About the Artist
Creating JOY, One Painting At A Time
My vision is to create more joy in our world by crafting beautiful paintings and teaching others to do the same.
I paint the things and places I love, always striving to capture fleeting moments of beauty. My paintings are a conversation between me and my subject. If you are attracted to one of my paintings, there is a shared connection and you are able to participate in that conversation. It's like a remnant of familiarity and understanding that we share. This is pure magic and is really exciting to me!
Painting and living an artful life brings me great joy. My paintings, in turn, bring great joy to collectors and fans.
If everyone could do work that brings them joy and creates joy for others, our world would be healed. My gift is art and I intend to spread joy with it, one painting at a time.
We all can choose joy for ourselves and give joy to others.
Whether you're a collector or another artist, if my work and vision resonate with you then I invite you to join me!
I'm a Colorado native and grew up hiking, fishing and drawing in the Rocky Mountains. Family roots brought me to Montana and Idaho, where vast ranch lands, prairie, forests and majestic mountains shaped my artistic vision. When I was young, I spent time with the Hopi, Navajo and Zuni, American Indian tribes in the Southwest; having the privilege of attending Hopi ceremonies and even learning sandpainting from the Navajo. These experiences instilled a deep appreciation for our lands and its peoples. Nature has a beautiful rhythm and harmony with layers and layers of interaction which reveal themselves to the patient observer. I often feel as if I'm becoming a part of the landscape when I'm painting for hours at a time out in nature. In fact, I've had birds, mink, deer, elk, moose, cattle, horses and many other animals join me when I'm painting and just hang out or go about their business and accepting me a harmless element in the landscape. This is another aspect of that amazing conversation I have with my subjects.
Early inspiration came from the art of James Reynolds, Wilson Hurley, Tom Lovell, Len Chmiel and Clyde Aspevig. Today, I study works from a variety of masters, both past and present, in my quest to advance my knowledge of the craft so I may best express my vision. I'm always outside, sketching and painting, no matter what the weather. These hours spent with nature sharpen my senses and inform my studio works.
I'm blessed to live and paint in Colorado. The photos above are of me in my favorite places...the Rocky Mountains.
Want to collect my work or learn from me? Then please click HERE to join me.
My best,
Scott
Some recent recognition that my paintings have received
- Award of Excellence, OPA National Salon, 2026, Judge: James Crandall
- Juried into the Oil Painters of America National Salon Exhibition, 2026
- 1st Place, Snowmass Plein Air Invitational, 2026, Judge: Michael Magrin
- Best of Show, Redstone Plein Air, 2026, Judge: Anna Rose Bain
- Juried into the Oil Painters of America National Exhibition, 2026
- Juried into the American Impressionist Society’s 27th National Exhibition, 2026
- Achieved Signature status with the American Impressionist Society, 2025
- 2nd Place, Snowmass Plein Air Invitational, 2025, Judge: Jane Hunt
- 2nd Place, Redstone Plein Air, 2025, Judge: Richie Vios
- Juried into the American Impressionist Society’s 26th National Exhibition, 2025
- Gold Award - "Adrift in Moonlight", New Horizons: Landscapes 25 National Juried Exhibition, 2025
- Juried into the American Impressionist Society’s 25th National Exhibition, 2024
- Award of Excellence - "Redbud", Oil Painters of America 33rd National Convention - Plein Air Wet Paint Competition, Judge: John Taft
- Juried into the Oil Painters of America National Exhibition, 2024
- Artist's Choice - Best body of work, Snowmass Plein Air Invitational, August 2023.
- 2nd Place, Snowmass Plein Air Invitational, 2023, Judge: Lorenzo Chavez
- Award of Excellence, "Morris Island Lighthouse", Oil Painters of America 32nd National Convention - Plein Air Wet Paint Competition.
- Juried into the Oil Painters of America National Exhibition, 2023
- Best of Show, “Painted Pastures”, American Impressionist Society 23rd National Convention - Plein Air Wet Paint Competition.
- 1st Place, “Sand Mountain Spring”, Oil Painters of America 31st National Convention - Plein Air Wet Paint Competition.
- 2nd Place, Snowmass Village Plein Air Invitational, 2022, Judge: Susiehyer
- Juried into the Oil Painters of America Western Regional Exhibition, 2022
- Juried into the American Impressionist Society’s 23rd National Exhibition, 2022
- Juried into the Plein Air Artists of Colorado National Exhibition, 2022
- Article, 9 Artists to Know in Colorado, Southwest Art Magazine, June/July 2022.
- Honorable mention, “Ascension”, 15th International ARC Salon.
- 1st Place, “Carefree Summer Day”, 24th National Juried Exhibition, Plein Air Artists of Colorado.
- Award of Merit, “Ascension”, 29th Colorado Governor’s Art Show.
- Finalist, “Indian Peaks Autumn”, 13 International ARC Salon.
