Scott Burdick
"I see painting as both a way of
exploring the world and then as the vehicle of sharing
those discoveries with others. I travel to find subjects to paint as much
as paint so I can travel and expand my horizons. Through this unique language, one can say things
that are impossible with words."
Gallery Representation
Total Arts Gallery - Taos NM
Germanton Gallery - Gremantown NC
Sylvan Gallery - Charleston SC
Scott Burdick was born in Chicago, Illinois in
1967 where his mother and father early on encouraged his interest in Art. "I spent a lot of time in
hospitals as a child and remember my mother showing me how to transform simple shapes like circles, triangles, and squares into objects like planes,
helicopters, and fish. It seemed such a magical thing and made spending so much time in casts and on crutches much more bearable."
In high school, Scott began taking
life-drawing classes at the American Academy of Art under the legendary Bill Parks. "Though I'd always loved drawing, it
was Mr. Parks who filled me with the enthusiasm and discipline necessary to
improve my skills. His love of painting and creative expression infected us all."
After finishing the Academy, Scott continued his study at the Palette and Chisel Art club, where
he met his wife, painter Susan Lyon. "It's a wonderful thing being able to
paint together all the time and grow as artists together," Scott says.
His ideas for paintings come from everywhere.
"What makes a subject attractive to me are the same things that attract us all. The beauty of a young girl,
the character of a weathered face, the solitude of a farm at sunset, or even the story itself
behind someone or something that makes it interesting." Scott believes it is the
job of the artist to recognize this when it happens, analyze why, and use his technical
skills to convey the feeling to someone else. He notes that some paintings are as simple
as stopping at the sight of something interesting, while others may take more time
to research than to actually paint.
Today, Scott and Susan live in a rural area of
North Carolina. Surrounded by forests and the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains, their house is a perfect resting
place after the many trips they take throughout the world in search of subject matter
to paint.
ARTICLES
1990 April U.S. Art - Private Showing Page
1993 January American Artist - Feature
1994 Jan/Feb Art of the West - Feature
1994 Nov/Dec InformArt - Feature
1997 Spring Watercolor Magic - Feature and Cover
1997 Fall The Artist's Magazine - Feature and Cover
1997 November Art Talk - Feature and Cover
1998 Jul/Aug Art of the West - Feature
1998 June Southwest Art part of group article
2000 International Artist feature article
2000 Southwest Art part of group article on Plein Air Painting
2001 International Artist part of group article on Plein Air Painting
2001 The Artist's Magazine part of article on Portfolio Alternatives
2001 October issue, The Artist's Magazine feature article and cover
2002 U.S. Art, January group article on artist couples
2002 Art Talk, June/July group article on artist couples
2002 Artist's Sketchbook, September feature article on Nepal trip
2002 American Artist, September feature and cover
2003 January SouthwestArt feature
2003 Artist's Sketchbook, January page on the creative process
2003 Watercolor Magic, February part of a group article
2003 Artist's Sketchbook, July part of a group article
AWARDS
1988 Top 100 - Arts for the Parks.
1992 Senator Martin J. Butler Award - Oil
Painters of America.
1993 Charles Vickery Award - Oil Painters of America.
1994 Grumbacher Art Award - Oil Painters of America
Top 200 - Arts for the Parks
Gilcrease Rendezvous Show - Demo Artist
1996 Silver Medal of Honor - Second Place American Watercolor Society
Award of Excellence - Oil Painters of America
First Place - Irving Shapiro Memorial Show, Palette and Chisel
1999 Signature Member and Artist Merit Award Northwest Rendezvous
Show
Artist's Choice Award Laguna Plein-air-Painters exhibit at Laguna Museum
2001 Best of Show and Award of Merit Western Rendezvous of Art (NWR)
2002 Best of Show and Award of Merit Western Rendezvous of Art (NWR)
Award of Merit Laguna Plein-air-Painters exhibit at Laguna Museum
Grand Prize International Artist Magazine's Painting People Competition
2003 Grand Prize
International Artist Magazine Yellow Marigold
Artists Choice Award Laguna
Plein-air-Painters exhibit at Laguna Museum
Merit
Western Rendezvous of Art (NWR)
Membership Affiliations
The Palette and Chisel (Chicago,
IL)
Northwest Rendezvous Show -
Helena, Montana
Plein Air Painters of America
California Art Club
Artist Website
E Mail Artist
Master
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