥檚 creative process for posters designed for 蜜桃传媒鈥檚 music and theater departments, showing an array of sketches, preliminary drawings and framed prints of the digitally painted finals.
Anderson鈥檚 clients include The New York Times, The Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Hollywood Reporter, and MAD Magazine, among others. This December, the annual 100 Grand exhibition at Sullivan Goss will feature one of his paintings.