Bored Panda works better on our iPhone app
Continue in app Continue in browser

BoredPanda Add post form topAdd Post
Tooltip close

The Bored Panda iOS app is live! Fight boredom with iPhones and iPads here.

I Paint Atmospheric Abstractions
User submission
452
2.4K

I Paint Atmospheric Abstractions

ADVERTISEMENT

I believe the artist’s job is to make others see the world differently, creating unique art. I get my art inspiration by flying a drone across the Scottish landscape. At first, the drone was simply another way to literally look at the world differently and to expand the possibilities of impossible vantage points. Latterly, the abstract forms that revealed themselves from aerial view began to resemble mark making I used to describe foreground at ground level, bringing about a theme of fractals. I then went on to produce a body of abstract art I called ‘fractal landscape,’ where altitude became ambiguous. The viewer would then question whether or not it might be an aerial photo or ground-level view.

I am constantly questioning what I see. Molecular physics does the same. In the study of particle physics, we can go beyond what the eye sees. Colour is a figment of our imagination designed to decipher different wavelengths of light, but only within the confines of the visible spectrum. Our hearing does the same with sound within audible parameters. Our brains decode the world around us in a way which allows us to function within it.

My colorful paintings are not designed for the viewer to function within it; their purpose is to stimulate a different response, to excite and ask questions as opposed to answering them. We cannot corroborate our experience of color with another of our senses. We can’t touch or hear or smell the differences in it. This makes it ideal for me to experiment with the beauty of color with the freedom of realizing my brain’s limited perception of it. I often like to think of what we were to see if the resonant sounds were perceived in color.

My YouTube channel provides an opportunity to see drone footage on location and behind the scenes studio footage. My unique take on color theory and drawing ideas is outlined in my video, ‘The Truth about the Colour Wheel.’ To date, my YouTube channel has had over 3.3 million views.

ADVERTISEMENT

More info: scottnaismith.com | youtube.com

‘Warmth Emanates II’, 60 x 60cm, oil on linen

‘Fluid Resonance II’, 100 x 100cm, oil & acrylic on linen

‘Buachaille Etive Mor’, 120 x 60cm, oil and acrylic on linen

ADVERTISEMENT

‘Edinburgh Castle’, 100 x 150cm, oil & acrylic on linen

‘Fluid Resonance I’, 100 x 150cm, oil & acrylic on linen

‘Relative Altitude’, 100 x 150cm, oil & acrylic on linen

ADVERTISEMENT

‘Skye Bridge’, 100 x 150cm, oil on linen

ADVERTISEMENT

‘Loch Garry Clouds’, 150 x 150cm, oil on linen

‘Euphoric Sky’, 180 x 120cm, oil on linen

‘The Storr’, 150 x 100cm, oil on linen

‘Stonehenge Equinox’, 200 x 100cm, oil on linen

‘Liquid Green’, 80 x 80cm, oil and acrylic on linen

ADVERTISEMENT
ADVERTISEMENT

Atmospheric Abstraction

Resonance

2Kviews

Share on Facebook
Scott Naismith

Scott Naismith

Author, Community member

Read more Β»

Scotts ethereal depictions of the Scottish Landscape are built on themes of optimism and hope. Based in Glasgow, Scott has been a professional artist since graduating from DJCAD in 2000. Scott exhibits internationally in UK, US, Barcelona and Paris. He has over 28000 subscribers to his YouTube channel and over 3.3Million views.

Read less Β»
Scott Naismith

Scott Naismith

Author, Community member

Scotts ethereal depictions of the Scottish Landscape are built on themes of optimism and hope. Based in Glasgow, Scott has been a professional artist since graduating from DJCAD in 2000. Scott exhibits internationally in UK, US, Barcelona and Paris. He has over 28000 subscribers to his YouTube channel and over 3.3Million views.

What do you think ?
Add photo comments
POST
Petra
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So beautiful! They make me smile and happy. Good start into the day from a grey morning. Would love to have one on my wall.

iAbstract Art
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amazing, so much happiness in these paintings. Gordan P. Junior I Abstract Artist iabstractart.com

Petra
Community Member
5 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

So beautiful! They make me smile and happy. Good start into the day from a grey morning. Would love to have one on my wall.

iAbstract Art
Community Member
2 years ago DotsCreated by potrace 1.15, written by Peter Selinger 2001-2017

Amazing, so much happiness in these paintings. Gordan P. Junior I Abstract Artist iabstractart.com

You May Like
Related on Bored Panda
Related on Bored Panda
Trending on Bored Panda
Also on Bored Panda