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SCOTT SAMPLE CURRENT WORKS
recent works: Full Sail
This is an ongoing series of paintings reflecting the power and ever changing beauty of lake Superior. For me this inland ocean is an endless canvas that captivates the soul with its majestic power and ever-changing beauty.
recent works: Fall Brilliance
This is the season that never fails to inspire me, with nature bursting with color at every turn. The "Fall Brilliance" series captures this ordained transition, bringing to life the incredible hues that define nature's paintbrush. Each painting in this collection is a celebration of the change of seasons—a reminder that beauty can be found in every transition. The rich reds, fiery oranges, and golden yellows blend, echoing nature's wondrous beauty as it unfolds before us. In these works, we see more than just a depiction of autumn; we see an invitation to revel in its brilliance. They remind us that even as things change and evolve, there is always something extraordinary waiting to be discovered.
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Creating art is a continual process of moving forward,
pulling back & looking for the whole story.
Lift You Up
Explore this painting from all facets and see how it resonates with meaning
Artist's Inspiration
An interview with the artist on what is behind the art and inspiration
Serenity Is a Place
Captured from a snapshot, this piece brings the sense of place, emotion, and memory to life
In His Hands
Be pulled through a journey of introspection, building with wordsand graphic image
The New You
Art can reveal from the inside out
Pierced and Abandoned
Passion portrayed in a new way
The building of art is an organic method that allows looking inward for meaning.
Embracing the tools of metaphor, icon, and word are the grammar elements for my work.
Hover 80"x 38" Image revealed by sanding it out of an acrylic stained birch panel
I am intrigued with letting the materials help determine the process and tell a story.
This organic method allows me to look inward for meaning, embracing the tools of metaphor, icon, symbol, and words.
Loves Like a Hurricane 144"x80" Piece was built with parchment, wood, and copper. Image was sanded out of mahogany panel
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The ebb and flow of reduction with addition is at the core of my inspiration.
This tension compels me to bring image and spirit to life through painting.
Hope 36"x 22" Watercolor & India ink used to create image on a bleached aspen panel
Many of my works are constructs, building visual concepts with materials like oil on plaster, wood, copper, & glass.
Breaking Blue 96"x 40" Oil and plaster on stretched canvas
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With my paintings, I strive to create a parallel sense of the present and the eternal inviting the viewer into intimate questions of self.
That He May Lift You Up 53"x 56". Acrylic's were mixed with glaze & plaster onto stretched canvas
By deconstructing themes larger than ourselves, the work communicates something deeper than the material world around us.
I enjoy creating works that are approachable, with meaning to peel back and uncover over time.
Leeward 96"x 84" Oil, glaze, and plaster onto a mahogany veneered wood panel
Art has taught me that life is not always about what we
bring, contribute, or add.
Often, it’s what we take away, or don't say, that makes a moment sublime.
The Light to Live By 144"x 60" Oil, glaze, and plaster onto glazed canvas & wood panel
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