MICHAEL SCOTT
June 27 - July 19, 2025
MICHAEL SCOTT
Habitat and the Preternatural
JUNE 27 - JULY 19, 2025
In his latest exhibition, Michael Scott expands on his Preternatural landscapes, confronting viewers with arresting new narratives where nature reigns supreme and animals stand as sentinels of a world in flux. His large-scale, theatrical compositions position wildlife at the forefront—stags, wolves, and polar bears become symbols of power, survival, and warning. Rich with elemental forces of fire, water, earth, and air, these works blend sublime beauty with an unsettling awareness of environmental fragility. Scott’s meticulous process, from fluid oil sketches to grand allegorical canvases, results in immersive tableaux where sky, trees, and creatures merge in a dynamic interplay of movement and stillness. Scott’s luminous, layered colors and intricate compositions demand to be seen in person, where their full intensity and mystery unfold. In this body of work, looking is not passive—it is an act of bearing witness to the forces that shape, sustain, and threaten the natural world.
Front cover: Wolf Moon (detail), oil on linen on panel, 56”x 88” (full image on page 23)
Back cover: The Witness (detail), oil on linen on panel, 87” x 58” (full image on page 49)
Michael Scott in his studio.
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Melting of the Ice Cave, oil on linen on panel, 56” x 78”.
Bear with Boat in Ice, oil on linen on panel, 10.5” x 10.5”.
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Captured Bear in Arctic, oil on linen on panel, 11” x 12”.
Origin of Species, oil on linen on panel, 120” x 120”.
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Aurora Borealis Polar Bear, oil on linen on panel, 30” x 24”.
Bear study for Origin of Species, oil on linen on panel, 14” x 14”.
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Head study #2 for Origin of Species, oil on linen on panel, 12” x 16.5”.
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Arctic Eyes, oil on on linen on panel, 19.5” x 25.5”.
Frozen Geyser, Yellowstone, oil on linen on panel, 78” x 52”.
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Yellowstone Thermal Inlet, oil on paper on panel, 10” x 8”.
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Valley Tower Falls (Field Study), oil on paper on panel, 10.75” x 8.5”.
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Interior Light 1 (Field Study), oil on paper on panel, 10.75” x 8.5”.
Light 2 (Field Study), oil on paper on panel, 10.75”
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White Water and Broken Canoe, oil on linen on panel, 45” x 102”.
Moonlight Falls, oil on paper on panel, 11” x 8.5”.
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White Water Falls Study #2, oil on paper on panel, 7” x 10.75”.
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Rogue Wave (diptych), oil on linen on panel, 96” x 108”.
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Wolf Moon Study, oil on linen on panel, 13.5” x 16”.
Wolf Moon, oil on linen on panel, 56” x88”.
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Green Fire and Smoke, oil on paper on panel, 10.75” x 8.5”.
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Arctic Wolf, Study 1, oil on paper on panel, 11” x 8.5 ”.
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Fire Orb, oil on linen on panel, 80” x 57”.
Fire with Black Wolf, oil on panel, 11”x 8”.
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Firebird Volcano Study #1, oil on paper on panel, 8.5” x 11”.
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Firebird Volcano Study #2, oil on paper on panel, 8.5” x 11”.
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Black Wolf and Fire Orb, oil on linen on panel, 24” x 18”.
Preternatural Phenomenon, oil on linen on panel, 24” x 18”.
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Burning the Book of Nature, oil on linen on panel, 24” x 19”.
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The Tale of the Raven and the Wolf, oil on linen on panel, 30” x 24”.
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Fire Tornado Redwoods, oil on linen on panel, 98” x 58”.
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Fire Orb Study #1, oil on paper on panel, 10.75” x 8.5”.
Fire Orb Study #2, oil on paper on panel, 10.75”
Messenger
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of Bitterroot #2, oil on paper on panel, 8.5” x 11”.
The Flame, the Moth and the Stag oil on linen on panel, 56” x 88”.
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Religion Meets Science, oil on linen on panel, 63” x 57”.
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Ghost Deer, oil on linen on panel,19” x 15”.
The Witness, oil on linen on panel, 87” x 58”. Please click for inquiry
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Firebird Study #1, oil on linen on panel, 14.5” x 27”.
Fire Ice Pacific, oil on linen on panel, 50” x 96”.
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Firebird #2, oil on linen on panel, 56” x 72”.
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