Mar
6
2019
Scott Coulter
BORN AND RAISED IN THE CREDIT RIVER VALLEY IN ONTARIO, CANADA … LIVED FOR SIX YEARS NEAR THE ROCKIES OF ALBERTA AND THEN SPENT 22 YEARS PAINTING IN THE FINGER LAKES REGION OF UPSTATE NEW YORK … THE WORK IS AN ATTEMPT TO PORTRAY THE LANDSCAPE WITH ATMOSPHERE AND VOLUME … THE UNIQUE STYLE HAS A THREE DIMENSIONAL QUALITY THAT TENDS TO DRAW THE VIEWER INTO THE PAINTING … THE PAINTINGS THEMSELVES ARE IMPRESSIONISTIC BUT APPEAR HYPER-REALISTIC WHEN VIEWED FROM ANY DISTANCE … THE PIECES USUALLY DEPICT ACTUAL LOCATIONS BUT IN SOME CASES ARE FICTIONAL … GENERALLY THE APPALACHIANS ARE THE SUBJECT OF CHOICE … THE PIECES ARE DONE ENTIRELY WITH BRUSHWORK … THERE ARE NO AIRBRUSHING, DIGITAL OR PHOTOGRAPHIC PROCESSES INVOLVED.
THE PRINTS THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR SALE ARE GICLEE’S PRINTED ON CANVAS. GICLEE’S ARE INDIVIDUALLY PRODUCED HIGH-RESOLUTION, HIGH FIDELITY REPRODUCTIONS DONE ON A LARGE FORMAT PRINTER. THEY ARE DIGITALLY SCANNED FROM THE ORIGINAL ACRYLIC PAINTINGS.