About Scott
His Background
His Inspiration
His Background
At 15, Scott injured his spinal cord while playing hockey. As a result, he is a quadriplegic and has no productive use of his hands. For years, he refused to paint because he did not want to paint by holding the brush in his mouth. Scott eventually gave in, and he immediately found that he deeply enjoyed the process of his expressing his emotions and feelings through paint.
His Medium
His Inspiration
His Background
Scott tends to mainly utilize acrylic paint when trying to express his thoughts and emotions. He enjoys the flexibility of this medium that allows him to control the dry time, providing him with the ability to create texture and layers of color when the dry time is relatively quick and create a smooth transition of color when the dry time is longer.
His Inspiration
His Inspiration
His Inspiration
Scott relies heavily upon his emotions when creating a painting. Oftentimes, his inspiration for a painting is simply a feeling of joy or sadness. He frequently relies on his personal experiences, as well. There are also those paintings that are conceived through anger or frustration yet, when completed, depict images of elation and peace.
