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F. Scott Hess Museum
Narrative Figure Paintings and Modern Allegories
I don’t usually get ideas for paintings in my dreams, but A Weight of Blue Sky was delivered to me nearly whole as a painting I was making for Ronald Reagan. I awoke with a start, and sketched it out. The only difference was this: in the dream the man in the painting had the legs of a chicken! I included those in the final piece, but tucked innocuously into the underbrush.
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Announcement You Can't Keep the President Waiting!
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In F. Scott Hess Museum I don’t usually get ideas for paintings in my dreams, but A Weight of Blue Sky was delivered to me nearly whole as a painting I was making for Ronald Reagan. I awoke with a start, and sketched it out. The only difference was this: ... |
New object A Weight of Blue Sky in F. Scott Hess Museum
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In F. Scott Hess Museum : The American Scene F. Scott Hess (b. 1955) |
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In F. Scott Hess Museum : Recent Work “I Will Give My Horses Sigh To The Birds” |
Announcement Like a Handful of Hot Coals
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In F. Scott Hess Museum A comment I got on this piece said it looked like I had a ‘handful of hot coals’. I painted this in the bathroom, looking in the mirror where I brush my teeth. The cold outdoor light contrasts with the warm interior light co... |
New object Self Portrait with Up Turned Collar in F. Scott Hess Museum
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In F. Scott Hess Museum : Recent Work F. Scott Hess (b. 1955) |
Announcement And the Winner Is...
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In F. Scott Hess Museum The Winner of the F Scott Hess Museum’s 2nd Drawing for a Drawing is museum friend… Marisa! Congratulations! |
Announcement Time for another "Drawing for a Drawing"!!
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In F. Scott Hess Museum In honor of my 201 F Scott Hess Museum friends I am having another random Drawing for a Drawing. One museum friend will receive a free drawing of their choice from Sketchbook #2, just posted. The drawing will occur at the end of March, w... |
New object Sketchbook #2 in F. Scott Hess Museum
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In F. Scott Hess Museum : Life Drawing All twenty-four drawings attached to this object are from the same notebook, from various sittings from 1997. |
Announcement Where Did Fresnel Go?
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In F. Scott Hess Museum On a residency in Maine at the MacNamara Foundation in 2003, I painted The Mistress and Her Donkey and Fresnel’s Boots. I’d thought the donkey painting would take all six weeks of my stay, but with ten hours a day to paint, a... |
New object Fresnel's Boots in F. Scott Hess Museum
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In F. Scott Hess Museum : Collected Works F. Scott Hess |
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