Scott Redden combines motifs of rolling pastures, voluminous clouds, verdant trees and homestead architecture, creating nostalgic paintings
evocative of an earlier, simpler rural reality. Yet beneath the bucolic surface of the landscape settings exists an urban undertow (he has created
the most of his paintings in New York City) that flavors the imagery.
Distinguished by lone or cropped placement, the isolation and confinement of these forms contrast poignantly with the implied atmosphere of
warmth and connectedness in his chosen subject. He effectively juxtaposes complimentary characteristics: past with present, cheer with
melancholy, interconnectedness with disconnection, clarity with mystery. Redden’s paintings are conceived from minimal yet mindful sketches
culled from photographic fragments, memories, and imagination, so that the inspiration of his pictorial imagery straddles truth and invention.
Once his composition is established, the drawing is transferred to canvas by hand in sections at a time over a period of days or weeks. This
tactical process ensures that each individual element receives the same attentive care as the overall composition, and enhances the forms with
perfect puzzle-like correspondence with each other.
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Vertical Clouds, 2012, oil on linen, 40" x 16"
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Two Houses with Cloud, 2012, oil on linen, 36" x 36"
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Two Houses, 2010, oil on canvas panel, 4" x 6"
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Lone Green House, 2011, oil on linen, 38" x 38" - SOLD
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Couple, 2010, oil on canvas panel, 5.5" x 5.5" - SOLD
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Blue House White House, 2010, oil on canvas panel, 5.5" x 5.5"
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Blue Flowers, 2009, oil on linen, 22" x 22" - SOLD
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In Trees, 2008, oil on linen, 38" x 38" - SOLD
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House in Trees, 2008, oil on linen, 72" x 72"
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Town, 2008, oil on canvas, 70" x 70"
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Horse, 2008, oil on linen, 35" x 14" - SOLD
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Double House, 2008, oil on linen, 50" x 50"
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Untitled (with Two Clouds), 2008, oil on linen, 22" x 22"
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Untitled (Barn), 2007-2008, oil on linen, 34" x 34" - SOLD
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White Silo, 2007, oil on linen, 54" x 54" - SOLD
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Green Farmland, 2007, oil on linen, 54" x 30" - SOLD
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Hidden Mountain, 2012, oil on linen, 20" x 24"
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Red Barn Blue Trees, 2006, oil on linen, 38" x 65" - SOLD
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Blue House, 2006, oil on linen, 58" x 58" - SOLD
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Red Barn with Clouds, 2006, oil on linen, 41" x 18" - SOLD
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