La educación de Scott comenzó en la escuela secundaria con dos instructores de arte extremadamente influyentes y solidarios. Esto llevó a cuatro años de estudio intensivo en la Academia Americana de Arte en Chicago. Allí se formó con muchos instructores importantes en los campos de la pintura al óleo, la acuarela, el dibujo, la anatomía y la escultura. Después de su tiempo en la Academia, Scott pasó muchos años como ilustrador en una agencia de publicidad de Chicago antes de perseguir su sueño como artista plástico de tiempo completo. Scott es el fundador del grupo "The Plein Air Painters of Chicago". Un grupo semanal de pintura al aire libre en Chicago, Illinois.
Scott obtiene gran parte de su inspiración de muchas culturas diferentes de todo el mundo, incluida la nuestra. El elemento humano está en el centro de su viaje. La gente, los lugares y las experiencias se han convertido en la inspiración de Scott durante muchos años; dándole una mejor comprensión del mundo en el que vivimos. Ha viajado extensamente a muchos países para encontrar la inspiración en la que prospera y busca encontrar el equilibrio entre culturas. El objetivo de Scott es expresar las historias y experiencias de la manera más honesta, sensible e íntegra posible. Esta es una pasión que crece día a día y kilómetro a kilómetro.
Scott Tallman Powers was born in 1972 in Birmingham, Alabama. Scott began drawing as a child with his father who was a medical illustrator, photographer and fine artist. While watching and learning from him, his love of art began.
Scott’s education began in high school with two extremely influential and supportive art instructors. This led to four years of intensive study at the American Academy of Art in Chicago. There he trained under many important instructors in the fields of Oil painting, Watercolor, Drawing, Anatomy and Sculpture. After his time at the Academy, Scott spent many years as an illustrator in a Chicago ad agency before pursuing his dream as a full-time fine artist. Scott is the founder of "The Plein Air Painters of Chicago" group. A weekly outdoor painting group in Chicago, Illinois.
Scott gets a lot of his inspiration from many different cultures from all over the world, including our own. The human element is at the core of his journey. The people, places, and experiences have sewn there way into Scott’s inspirations for many years; giving him a better understanding of the world we live in. He has travelled extensively to many countries to find the inspiration he thrives on and searches to find the balance between cultures. Scott’s goal is to express the stories and experiences as honestly, sensitively and with as much integrity as he can. This is a passion which is growing day by day and mile by mile.