Author: Scott Von Holzen

I am currently renewing an artistic adventure that first started in 1974, and ended in the early 1980's. A casual comment restarted the quest in art in 2004. Now, at night I am surrounded by artworks done and in progress, shelves full of art books, my music collection playing through a classic NAD amp and a pair of solid, classic free standing speakers, my piano, violin, blues guitar, and saxophone. So all is musical no matter what I am up to in the studio. Since I was a kid I have had the urge to be creative Now, in my later sixties, I am determine to know. I want to follow this to the end to see what these paintings, and all this music amounts to. This is probably the last great adventure I will have, so I am all in. So, watch out for nonstop music, canvases with multiple panels, with paint spread thick or dribbled on, words with meaning, and results that will challenge, push the meaning of music, and may even splash back. This blog's real purpose is to document my story in the making, and you are welcomed to follow along. Thank you for your support. Scotty Von Holzen

Chopin’s Nocturne Op.9 No.1 image 19

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Close up image of some of tonights work.  It is a comfort that is hope for, as the consensus is beginning to form.  It is a realization that the end is near, near which is never clear, just near being good enough.   It is the desire to let go, to let it all out, knowing the restraints are present to guide the results.  The canvas never lies, nor reveals itself to prove the point.

Scott Von Holzen

Chopin’s Nocturne Op.9 No.1 image 18

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Close up first 6 feet of painting.  It seems that in time a closeness develops and a guidance begins then growths and keeps edging forward.   Is it the willingness to except that is involved, or the growth of a quiet understanding that becomes more difficult to be shared.  That is the question that is the face of great art.

Scott Von Holzen

Chopin’s Nocturne Op.9 N0.1 image 17

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There is never a quest for perfection.  It is never methodical in the progress.  It is never predictable.  And yet it is so human in that there is some perfection, some consistent methods, and just a little predictability. IT is like the actions in everyday life with its denials,  justifications, and compromises.

That is what makes it art.

Scott Von Holzen