A young woman runs away from the viewer in Deborah Scott's painting 'Scorched Earth - It's Getting Warmer.' The sky behind her glows orange, resembling flames, symbolizing the environmental devastation of global warming. Her fearful glance back toward the viewer highlights the anxiety young people feel about the future and the severe consequences of climate change. The fiery, chaotic background represents the urgent and escalating threat to the environment, capturing the deep concern for a planet in crisis.

Scorched Earth - It's Getting Warmer

Scorched Earth – It’s Getting Warmer – depicts a young woman fleeing an apocalyptic landscape engulfed in fire and extreme heat. Her fearful expression and bare feet on the scorched ground emphasize her vulnerability in this uncontrollable crisis. The painting draws parallels to Renaissance depictions of saints through its symbolic gesture and composition, elevating her plight to a universal narrative of endurance and struggle.

The work captures the urgency and helplessness of confronting global warming, illustrating the personal and collective toll of environmental destruction. The rough abstraction within the piece mirrors the chaos of the climate crisis, while her attempt to escape reflects humanity’s futile efforts to outrun its consequences. This powerful imagery urges reflection on the inescapable reality of climate change and its impact on future generations.

This painting is based on interviews/conversations/insights with a poet during my residency at Vermont Studio Center

Oil and mixed media on canvas
60″ x 36″ 

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Windows Within: Universal Narratives in Fractured Realism

This body of work by Deborah Scott explores the profound connections between personal stories and shared human experiences. Through a series of conversations and interviews with individuals from diverse backgrounds, Scott uncovers intimate narratives of struggle, resilience, and triumph. These seemingly unique moments are transformed into powerful works of art, revealing their universality and the interconnectedness of all human experiences.

Each painting in Windows Within serves as both a reflection and a revelation, embodying Scott’s belief that art is a mirror to the complexities of identity and existence. Her work draws on the psychological framework of Johari’s Window, exploring the interplay between the visible and hidden aspects of the self. By blending classical techniques with intentional disruptions—rips, tears, and abstract shapes—Scott creates a dynamic visual language that captures the fragmented, evolving nature of contemporary life.

Windows Within is an emotional and visual journey, inviting viewers to see themselves in the stories of others and to consider the profound universality of human connection.

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