Scot Briscoe Artwork

“Before the petal falls, it was luminous — and that was enough”
Oil, cold wax, gold leaf, and Japanese chiyogami paper collage on board. 8 × 8 inches.
A single magnolia blossom against a gold leaf ground — blush petals carrying chiyogami pattern within them, seigaiha scales visible through translucent layers of paint. Pattern becomes petal. Gold becomes light.
A quiet meditation on seasons, on the brief and perfect moment before turning. This is a painting about joy that knows what it costs, and opens anyway.

The hen house…

“I find in her white stillness a celebration dressed in morning light”
This new piece was a commission based on an image seen in the recent show at the COCA Gary Manuel Salon show.
Oil, cold wax, and Japanese chiyogami paper collage on watercolor board. 10 × 15 inches.
White orchids against amber and burnt sienna — warm, luminous, alive with a joy that doesn’t need to raise its voice. Three blooms in conversation, each turned at a different angle, as if the celebration is still unfolding and hasn’t decided yet where to look.
Beneath and between them, fragments of chiyogami surface through the dark passages — tiny florals, geometric patterns, histories compressed into the background. Surface as meaning. The cold wax holds the light with a particular stillness, as if the painting is breathing slowly and inviting you to do the same.
A companion piece to “I sense a delicate white beauty intertwined in fragrant glee” — two orchids, one story told twice, from different distances.
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“I sense a delicate white beauty intertwined with fragrant glee” has found its home.

Another piece from the COCA show at Gary Manuel has sold. Thank you to all the collectors and curators who make space for work by local artists.
The show ends soon. Sneak by and see this and all the work on the salon walls before I take it down.

Just finishing this work
“Your faithfulness is rewarded—turning toward morning, brightening the winter dark.”

A winter-blooming camellia painted as a meditation on resilience and quiet illumination. Oil and cold wax layered slowly, honoring the strength of this species that blooms faithful through the long season.

Title after Winter Light by Thomas James Martin

Continuing to explore this delicate, yet hardy flower in different sizes and color palettes.

“The soft whisper of silk on tatami, time is mystery for your ivory petals” - has found its home.

There’s a moment after a piece leaves the studio when the space it occupied feels both empty and full—full of what it taught me, empty in a way that invites the next conversation to begin. I’m already deep into new work, carrying forward new ideas and themes for my florals - excited to keep exploring the unfolding of this form.

Grateful for collectors who make room for local and emerging artists.

15 x 19
Acrylic mixed media on board

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