Scott J. Morgan
The major influences on my work have been my musical background and 25 year career as a landscape architect. Creating music and shaping the environment on a large scale with landform and natural elements has influenced the rhythm and sculptural quality of my painting. The images I paint are often inspired by my observations of human behavior and spatial patterns. In my work, I translate an inspiration or resolve a subconscious feeling through the use of line, form, color and movement. This process is constantly evolving and thus requires a flexible medium. Oil paint allows me to move through many scenarios due to its fluidity and slow-drying characteristics. They are designed to be accessible, yet open to interpretation. My goal is to create dynamic, evolving works that strike an intriguing ‘note’ for the viewer. Viewed over time, to be reinterpreted like a passage of improvisational jazz.
