Jess Hurley Scott’s meticulous, photorealist paintings are painted entirely in reverse, by hand- on multiple layers of acrylic. Her proprietary technique of layering intricately painted panels spaced in custom acrylic framing, blur the line of two-dimensional painting and sculptural art. This recent work focuses on water; illusion, perception, and underlying emotional draws of the sea are all important themes. Scott uses her own photographic reference, deconstructing her composition into layers utilizing translucency and depth to create her own reality and a unique interpretation of landscape. Her scale ranges from near miniature scale vignettes to dramatic, sweeping seascapes.
Scott has shown in various galleries and spaces throughout the east coast including New York, Boston, Nantucket, Florida, and throughout New England and has international collectors in Italy, Holland, Canada and Panama. She has twice been awarded a residency at the renowned Pouch Cove Foundation in Newfoundland, Canada and has exhibited there in 2022 and June 2024. She is a gallery artist at the South Shore Art Center, Cohasset, MA and the Cambridge Art Association, Cambridge, MA. She is a featured artist at the Woodward Gallery, New York, NY, James Baird Gallery, Newfoundland, Canada, Rusticator, Seal Harbor, ME, and Savage Godfrey Gallery, Norwell, MA.