mnartists.org: Scot Okeson

Snowy Owl

Scot Okeson — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 23:07:09 GMT

[b]Once again I put a block print on top of one of my watercolors. To balance the owl with background colors I added just a touch of silver into the blue.[/b]

image: Under the Leaf

Watercolors All are unnamed

Scot Okeson — Mon, 30 Apr 2012 01:33:03 GMT

I have a most unusual way of making my water colors. It is a technique that I developed over several years of practice. One that is quite messy, and requires a considerable amount of skills and a keen eye. Aside from my standalone pieces, I also use my watercolors as backgrounds for other multimedia projects and sometimes matting.

image: Untitled 11x14

image: Infinity

Acrylic Paintings- All are nameless

Scot Okeson — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 15:46:57 GMT

[b]While in art school I began working in more conceptual pieces. Somewhere I came up with a name intuitive conceptualism to describe what I was putting on canvas.[/b] [b]The making of art is very therapeutic exercise. I have stated before the only thing that really concerns me is the making of my art. [/b] [b]Through the making of my heart I understand why I'm so reclusive. To put something into the public eye that has been so therapeutic to yourself, can be a very risky and vulnerable place to put yourself in. [/b]

image: Acrylic Paintings- All are nameless

image: Acrylic Paintings- All are nameless

Various works in Clayboard Black

Scot Okeson — Sun, 29 Apr 2012 01:34:32 GMT

[b]I have always considered myself somewhat of a minimalist. So, I often wonder why I chose this medium to work in sometimes.[/b] [b]You can achieve photo realism in this medium. I always try not to push it that far. Even at that, my cats will hiss the birds. [/b] [b]This is a very labor intense medium to work in. After years of working in this medium, my average 5x7 now only takes me 6 to 8 hours to complete. [/b]

image: Harry Woodpecker 8x10

image: Humming Bird 8x10

Out My Studio Window

Scot Okeson — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 19:27:50 GMT

In the Minnesota winter all of 2009 - 2010 I took almost 1000 pictures literally out of my one studio window. These were edited down to 300, and then down to 70. In the spring of 2010 I began making a DVD featuring these pictures. In this performance piece I play every instrument. Most would call the music new age. The 40 minute DVD contains a slide show of my most pristine pictures set to music, as well as a section on deep relaxation. I had 1000 hours of playing, editing, rediting pictures, editing music, editing the DVD as well as all the arts and production work. The can be obtained through my web site.

image: Out My Studio Window

image: Out My Studio Window

image: Out My Studio Window

Great Horned Owl

Scot Okeson — Sat, 28 Apr 2012 02:57:57 GMT

[b] This piece measures 18 by 24 inches. The medium for this work is called clayboard black. I first talked this medium to seventh graders during my student teaching. I was intrigued, but I wanted more than a black and white study. Around 12 years ago I found out that you could use water based inks to provide color. The process is long and tedious. There is over 120 hours of work in this piece. I had estimated at over 1/4 million scratches in this piece alone, with a tools the size of pins at the end of a long stylus. I documented the process with this particular piece. I believe I have around 40 photos of that process.[/b]

image: Great Horned Owl

image: Great Horned Owl

Panther

Scot Okeson — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:45:29 GMT

This was a commision piece. The top cat is a Black Panther. The lower cat a Mountian Lion. They are carved out of Cedar

Night Fishing

Scot Okeson — Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:39:22 GMT

Anyone that has ever fished Walleye at night knows these eyes. The fish is Basswood and the eyes are set Cloud Agate.

Dusk

Scot Okeson — Wed, 18 Apr 2012 01:48:48 GMT

The fish are not set. I want the owner to be able to set their own scene. All in Minnesota know about Walleyes and Dusk.

image: Dusk

image: Dusk

image: Dusk