CHRISTOPHER JOBSON
Brooklyn-based painter
Iris Scott (previously) eschews brushes and palette knives in favor of using
the most traditional art tools of all time: her fingers. Her color-saturated
canvases of thick oil paint capture shaking wet dogs, dreamy urban cityscapes,
and serene outdoor scenes. “There’s nothing between me and the paint, I feel
all the tiny nuances,” says Scott. “I can manipulate thick paint with my
fingers in ways brushes never could.” The physicality of using her digits
brings a unique sense of motion to each piece and when coupled with nearly 100
colors for a single artwork, it’s no surprise to discover how entrancing each
canvas becomes.
Scott has original works
available through Adelman Fine Art and at UGallery and you can follow her works
in progress on Facebook and Instagram. She also just published an instructional
book titled A Finger Painting Weekend
