Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

American, b. 1956

Bill Scott’s paintings are radiant, with a quality of surface achieved through the thinnest applications of paint and the use of various techniques honed over decades. This radiance has remained a constant as his work continues to evolve and is visible in both his paintings and works on paper. Scott creates contrast between opacity and transparency, where blocks of color are overlapped with linear forms. In certain areas, paint is scraped away, or thin layers are applied over patterned surfaces, creating compositional variance akin to collage. This quality is felt at full force in Scott’s prints, with shallow surfaces that visually read as separate components layered upon one another. Scott spends a great deal of time in a printmaking studio, where through his longstanding and rewarding partnership with master printer Cindi Royce Ettinger, makes color etchings based on elements of his large-scale oil paintings. An expert colorist, Scott draws from nature and his own imagination, making paintings that complicate firm boundaries between the abstract and the representational. Although his canvases overflow with lush renderings of all flora and fauna, he has little interest in copying directly from nature. Instead, each painting is an offering of a perfect window view, an idealized garden, or a feeling evoked by the final days of a season. He is a painter of sensations and feeling rather than one of tangible realities, and his paintings are associative, where their titles hint at, without fleshing out, points of inspiration. Scott’s most recent paintings show a new mark of release, a distinct shift in the career of an artist who has most often been associated with the Philadelphia colorist tradition. While color remains at the heart of Scott’s art making, his newest paintings announce a return to a darker ground. So, while many of the new paintings contain his signature layering of blocks of color, they furthermore assert his work as soulful in its complexity and complicated in its otherwise uplifting tones. Scott began his career studying at the Pennsylvania Academy of the Fine Arts from 1974 to 1979 but considers longer periods of working informally with painters Jane Piper and Joan Mitchell as the pivotal influences of his own painting. Scott has exhibited widely over the past three decades at museums that include Swarthmore College, Hollins University, the State Museum of Pennsylvania, the National Academy Museum, and the University of Delaware. Major public collections with Scott’s work include Cleveland Museum of Art, Delaware Art Museum, the Philadelphia Museum of Art, the Munson-Williams-Proctor Institute Museum of Art, and Woodmere Art Museum. His work has been reviewed in Art in America, ARTnews, The New York Times, and the Philadelphia Inquirer. In 2006, he was awarded a Distinguished Alumni award from the Pennsylvania Academy.

Artist: Bill Scott (b.1956)

Bill Scott (b.1956)Bas-Relief I, 2021

$32,000

Bas-Relief I

By Bill Scott (b.1956)

Located in Greenville, DE

"Bas-Relief I" by Bill Scott. Radiant color, bordering between abstract and representational. Oil on canvas, 31 x 29 inches framed.

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2010s Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nicholas Evans"Some Surmount" (abstract, dynamic, flora, blue sky, clouds, fauna, blush, pink), 2024

$500

H 16.15 in W 13 in D 0.79 in

"Some Surmount" (abstract, dynamic, flora, blue sky, clouds, fauna, blush, pink)

By Nicholas Evans

Located in Paris, IDF

SOME SURMOUNT 2024 Paris, France This charming painting on canvas visually represents the notion of being unshackled from a burden, and an ascension from a darker place. A black, e...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Nicholas Evans"For Granted I." (quiet, floral, soft, natural, abstract, antique French linen), 2024

$390

H 13 in W 9.45 in D 0.79 in

"For Granted I." (quiet, floral, soft, natural, abstract, antique French linen)

By Nicholas Evans

Located in Paris, IDF

"For Granted I.", 2024, Paris, France "For Granted I." is a quiet, rich and cerebral abstract painting using a subtle but powerful color palette of brown, magenta, purple, green and...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

Nicholas Evans"Doves for the Dorians I" (pink, green, white, Greek warrior. sword, painting), 2023

$450

H 16.15 in W 13 in D 0.79 in

"Doves for the Dorians I" (pink, green, white, Greek warrior. sword, painting)

By Nicholas Evans

Located in Paris, IDF

The Dorians played a significant role in the development of the Greek city-states during the Bronze Age -- and Doves are widely recognized as symbols of peace, primarily in the bibli...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

Materials

Canvas, Dye, Oil, Acrylic

Nicholas Evans"Wraiths Petals" (abstract, dark, flora, floral landscape, black, pink, green), 2024

$550

H 16.15 in W 10.63 in D 0.79 in

"Wraiths Petals" (abstract, dark, flora, floral landscape, black, pink, green)

By Nicholas Evans

Located in Paris, IDF

WRAITHS, PETALS 2024 Paris, France "Wraiths, Petals" is a dark, flora, atmospheric painting that blends organic forms with abstraction. Created using a mix of oil paint, oil stick, ...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

Materials

Oil Crayon, Dye, Cotton Canvas, Ink, Oil, Acrylic

Stan SpornyUntitled, unknown

$2,650

H 23 in W 23 in D 3 in

Untitled

Located in Berlin, MD

Stanley Sporny (American 1946 - 2008) A view into a stream with overhanging branches reflected in the water. A beautiful oil painting that explores the stream bottom as well as the ...

