Artscape is the concept of Chris Scuitto, Landscape Architect and Artist. He believes in melding the beautiful facets found in great works of art with a palette of plant and hardscape materials to create warm and welcoming out door places. This concept was born from his year-long family trip to the South Pacific on a handmade custom Sparkman Stevens wood 60-foot Yawl when he was only 14.  This adventure led to a deep and abiding love of nature as well as a keen desire to recapture the beauty and power of crafted stone and wood dwellings made by the locals he and his family encountered on this journey. It was these simple yet stunning hand-crafted structures, nestled into bold dramatic foliage, crafted by the Polynesian people, which were backdropped by natural streams and waterfalls, that inspired Chris to foster a lifetime love of design and art.

Developing a passion to pursue landscape design as his career Chris aspired to create outdoor spaces as settings for both recharging and relaxation.  He wanted to give others the peace he came to feel during that year he sailed the South Pacific.

Landscape design allows Chris to express his vocation by studying each unique site, creatively framing or even freezing a piece of nature into an outdoor room or space, that will promote healthy moments of solitude or memory-making gatherings.

Learning the aspirations and dreams of his clients is an honor and crafting a shared vision is the perfect outcome.   Chris truly embraces the challenge of transforming that vision into an actual and uniquely authentic place.

From Monet’s Garden to the powerful brush strokes of Vincent Van Gogh, to the beautifully layered and seasonal perennial gardens of Gertrude Jekyll all strongly influenced Scuitto’s own desire to create an art-space right outside your window..   Unique wall art, custom fountains, trellises, textured paving patterns, colorful perennials all contribute to paint a picture that produces the feelings and emotions captured in a piece of art that speaks uniquely to each individual.

Chris has a deep appreciation for the design process in creating arresting spaces for people, enhancing their experiences of nature. Through the use of 3D rendering programs line SketchUp, Prolandscape and procreate Chris can develop and share their vision, helping to craft and refine it before a single shovel hits the dirt.