Ad-Lib Art: Painting as Improv

A project in Lakeville, CT by Richard Thomas Scott
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30 Paintings | 30 Days: Your Vision, my Brush!
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Funded: $9,471 of $5,000
Dates: Nov 26th -> Dec 26th (30 days)
Project By: Richard Thomas Scott
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The Astrolabe

December 25th - via: kickstarter.com
Steampunk Vermeer Still working on this one. I was thinking of Jonathan Hayes' Steampunk Vermeer from way back in the beginning of the project. I wanted it to be very subtle and minimal at first.  (Read More)

Three

December 23rd - via: kickstarter.com
When Pigs Fly  Thinking of all the great idioms you guys have been giving me, I was inspired to try this one.  Allegory of Creativity  The several descriptions of self portraits as a kind of icon of the creative process inspired me to push myself... (Read More)

Melancholia

December 20th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm particularly happy with this one: Melancholia. Though, I'm getting a little mixed up as to who pitched this one. So many great ideas, It's hard for me to keep them straight.  (Read More)

So Far So Good!

December 20th - via: kickstarter.com
 I'm a little behind, but catching up. Here's what we have so far. I'm so pleased and surprised by the diversity! Thank you all again!  (Read More)

Insomnia

December 19th - via: kickstarter.com
 This one's inspired by Andrew Holt's pitch "Insomnia". I wanted to convey both the exhaustion and the restlessness... and it's such a personal experience, the focus is more internal.  (Read More)

Winterscape

December 19th - via: kickstarter.com
 I've never painted a snow scene before, and there have been several requests for landscapes, so I thought I'd give it a shot.  (Read More)

The Witching Hour

December 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Thanks to Todd Alexander for the suggestion. Still in progress, but I'm very pleased with the composition and how it's coming along! I'd like to preserve some of the loose, sketchiness as I refine it... a la Sargent's paintings of alleys in... (Read More)

The Public

December 11th - via: kickstarter.com
In progress.... I wanted to capture the entrance to this public building I saw in Havana, Cuba - decaying and empty of the public.I thought this piece should be approach more like one of Sargent's plein air paintings.  (Read More)

Truth is Only Skin Deep

December 9th - via: kickstarter.com
 This is a spin off of an idea that Jonathan Hayes pitched. He suggested that I paint ideal beauty, something I actually don't do very often. Typically, the product of art school that I am, I'm always looking for beauty in uncommon places and... (Read More)

The House Where No One Lives

December 7th - via: kickstarter.com
Inspired by several of Todd Alexander's descriptions, I took quite a journey into this piece.I was thinking about Sandy and Haiyan and how it seems to me a metaphor for the battle between man and nature and how we build things, sometimes beautiful,... (Read More)

Press!

December 4th - via: kickstarter.com
I'm pleased to announce that Plein Air Magazine published an article about Ad Lib Art. Check out the article here. Thank you all for helping me to make waves!  (Read More)

The Tunnel

December 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
 This piece was inspired by Bob Lazell's description of the tunnel. It reminded me of dim recollections of childhood... perhaps a symbol of death and rebirth.  (Read More)

A Warm Place

December 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Inspired by  Evangeline Tyrrell's suggestion for a warm autumn scene, something without sadness or melancholy, (something I never really do) I decided to go with a subject I've never worked with before: cityscape. It still needs some finishing... (Read More)

The Hurdle

December 1st - via: kickstarter.com
When I first envisioned this idea, I was surprised that I couldn't find anyone who had done it on kickstarter before. It seemed so obvious, I couldn't have been the first person to think of it!And now I'm realizing why it wasn't done before - because... (Read More)

Congressmule

November 29th - via: kickstarter.com
 Voila! Congressmule. Thanks to Jonathan Hayes for: "jewels and binoculars hang from the head of the mule".You might notice that the medal bears the U.S. great seal.  (Read More)

Congressmule

November 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Just beginning this one! I thought I'd let you guys follow the process.The mule is a reference to stubbornness rather than a reference to the donkey. I was struck by this phrase pitched by Jonathan Hayes "jewels and binoculars hang from the head of... (Read More)

And They All Went to Heaven in a Little Rowboat

November 27th - via: kickstarter.com
So, for the first piece, suggested by Carrie Thomas Mullen, I was feeling that this idea was a bit dreamlike, lyrical, romantic... no less real, but a reality that existed beyond our senses. I wanted to really challenge myself for this one, so I... (Read More)

Your Ideas

November 26th - via: kickstarter.com
I knew I had creative friends, but you guys are blowing me away! The richness and diversity of your ideas are inspiring... I'm having difficulty choosing which one to paint first!  (Read More)

Example

November 26th - via: kickstarter.com
Apple + Mouse Here's an example of an 8"x10" I painted as a demonstration. An apple product and Mao Tse-Tung wearing a Mickey Mouse hat. I've combined several elements that I don't typically paint - technology, politics, pop culture, and branding.... (Read More)

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