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 Abstract Painting, Oil on Canvas, Framed, 31 x 29 in, 2021

$32,000

Bas-Relief I Abstract Painting, Oil on Canvas, Framed, 31 x 29 in

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

Kimberly DawnlyMaiden Voyage, 2024

$4,200

H 36 in W 36 in

Maiden Voyage

Located in Santa Monica, CA

Beautiful original Oil on Canvas with Diamond Dust by highly exhibited contemporary artist

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2010s Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Monroe HodderBlue Yonder-Monroe Hodder, American, Abstract, Bold, Modern, Red, Blue, Oil, 2023

$11,601

H 36 in W 36 in D 2 in

Blue Yonder-Monroe Hodder, American, Abstract, Bold, Modern, Red, Blue, Oil

By Monroe Hodder

Located in Knowle Lane, Cranleigh

Blue Yonder is an original oil over acrylic on canvas painting by American artist Monroe Hodder. Hodder’s abstract paintings are gloriously bold. Inspired by the urban backdrops of h...

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2010s Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

Materials

Oil, Canvas, Acrylic

Marna ShopoffChroma, 2018

$11,300

H 60 in W 60 in

Chroma

By Marna Shopoff

Located in New Orleans, LA

MARNA SHOPOFF is an Indianapolis-based visual artist with an emphasis on abstract painting and intuitive drawing. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and Master of Fine Ar...

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

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

$17,060

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...

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2010s Abstract Bill Scott (b.1956) Art

Materials

Canvas, Oil, Acrylic

Marna ShopoffCornered, 2025

$800

H 11 in W 11 in

Cornered

By Marna Shopoff

Located in New Orleans, LA

MARNA SHOPOFF is an Indianapolis-based visual artist with an emphasis on abstract painting and intuitive drawing. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and Master of Fine Ar...

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jean SoyerModern Abstract Expressionist Waves in Red - Contemporary Art

$1,121

H 11.82 in W 11.82 in

Modern Abstract Expressionist Waves in Red - Contemporary Art

By Jean Soyer

Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Original abstract oil painting by Jean Soyer, featuring bold sweeping gestures in vibrant red and deep black. Created on canvas, measuring 11.8 x 11.8 inches (30 x 30 cm). The artist...

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marna ShopoffDoubled, 2024

$1,700

H 17 in W 17 in

Doubled

By Marna Shopoff

Located in New Orleans, LA

MARNA SHOPOFF is an Indianapolis-based visual artist with an emphasis on abstract painting and intuitive drawing. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and Master of Fine Ar...

Category

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Michael Thompson"Seascape, " Oil on Canvas, 2012

$9,800

H 33.25 in W 45.25 in D 1.75 in

"Seascape, " Oil on Canvas

By Michael Thompson

Located in Chicago, IL

Entitled "Seascape," this painting by Chicago artist Michael Thompson is a departure from the collage work of his ongoing kite series. Rendered in ...

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

Materials

Canvas, Latex, Oil

Marna ShopoffAmaranth and Blue, 2020

$11,300

H 60 in W 60 in

Amaranth and Blue

By Marna Shopoff

Located in New Orleans, LA

MARNA SHOPOFF is an Indianapolis-based visual artist with an emphasis on abstract painting and intuitive drawing. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and Master of Fine Ar...

Category

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marna ShopoffChatoyance, 2023

$3,200

H 30 in W 19 in

Chatoyance

By Marna Shopoff

Located in New Orleans, LA

MARNA SHOPOFF is an Indianapolis-based visual artist with an emphasis on abstract painting and intuitive drawing. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and Master of Fine Ar...

Category

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Jean SoyerDynamic Blue Storm Abstract Oil Painting by Jean Soyer

$3,662

H 19.69 in W 19.69 in

Dynamic Blue Storm Abstract Oil Painting by Jean Soyer

By Jean Soyer

Located in Clermont-Ferrand, Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes

Contemporary abstract oil painting by Jean Soyer, measuring 19.7 x 19.7 inches (50 x 50 cm). Created using bold brushstrokes and combing techniques on canvas, this powerful compositi...

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

Materials

Canvas, Oil

Marna ShopoffBorrowing, 2016

$13,300

H 60 in W 71 in

Borrowing

By Marna Shopoff

Located in New Orleans, LA

MARNA SHOPOFF is an Indianapolis-based visual artist with an emphasis on abstract painting and intuitive drawing. She received her Bachelor of Fine Arts degree and Master of Fine Ar...

Category

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

Materials

Canvas, Ink, Oil, Pastel, Acrylic

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