<DIV>Scarecrows and Creatures both real and imagined are set in landscapes that may bring to mind an old horror film set left abandoned or a place that exists only when you walk to the end of a long dirt road.<BR><BR>In <I>Iowa, Ohio </I>Scott Daniel Ellison (b. 1973) creates a storybook world where the viewer is often placed in an uncertain or precarious situation, the darkly humorous works are often sparse and enigmatic, suggesting but never completely offering extended narratives. The collection of paintings featured in Iowa, Ohio are drawn mostly from his childhood memories in rural upstate, New York.</div>