#749 "Trout Pool"

My studio is located on a premier trout stream in Wyoming that is loaded with brown trout.

I often walk the river and know the deep trout pools by heart.

"Trout Pool"
Bas-relief Wall Mount
9"H 17"W 1.5"D
Ed. Size 35
1800

Blog, text, photos, drawings, and sculpture . . . © Sandy Scott and Trish

#748 "The One That Got Away"

"The One That Got Away"

6"H 12"W 4"D

Ed Size 35

1,500

Above is the one that got away.


Blog, text, photos, drawings, and sculpture . . . © Sandy Scott and Trish

#747 "Hooked"

With the Wyoming winter upon me,
 I'm dreaming of spring and Rocky Mountain streams.

 "Hooked"
6"H 11"W 5"D
Ed. Size 35
1,500



Blog, text, photos, drawings, and sculpture . . . © Sandy Scott and Trish

#735 "The Rise", "The Hatch"

"The Rise"

9"H 15"W 6"D

Edition 35

1,800

"The Hatch"

8"H  12"W 7"D

Edition 35

1,800

Blog, text, photos, drawings, and sculpture . . . © Sandy Scott and Trish

#699 Cutthroat and Rainbow Trout

Paintings for the Autry Museum "Masters Exhibition"
and the Briscoe Museum "Night of the Artists"
miniature walls.

"Cuthroat Trout"

Oil on Panel

7 x 5

"Rainbow Trout"
Oil on Panel
7 x 5

Blog, text, photos, drawings, and sculpture . . . © Sandy Scott and Trish

#721 "Crappie"

"Crappie"

9"H 13"W 4"D
Edition 50
900

  Blog, text, photos, drawings, and sculpture . . . © Sandy Scott and Trish

#720 "Muskie"

"Muskie" -  Fish of 10,000 Casts

12"H 9"W 5"D
Edition 50
1,200

Blog, text, photos, drawings, and sculpture . . . © Sandy Scott and Trish

#551 In the field: Wilderness aesthetics

This morning, Trish and I returned to our cabin in northern Colorado after an
"in the field" adventure in Colorado's high country.  We spent the week of my birthday - see the preceding blogpost - in a remote rustic cabin,  fishing, hiking, exploring, photographing, and sketching wildlife in the Rocky Mountains.

Every wildlife artist needs to recharge the "creative batteries" and being in uninhabited areas where the wild things are is the place to do it.  While most
of the week was spent in the rugged mountains just below the timberline, we explored the beautiful rolling foothills as well and experienced different flora and fauna at each elevation.  Over the years, I had spent so much time in the area that the backcountry roads were familiar to me and I had learned where animals - not people - were likely to be.  This trip did not disappoint and produced a wealth of reference for future sculpture projects. 

Just being there was exhilarating!  The physical beauty is hard to imagine:

Fragrant pine forests; aspen-lined, flowery meadows; rushing trout streams; crisp, cold nights by a wood stove; sizzling trout and
boiled coffee for breakfast . . . the day's adventure ahead!                                                                     

Below, while Trish chooses a fly to catch a Rainbow Trout, in the distance, a cow moose exits the water to join her calf.
The trout in high-mountain lakes don't get very big and they are what we call, "breakfast trout" . . .
four of them fit perfectly in a skillet and are delicious!

In the photo below, note the dark shape of the cow feeding on the shallow lake bottom in the distance.

Below, this beat-up Renegade fly saw lots of action . . . we ate what we caught and had fish every meal.

Below. fishcakes, champagne, and the wilderness shared with my best friend . . .
great memories of my 71st!
 Wilderness Aesthetics . . . to be con't.

The ultimate trout fishcake recipe:

4 freshly caught gilled and gutted 8 - 10 inch trout
fry trout in oil approx. 3 - 4 minutes per side, then take off skin and debone
Mix flaked trout with mashed potatoes,  a little mayo, Dijon mustard, lemon pepper
Capers or horseradish if desired but not chopped onion . . . cakes break apart
Form into cakes, dip into egg, then crumbs.
 Sauté' in canola oil or butter 'til golden brown



Below, are images of trout species found in Colorado.  The watercolor-tinted etchings hang in the Colorado cabin.

To learn more about the subjects go to the links below.

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#446: In the field and studio: "firsts"

The first great event of my life was a family summer vacation to Yellowstone when I was 13.  The Wyoming trip plunged my young life into a rich adventure which would change me forever . . . it was the beginning of a spell that the West has had on me to this day.

