Figurative Works

A foundational body of work in paint. Figures rendered with technical skill alongside structural incompleteness in exposed ground and bare canvas. This is where Structural Omission was first developed in figurative painting.
“It Seemed Lighter in the Beginning” (2025) by Deborah Scott Art, depicting a woman riding a bicycle through a forest, with the scene deliberately interrupted by a wide field of Venetian-red structural omissions that leave only fragments of the figure and environment visible.
Painting of a figure of a woman seated with cats in a domestic interior, framed through omissions revealing the limits of perception and narrative closure. By Deborah Scott, part of her Structural Omission framework. Deborah Scott Art.
Painting of a figure of a woman in a white dress standing on a path with birds above, framed through omissions revealing the limits of perception and narrative closure. By Deborah Scott, part of her Structural Omission framework. Deborah Scott Art.
Painting of a portrait of a girl reflected in a mirror, framed through omissions revealing the limits of perception and narrative closure. By Deborah Scott, part of her Structural Omission framework in the Post-Certainty Era, exploring structural incompleteness. Deborah Scott Art.
Painting of a portrait of a young woman in a green sweatshirt resting her face on her hand, framed through omissions revealing the limits of perception and narrative closure. By Deborah Scott, part of her Structural Omission framework. Deborah Scott Art.
Painting of a figure of a woman standing on a pedestal with red rope winding around her body, framed through omissions revealing the limits of perception and narrative closure. By Deborah Scott, part of her Structural Omission framework. Deborah Scott Art.
Painting of a portrait of a young woman seated barefoot in a chair draped with white cloth, wearing bright sneakers, framed through omissions revealing the limits of perception and narrative closure. By Deborah Scott, part of her Structural Omission framework. Deborah Scott Art.
Painting of a figure of a woman standing in a patterned interior wearing clock shoes, framed through omissions revealing the limits of perception and narrative closure. By Deborah Scott, part of her Structural Omission framework. Deborah Scott Art.
Painting of a figure of a woman in a white dress holding a bag of sugar on a bridge, framed through omissions revealing the limits of perception and narrative closure. By Deborah Scott, part of her Structural Omission framework. Deborah Scott Art.
Oil on canvas by Deborah Scott: man seated at a checkered outdoor table, thoughtful pose; bright orange-red omissions fracture the scene, Structural Omission.