Scott Sedar
Washington, DC
Scott Sedar lives and paints in Washington, DC. He works in oil on linen, tempera, and watercolor on paper.
MessageScott began to show his work at the age of 10 years. His first solo art exhibit took place in 1975 at Denver’s Gaslight Theatre. Subsequent art credits include solo and group-artist exhibits in Washington, DC; a cover painting for the Washington Post Style magazine; commissioned works and an artist’s residency at Johns Hopkins University’s Evergreen House, Baltimore.
Statement
I find connections between the conceptual aspects of my life and its finer details. I've begun to follow patterns as I recognize them. I paint a lot of people, figures who exist in patterned settings, such as a child in a checkerboard-tiled room. The transitory nature of my subjects resonates with me and I’m attracted to things that have a temporary quality: children (they grow older); flowers; the fragile act of sleep; the precarious nature of good health. Frequently, I incorporate work from my sketchbooks to create composite images within my paintings. To extend the connections further, I incorporate sense memory into my work. Just as an actor relies on personal experiences to inform a character, my sensory life often feeds my paintings. Recent work includes still life, transitory possessions. My choices in media include watercolor on paper, tempera, as well as oil on linen.
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