Keith Linwood Stover - Curator
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"Bringing the Museum to You"
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The Cyber Art Show
By permission of the artist, The Cyber Art Show is pleased to feature the first of two 12-piece Exhibitions of works by American contemporary Impressionist painter Scott Boyle (born 1963 in Indianapolis, Indiana).
Scott Boyle is a visual explorer, a promoter of plein-air painting, and the founder of the North Carolina Plein Air Painters, which organizes numerous outdoor painting events around the state each year. Additionally, he teaches workshops and frequently speaks on subjects relating to outdoor painting.
Scott was recognized to have unusual artistic abilities from a young age. He was fortunate to have parents who immersed him with opportunities to develop his talent with private lessons and years of study with traditional Brown County Artists in Indiana during his earlier years.
After moving to North Carolina in 1987, Scott began to investigate the rich and subtle beauty of the Appalachian Mountains. Plein-air painting has become his vehicle with which he explores North Carolina more intimately. In 2010, Scott was included in the historical Blue Ridge Realists artist group whose work focuses on Western North Carolina scenes. He continues the tradition of the great 19th-Century painters who used plein air painting as an indispensable tool to produce more meaningful studio works.
For the past seven years, he has made dozens of trips to the Roan Highlands Region, which encompasses numerous high-country grassy balds along the NC/TN borders. He backpacks with his painting gear to capture the visual drama at high elevations. During the winter, he produces large paintings in his studio from these experiences.
In addition to the North Carolina Plein Air Painters and the Blue Ridge Realists Group of 12, Scott is an associate member of Oil Painters of America and a Signature Member of the Western North Carolina Plein Air Painters.
He currently lives in rural Gaston County, North Carolina with his wife, Esther.
- Image of the Day -
"Cloud Rise on Grandfather"
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Twelve Pieces by Contemporary Artist
Scott Boyle (Born 1963)
Feature Artist Bio
Gallery #150
February 15, 2015
ARTIST'S STATEMENT
“I consider myself a visual explorer of the effects of light upon our world. There is no better way of doing this than for an artist to take his paints outdoors to study these fleeting effects of light upon the landscape and its subjects. This approach to nature study has kept me captivated for years and I’m not sure I will ever get over it! This is the energy and inspiration that I transfer to my larger studio paintings. I would call myself a realist and impressionist. I want to create a painting that captures the essence of the scene with the feeling of that day with its weather, light, and mood, with a particular focus on my state of North Carolina and its mountains.
"Life as a painter is an endless challenge to explore the world visually; my passion is for the one who created it and that my work might bring glory to God and reflect His creativity.”
