Jennifer Scott McLaughlin | Fort Collins

The nature of my abstract compositions are generally free form in their creation. However, the constant reoccurrence of a horizon line has forced me to acknowledge the references to land are not coincidental. The idea of space and growth in nature is something which directly influences my work. Through this current body of work, I have made the “landscape” a deliberate theme.
Although my paintings are often very active, they build themselves much like plant life, and explore the idea of growth above and below the ground surface. This allows the viewer a cross sectional examination of a landscape. Forms evolve from the rigorous overuse of them and begin to resemble pods, seeds, leaves, and most recently, flowers. It is my hope the evolution of the forms precedes the realization of what the forms represent, encouraging the constant development and escalation within the work. When a painting becomes predetermined and familiar, one has ceased the learning process—I find this results in a very contrived expression. The constant exploration in one’s art-making is what keeps the work fresh--alive. My true artistic vision begins and ends with this idea.