Having never traveled beyond Oklahoma, this event presented many "firsts" in my young life:
First time in a boat, caught my first fish - a Cutthroat Trout . . .  saw my first Elk, Antelope, Moose, Bald Eagle,
Grizzly, Bison, and Mule Deer.

The experience revealed the treasures and possibilities that lay ahead in life:  I now live just two hours from
Yellowstone and never fail to reflect upon and realize the meaning of that summer vacation long ago . . .
the vast and wondrous frontiers waiting to be explored were unveiled during that first trip out West.

 Below, a watercolor from my sketch book.

Below, a recent sculpture . . . Elk Bull and Cow Bookends  15"H 14"W 8"D

Below, a clay sketch in progress of an antelope bust

Below, a small oil study of a moose  5" x 7"

Below, dedication of Presidential Eagle at the National Museum of Wildlife Art . . . with Bill Kerr, founder 

Jackson, Wyoming

Below, Tail hook  19"H 36"L 18"D

Below, Buffalo Fragment II  18"H 17"W 7"D

All painting, sculpture and etchings - copyright Sandy Scott

#362 In the studio: Etching, the early years

Although, the Oredman book was published in black
and white, the etchings included, will be posted at
a later date, showing the original sepia and colors.

During the early 1970's,  my etchings of wildlife, sporting, and rural subjects became widely known to collectors and galleries across the United States.  They received national attention when Gray's Sporting Journal selected a new etching for every back cover of their early publications.  The etchings were also used as illustrations in many national magazine, book publications, and advertising such as
Remington Arms and Leupold Optics.

I had been exposed to original printmaking at the Kansas City Art Institute in the early 60's and later developed a unique and innovative technique, using sepia ink and applying transparent watercolor washes.  The warm, sepia earth-toned ink acted as an underpainting and the result became my trademark. The small, hand-pulled editions were printed on exquisite French buff-colored rag paper and at one time could be found in over 100 galleries nationwide.

In 1980, I turned my attention to sculpture and produced my last portfolio of etchings in 1983.  They were put in storage to be reintroduced at
a later time and recently, I've begun sending a limited few to select galleries.

Below, Trout and Mayfly, appeared on the back cover of an early issue of Gray's Sporting Journal. 

The warm, sepia ink plate-tone provided underpainting for the transparent watercolor.

Below, in 2007, John T. Ordeman's publication included my etchings.

#356 Wyoming studio: "Lunch"

The Wyoming studio headquarters is located on the Popo Agie River, which flows into the Wind River.  The wild river offers excellent trout fishing, and we can actually cast from the studio deck.  Earlier this week, Trish caught 2 nice 14" Brown Trout and I'll share one of my favorite recipes with you . . . trout pate'.

Steam or bake trout.  Pull off skin and lift bones . . . this can usually be done in one piece.  Combine meat with a block of cream cheese, chopped onion, mayo, parmesan cheese, capers, fresh lemon juice, salt and pepper.

Variations can be made by substituting capers with pickle relish, or black or green olives.   Also, garlic, green peppers, sun dried tomatoes, can be added.  It's best to choose a combination of 

two or three of these flavors and use one trout per block of cream                                   Be creative!

cheese with the lemon, mayo, and parmesan.  

Original etching - copyright, Sandy Scott 

#345 In the field: Cabin life, con't . . .

Walleye are excellent table fare and when we are at the Canadian cabin on Lake of the Woods, Trish and I love to walleye fish in the fall.  We leave the warm cabin on sunny,
crisp days to not only catch our supper but to experience the abundant wildlife that abounds on the enormous, remote lake.

My sketch book and camera is always with me and over the years, I've relied on the reference gathered in this beautiful
area that I know so well.

Cold weather walleye fishing on Lake of the Woods: Trish with a 22 incher

Fishing puts me in touch with another of nature's species, 

in beautiful surroundings, that are as old as time.

That is where I want to be;

this is how I am renewed.

                                                        - Joan Salvato Wulff

#162 In the field: Sedona birds and wildlife con't . . .

Winter along Oak Creek south of Sedona

Oak Creek flows through a spectacular canyon and is buffered by lush forest north of Sedona and massive cottonwoods to the south.  Trish and I are both avid fishing enthusiasts and when in Sedona, we are headquartered on the beautiful stream, within casting distance of winter trout fishing.  Rainbows and Brown Trout can be caught on dry flies or spinners.

The decorative sculpture shown below was patinaed with natural chemicals and dyes.  After cooling, I hand-painted the spots.

Everything in nature invites us constantly to be what we are.

                                                          - Gretel Eurlich

Functional art:  Creel Hook by Sandy Scott
11"H 9"W 4"D