“My work explores this connection, examining the landscape through transition, movement, and energy through color, composition, and paint application. I attempt to translate the essence of my personal experiences in nature while referencing the natural world’s value and place in our lives.”
Category: R Scott Baltz
COLOR – Featuring Artists Charles Bluett, Erika Manning and R. Scott Baltz
COLOR runs from June 12 through July 1 at Shows on Maine Art Hill. The gallery is located at 10 Chase Hill Road, Kennebunk, and open daily from 10 AM to 5 PM. FMI maine-art.com or 967-0049.
Paintings Born Out of Paintings – Artist Insights from R. Scott Baltz
“It just happens, a little something, a different stroke or a little more medium,” he explains. “It stimulates an idea within myself that says, ‘Hmmm.’ During these ah-ha moments, I realize I should consider taking that idea another step in my next painting.”
Scaling Up – Artist Insights from R. Scott Baltz
“It’s purely about the real estate size of the canvas or panel. The larger I go, the more freedom it allows me to experiment,” says Baltz. “I also become more expressive with a brushstroke or using a palette knife or a scrapper when I am working large.”
Spring Arrivals 2021 – R. Scott Baltz
My work explores this connection, examining the landscape through transition, movement, and energy through color, composition, and application of paint.
Making a Landscape Come to Life – Artist R Scott Baltz
“It starts when something in the landscape speaks to me. It may be a very small thing, instead of something grand,” says Baltz. “Maybe it is just the way the light hits the tree or something that stands out as being a little unusual. So often I find it deeply, movingly so, beautiful.”
Save the Date – Summer of 2021 Schedule for Maine Art Hill
The 2021 Summer Show Schedule is set, and we couldn’t wait to share the excitement with all of you. We know how quickly summer calendars fill up, so be sure to pencil us in.
Lemon Zen – R. Scott Baltz’s Fall Favorite on Maine Art Hill
“My selection for the Fall Favorite is Lemon Zen,” shares artist R. Scott Baltz. “Often, I develop a fondness for a particular painting not so much on the final image but more so on the process, which paved the way to the final image.”
Artist R Scott Baltz, The Process of Change
“I had worked in watercolor for many years. And I felt another transition coming. I was ready to move on to something meatier, something with a more tactile quality, perhaps another medium,” Scott says. “As it turns out, that medium was oil paint.”