Brian Scott, B.Ed., M.Ed., DFA Hon., received his Bachelor of Education from the University of British Columbia, and his Masters Degree in Art Education from Western Washington University. His Diploma of Fine Art was received with Honours from the Vancouver School of Fine Art.
Brian was on the Faculty of North Island College for 20 years where he taught drawing, colour theory and design in the Fine Art Programme. He also taught for the Emily Carr College and Design Outreach Programme for 14 years. In 2002 Brian accepted a Government appointment to the Board of the B.C. Arts Council.
Expressionist oil painting produced on location is Brian Scott's main passion. His emphasis on design and composition with a full spectrum of colour has become the trademark of his paintings.
Brian's works have sold internationally in the U.K., Hong Kong, Germany, Holland, Norway, Switzerland, and Australia, the U.S. and in his well-established Canadian market.
'Central Rd, Arbutus, Hornby Island'
40"x30" oil on canvas
"On my first trip to Hornby as a kid in 1964 I remember an adventurous trip to the Island. One of my early memories was the flash of color as we drove to Whaling Station Bay where my parents parked their trailer for the summer. Of course the bright reds and yellows were the Arbutus on Central Road, which is the subject of my Artist Trek painting. The downside of summers on Hornby as a kid was the Coop always ran out of ice cream and popsicles! However the salmon fishing was amazing.
As a landscape painting I am always attracted to color in an otherwise green environment on the coast. Arbutus offer the possibility of a full spectrum of hot colors which in turn contrast to the cold colors of the glaciers and snow on Vancouver Island as seen from my favorite location on Central Road."