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Late 20th Century Abstract Impressionist Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Nicholas Evans"Habitual II" (flora, rich, cerebral, abstract, black & white, antique canvas), 2023

$1,750

H 25.6 in W 21.26 in D 1.38 in

"Habitual II" (flora, rich, cerebral, abstract, black & white, antique canvas)

By Nicholas Evans

Located in Paris, IDF

"Habitual II", 2023, Paris, France This rich and cerebral abstract painting uses a subtle but powerful color palette of brown, pink, and white oil paints and wood stain to create visual texture and depth. The artist selected a French, antique postal...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Oil

Nicholas Evans"An Urgent Man" (Abstract, Black & White, Figurative Oil Painting, Neutral Tone), 2020

$850

H 21.66 in W 18.12 in D 0.79 in

"An Urgent Man" (Abstract, Black & White, Figurative Oil Painting, Neutral Tone)

By Nicholas Evans

Located in Paris, IDF

AN URGENT MAN 2020 Paris, France Oil and acrylic on canvas portray a ‘derbyed’ man attempting to shed the weighted armor of his obligations and persona. A very loose nod to the character from René Magritte’s 1964 painting, ‘The Son of Man...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Nicholas EvansHoly Split II Mixed Media Painting on Canvas, Abstract Landscape, 2026, 2026

$1,412

H 21.66 in W 18.12 in D 0.79 in

Holy Split II Mixed Media Painting on Canvas, Abstract Landscape, 2026

By Nicholas Evans

Located in Paris, IDF

HOLY SPLIT II 2026 Paris, France HOLY SPLIT II is an ethereal mixed medium painting on canvas depicting a surreal dreamlike rift in a serene landscape. Abstract fuchsia forms sugges...

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21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

Materials

Cotton Canvas, Oil, Acrylic, Pencil

Nicholas Evans"For Granted II." (flora, quiet, soft, natural, abstract, antique French linen), 2024

$390

H 13 in W 9.45 in D 0.79 in

"For Granted II." (flora, quiet, soft, natural, abstract, antique French linen)

By Nicholas Evans

Located in Paris, IDF

"For Granted II.", 2024, Paris, France "For Granted II." is a quiet, rich and cerebral abstract painting using a subtle but powerful color palette of brown, magenta, purple, green a...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

Materials

Oil, Acrylic, Canvas

Nicholas Evans"Habitual I" (flora, rich, cerebral, abstract, black & white, antique canvas), 2023

$1,750

H 25.6 in W 21.26 in D 1.38 in

"Habitual I" (flora, rich, cerebral, abstract, black & white, antique canvas)

By Nicholas Evans

Located in Paris, IDF

"Habitual I", 2023, Paris, France This rich and cerebral abstract painting uses a subtle but powerful color palette of brown, pink, and white oil paints and wood stain to create visual texture and depth. The artist selected a French, antique postal...

Category

21st Century and Contemporary Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil Crayon, Oil Pastel, Oil

Ed GilliamMassive 7-Foot Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas by Ed Gilliam, Frameless Display, 1987

$8,500Sale Price|64% Off

H 66 in W 84 in D 2 in

Massive 7-Foot Abstract Oil Painting on Canvas by Ed Gilliam, Frameless Display

By Ed Gilliam

Located in Encino, CA

Untitled Abstract, an original oil on canvas by Edward Gilliam, is a piece for the true collector. Gilliam's use of color and paint thickness immediately captivates the viewer. It is...

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1980s Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas

Monroe HodderRiver In The Sea-Monroe Hodder, American, Abstract, Bold, Modern, sea, Blue, Oil, 2023

$16,875

H 60 in W 60 in D 2 in

River In The Sea-Monroe Hodder, American, Abstract, Bold, Modern, sea, Blue, Oil

By Monroe Hodder

Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh

River In The Sea is an oil on canvas painting by American artist Monroe Hodder. Hodder’s abstract paintings are gloriously bold. Inspired by the urban backdrops of her life in New Yo...

Category

2010s Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

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