Artist Open Studios
Saturday March 6, 11am-4pm
At least 26 artist studios will be open for this self guided tour sponsored by the City of Laguna Beach. Look for the red "Marsh Scott art studio OPEN TODAY".
Map and list of artists >
This is the last scheduled Open Studio. Come visit!
See my blog at marshscott.wordpress.com for updates during the month and insights into my art studio and my work.
Marsh Scott – "Artist of the Year" nomination - Art Star Awards
I have just been nominated for “Artist of the Year” by the Laguna Beach Arts Alliance for their “Art Star Awards” in Laguna Beach. The Awards Ceremony will take place March 31st. This was completely unexpected, but a wonderful surprise. I am honored.
Focus on Spring Cleaning and Art from the Past
After getting the Merced project delivered, I started working on some "Spring Cleaning", especially in my "Paper Room". This room is where I store canvases, boards, works on paper and just about anything vertical. As I start new series or do commissions work gets put in this room - and sometimes never comes out. I pulled out every piece that was not finished, needed some work, or might just need to be documented and re-varnished to show or sell.
One particular group of paintings I hardly showed at all since at the time I was showing mostly my paper sculptures. These "Strata" paintings are heavily textured and metallic. Like my current series "Earthprints", these works reflect patterns of the earth but from a different perspective. I am currently cleaning, varnishing and documenting these pieces and will put them on the website as they get finished - probably on a page of their own. You can see the work in progress during the Open Studio.
Artists often have trouble figuring out what to do with "old" art. Do you re-paint it or throw it away? Do you donate it or give it away or do you just keep pushing it to back of your studio. Or have you kept it because you don't really want to sell it?
For most of the "Strata" pieces I am making them new again. Some of the other pieces I found I will get rid of some way . . . I just wish I would come up with a way to re-invent them into sculpture - re-cycled art is getting some buzz right now.
Commissions, Projects, Shows
Mercy Medical Center, Merced, Ca. 
29 paintings are complete. Completed works include the paintings inspired by Yokut baskets, South American woven blankets, ancient Mexican clay stamps, African bark paintings, and East Indian textiles. Installation February 2010.
Oklahoma Experiment Station, Ardmore, OK - Public Art Project for Oklahoma State University.
Model is complete. Installation Fall 2010.
3 6 5 d a y s 3 6 5 a r t w o r k s
Ongoing project this year. Documented on my blog.
For additional news on shows, awards, artwork, and current projects go to
marshscott.com >
Studio visits are always available. Please call for an appointment.