When New York based artist Iris Scott discovered finger painting, she stopped using brushes for her artwork.

With her unique method, she has created vibrant paintings of people, animals, flowers, dreamy urban scenes, and waterscapes. Her work is full of life, color, texture and happiness. In one single scene, she can blend more than 100 different colors. As she says on her website, “I want my paintings to be both an escape from our everyday life, and an intensification of the recognizable.”

Art by: Iris Scott | Iris Scott Fine Art | @irisscottart

Art by: Iris Scott | Iris Scott Fine Art | @irisscottart

Art by: Iris Scott | Iris Scott Fine Art | @irisscottart

Art by: Iris Scott | Iris Scott Fine Art | @irisscottart

It all started during her stay in Taiwan when she was too lazy to leave the room to wash brushes for a quick fix on her painting. She made some strokes using her finger tips and became fascinated about the impact of those strokes on her work. She knew right away her discovery would change the course of her creative career.

Art by: Iris Scott | Iris Scott Fine Art | @irisscottart

Art by: Iris Scott | Iris Scott Fine Art | @irisscottart

Art by: Iris Scott | Iris Scott Fine Art | @irisscottart

Art by: Iris Scott | Iris Scott Fine Art | @irisscottart

Her paintings echoed the strokes of her favorite post-impressionists artist like Munch, Van Gogh and Monet.

Art by: Iris Scott | Iris Scott Fine Art | @irisscottart

Art by: Iris Scott | Iris Scott Fine Art | @irisscottart

Art by: Iris Scott | Iris Scott Fine Art | @irisscottart

Art by: Iris Scott | Iris Scott Fine Art | @irisscottart

Iris earned her degree in Bachelor of Fine Arts from Washington University.

Art by: Iris Scott | Iris Scott Fine Art | @irisscottart

Art by: Iris Scott | Iris Scott Fine Art | @irisscottart

Art by: Iris Scott | Iris Scott Fine Art | @irisscottart

Art by: Iris Scott | Iris Scott Fine Art | @irisscottart

Visit her website www.irishscottfineart.com, Facebook page Iris Scott and her Instagram @irisscottart for more of her vivid and vibrant finger paintings.  She also sells prints of her work at icanvas.com or at Etsy IrisScottArt. You can also watch her painting process at http://www.irisscottfineart.com/video/.

All images are courtesy of Iris Scott.