Scott West

It begins as an adventure. I start with something raw and wild, considering the possibilities. What wonder is waiting to be revealed? Like a sculptor who envisions the masterpiece locked inside a block of stone, my goal is to unlock the peaceful beauty of our world. My subjects are thoroughly studied, then recorded as a harmonious photograph; all the while perceiving the scene as a work of art from the very start. Using thoughtfully selected digital techniques, the final piece is my dreamlike impression of that initial moment of discovery. Our minds see a scene for what it is, I strive to see it for what it can become.

My aspiration as an artist is to blur the lines of photography, digital art, and painting into a style that embodies a dreamlike reality. “You know that place between sleep and awake, that place where you still remember dreaming?” –Tinkerbell. That’s where I will be creating.

I have loved art since my childhood. I enjoyed any art class and creating something my mother would be happy to receive. Thank you, mom, for the encouragement! That love of art developed into a need to photograph everything – my friends, things, and nature. Years later, I began to appreciate fine art, especially impressionism. Unfortunately, I never learned to paint beyond elementary school watercolors. But skills in current design software applications allowed me to morph my love of photography into digital painting. What you see in my body of work is how I see the world – as one big work of art by our master creator.