Mr. Scott works from photographs since sunlight may change while painting on site. He feels sometimes a painting can reflect the mood of a place more so than a photo. “You can use your imagination and set a better sense of place. The mood and attitude is captured.” faster to paint, but it’s not very forgiving,” he
a better sense of place. The mood and atti-
said. “Sometimes quirky things happen with
tude is captured.”
the water and paint.”
Commissions generally need to be accurate,
Many of Scott’s paintings have been com-
although he can make the trees “grow” or re-
missioned landscapes, customers’ houses,
move power lines seen in the photo. “But if
cabins, homeplaces, barns, etc.
it’s YOUR art, you can change things,” he
The artist works from photographs since
pointed out.
sunlight may change while painting on site.
This isn’t like the old days in advertising. He
He feels sometimes a painting can reflect the
explained how commercial artists have to do
mood of a place more so than a photo. He
whatever the client wants. He said, “Rejec-
said, “You can use your imagination and set
tion of a client is one of the hardest things
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