Deborah Scott Artist Quotes

If Everyone’s Comfortable, What’s the Point? Cesar Cruz said it best: “Art should comfort the disturbed and disturb the comfortable.” If that doesn’t sit well with you, maybe it’s doing exactly what it should. We don’t make art to keep things neat and tidy. We make art to get under the skin, to shake things […]

Why Chaos is Part of the Process Willem de Kooning once said, “I am not an artist. I am a mess.” And honestly? Same. There’s this myth that artists are these disciplined visionaries, steadily working toward a master plan. But if you’ve ever stepped into a real studio, you know the truth: art is chaos.

Why My Messy Studio and Unfinished Ideas Are Signs of Brilliance Friedrich Nietzsche once said, “You must have chaos within you to give birth to a dancing star.” And honestly? He was onto something. If my studio looks like a disaster zone and my ideas feel like an unfinished symphony, I know I’m doing it

The Trap of Certainty A painting isn’t a mirror—it’s a glimpse at something just beyond reach. In my work, I explore these liminal spaces, where reality bends and perception deceives. What we see is never the whole story. Reflections distort. Perspectives shift. Reality bends. We like to think we know what’s in front of us,

The Illusion of Knowing Every person is a contradiction—part known, part hidden, part unknowable. Every glance suggests more than it reveals. Every painting pulls you in but never gives everything away. That’s the space where my work exists—the tension between recognition and mystery, between what’s offered and what stays just out of reach. Familiar Faces,

Why Paying Attention is the Boldest Artistic Act Akira Kurosawa once said, “The role of the artist is to not look away.” If that doesn’t stop you in your tracks, you’re not paying attention. Art isn’t about playing nice. It’s not about making something palatable or universally liked. It’s about seeing what others ignore—the overlooked,