Scott Hartley 
Watercolors
Original
Watercolors on Paper
Alley in
Detroit with White Van, 30Ó by 40Ó original watercolor on paper
$8000.00
Framed
Trees in Winter,
15Ó by 22Ó original watercolor on paper
(Private
Collection)
Artist Statement
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Gallery
Affiliation
CafŽ press
store
Contact Information
Art Fair
Schedule
Work in the
Following Galleries has been placed in Collections:
Original Landscapes in
Watercolor
Original
Watercolor Paintings, Architectural
Artist Statement
In my watercolors, my goal is to evoke
a subtle mood in the painting
through the underlying structure,
shapes, colors and balance of the composition.
I try to capture the beauty of the
light in transparent pigments as it
crosses the shapes and forms of my
natural and man made landscapes.
Pure trans-
parent watercolors can be both subtle
or vibrant. For me, watercolor is the most versatile and
expressive of mediums, capable of a
wide range of interpretation. Each
painting is begun with small sketches or plein air studies, where I play with
shapes, colors, and values, while still retaining the realism of the scene.
When I start the final work in the
studio, I select the finest paper and pigments
to help me portray the character of
the subject.
As a final part of the design process,
I carefully mat and frame each
work with the best archival materials
available.
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I am informally schooled as an artist,
having painted watercolors since I was in high school. I first became inspired
by my grandfather, watercolor artist Leslie Austin Hartley, who was born and
raised in England where he learned to paint watercolor landscapes there when he
was a teenager. After my formal training in music at the University of
Michigan, in 1979, my hobby of painting became a profession and I began
attending art festivals nationwide with my watercolors. To acquire further
knowledge, I attended workshops by Sondra Freckleton, Nita Engle and Tom Lynch
as well as studying the books of John Pike, Daniel Chard, Robert Cottingham,
Ted Kautsky, Edgar Whitney and David Friend, to name a few. Growing up in the
Catskills of New York, and now living in the midst of farmland in Michigan,
informs my body of rural landscapes. While attending college I began to
discover the angular forms, textures, colors and abstractions of our
contemporary urban and small town American landscape. I hope you enjoy my
latest works.
Selected National
Art Festivals
Cherry Creek Art Fair, Denver,Co,
First Place Painting 1998
Ann Arbor Street Art Fair, served as
peer Juror
The Plaza Art Fair, Kansas City, MO
The St. Louis Art Fair, St. Louis, MO
Walt Disney World Festival of the
Masters, Florida, 1st Place in Watercolor Category, 2006
Winter Park Sidewalk Art Fair, Winter
Park, Florida, 2nd Place Award, Watercolor
Northern Virginia Fine Arts Festival,
Reston, VA, 1st Place Award in Fine Arts Category 2007
Coconut Grove Fine Art Festival,
Miami, Florida
Old Town Art Festival, Chicago
Port Clinton Art Festival, Chicago, 1st
Place Award. Watercolor Category
Great Gulfcoast Art Festival,
Pensacola, Florida, 2nd Place in Painting Category, 2002, 2007, Award of Honor,
2008, Judges Award, 2009.
Mainsail Arts Festival, St.
Petersburg, Florida, Award of Excellence 2007
Kalamazoo Institute of Arts Fine Art
Fair, 2nd Place over all, 2006
Tall Grass Art Fair, Chicago, 1st
Place, Painting
Brighton Art Festival, Brighton,
Mich., 2nd Place overall 2006, 1st place, 2007, 2008
Suttons Bay Art Fair, Suttons Bay, Mich.,
Best in Show, 2007
Northville, Mich, Art in the Sun, Best
of Show, 2008
Naples Art Festival, Naples, Fla,
Award of Excellence, 2008
Gasparilla Sidewalk Art Festival,
Tampa, Florida, 2009
Mt. Dora Fine Arts Festival, Florida, 1st
Place Award in Watercolor Category, 2010
National Competitions
American Watercolor Society Annual,
Salmagundi Club, NYC, 2009
Watercolor USA Annual, Springfield Art
Museum, Springfield, MO 2009
Georgia Watercolor Society Annual,
2009
Showcase of American Art, Taos, New
Mexico
Texas Watercolor Society Annual,
traveling exhibit
Michigan Watercolor Society Annual
Midwest Watercolor Society Annual
Publications
American Artist Magazine
Splash Five, North Light Books
Splash 11, North Light Books
Best of America Books, Volume II :
Watermedia
The Artistic Touch, North Light Books
Cover Art for the Ann Arbor Observer
Gallery
Affiliation
River Gallery,
Chelsea, Michigan
Store
www.cafepress.com/watercolors53
Art Fair
Schedule
Mt. Dora Fine Arts Festival,
Fla, Feb. 6, 7, 2010
Rest of Season Pending
Contact
Information
E-mail address
Web address
scotthartleywatercolors.com
Studio phone
734 355 2992
Address
5334 Nollar Rd
Ann Arbor,
Michigan, 48105