The major influences on my work have been my musical background and 25 year career as a landscape architect. Creating music and shaping the environment on a large scale with landform and natural elements has influenced the rhythm and sculptural quality of my painting. In addition, the architectural elements and geometry typically used in architectural graphics often show up as the abstract language of my work.

The circle and spiral in combination with line are the essential elements of my work. From cellular structure to the concentric circular patterns of the earliest tribal villages to the vibrant red ‘Target' logo we see daily on television, the circle may be the most prolific symbol in our world.

The images I paint are not premeditated. Nor are they designed to address a particular political issue. They are however, often inspired by my observations of human behavior and spatial patterns. In my work, I translate an inspiration or resolve a subconscious feeling through the use of line, form, color and movement. This process is constantly evolving and thus requires a flexible medium. Oil paint allows me to move through many scenarios due to its fluidity and slow-drying characteristics.

These works are designed to be accessible, yet open to interpretation. My goal is to create dynamic, evolving works that strike an intriguing ‘note' for the viewer. Viewed over time, to be reinterpreted like a passage of improvisational jazz.

For the past 29 years, he has been combining his skills as artist and designer on canvas and in the landscape. His paintings evolve through an intuitive approach that requires a dynamic medium. Oil paint provides the flexibility to allow Scott to move through many scenarios and dialogues with the paint.

Originally from New York, Scott lived in Florida for 25 years before moving to the northwest. He now lives in Seattle, WA. Scott brings a unique variety of experience and influence to his art. His journeys to Mexico, China, Central America and the Caribbean have influenced his color palette and sense of style. His experiences as a professional musician are evident in the rhythm and movement in his paintings. The structural and sculptural qualities seen in his work are informed by his extensive career as a landscape architect.

Patrons of Scott's work often comment on the lyrical, narrative quality of the pieces. They are crafted in the tradition of short stories, passages of improvisational music and poetry. Movement and rhythm, line, form and color are the tools that provide links to the evolving story line.

These ‘stories' or ‘songs' unfold as an abstract translation of Scott's inspiration and perspective. Scott invites us, the audience, to participate in the dialogue through our individual and unique interpretation.

Scott enjoys serving as both instructor and mentor to a growing number of beginning and experienced painters at his studio. Scott currently teaches, exhibits and surfs in the Pacific Northwest where he lives with his wife and daughter.