Les Scott
One of only 3 Illinois Artists in the International Society of Scratch Artists
“Scratchboard art requires patience. I never hurry and I believe my discipline is reflected in both the composition and detail of each piece I create.”
“I work in a medium using a tool that allows me to create outside the brush or palette knife. Instead of canvas I use a scratchboard which is a hard 1/8th inch thick Masonite board of white kaolin clay that’s sprayed over with black India ink. To start I draw my subject matter on tracing paper and then I smear the back of the drawing with chalk. The drawing gets transferred to the board by using a pencil to trace over the drawing with the chalked side of the paper facing down on the black side of the scratchboard – this causes a white image to appear. Then, using a pen-like stylus with a metal nib, I start to scratch over the white lines of the drawing that are on the black board. To add color I use bluish ink mixed with sepia or specialty inks made just for scratchboards. Animals are my favorite subject. I also produce landscapes.”
All of the art in Les Scott’s Blue Moon Collection is available for purchase.
Send inquiries to kendra@thebluemoongallery.com or text 224-388-7948
Check out this wonderful article about Les in FoxValley ArtBeat: https://www.foxvalleyartbeat.com/post/leslie-scott-s-scratchboard-artistry-brims-with-fine-details-capturing-nature-weather-seasons
NEW WORK FROM LES SCOTT BELOW — NOW SHOWING IN THE GALLERY
On View through July 19
Dialog du Vent et des Nuages 16 x 20 Scratchboard & Ink $525 -- SOLD
Sangria & Southwest Moments 18 x 14 Scratchboard & Ink $375
Moon & Moscato Red 16 x 12 Scratchboard & Ink $375
Remaining Steadfast 16 x 12 Scratchboard & Ink $375
FIre and Water 12 x 16 Scratchboard $350
Buckaroo in Bronze 18 x 14 Scratchboard & Ink $425
A Tree for Darlene 18 x 14 Mixed Media on Scratchboard $425
Outdoor Overture: Campfire Glow 12 x 16 Scratchboard & Ink $350 -- SOLD
Winter Spreadsheets on Autumn Leaves Fallen 2 -- 8 x 10 Scratchboard and Ink $175
Jeux d'eau (Water Games) 16 x 12 Scratchboard & Ink $375
Isandlwana Overture (Zulu War Shield) 18 x 14 Scratchboard & Ink $425
Winter Spreadsheets on Autumn Leaves Fallen 1 -- 8 x 10 Scratchboard and Ink $175
The Ship 18 x 14 Scratchboard & Ink $425
Tribute to Isaiah 65:22 -- 12 x 16 Scratchboard & Ink $350
Serenity 12 x 16 Scratchboard & Ink $375
Les Scott
Also from Les Scott
Summer Nocturne 16 x 12 Scratchboard $350 (Framed in Black)
In Deep Winter Solstice Silence 12 x 16 Scratchboard (Framed in Black) $350
Happy Landing 16 x 12 Scratchboard (Framed in Black) $350
Shredded in Gold 20 x 16 Scratchboard (Matted in Brown | Framed in Black) $400
If These Walls Could Talk 14 x 18 Scratchboard (Framed in Black) $350
Outdoor Ovature / Patterns of a Stream Beneath My Feet 14 x 18 Scratchboard (Framed in Black) $425
Arabesque Jurassique 12 x 16 Scratchboard $350 (Framed in Black)
"Duet" 12 x 16 Scratchboard (Framed in Black 17x21) $350
A Dialogue with Winter: Aspen 12x12 Scratchboard (Framed in Black) $300
A Dialogue with Winter: Snow Cones 12x12 Scratchboard (Framed in Black) $300
12x12 Scratchboard (Framed in Black) $300
Les Scott