Scott Maxwell

I am a South Australian artist born in Adelaide, where I still reside today. I studied art at TAFE. I've been painting for most of my life. I am a full time painter. I suffer from chronic pain, this is a very large, but not entire influence on my art. Painting helps to give life more substance and meaning, for both myself and the viewers and collectors. I believe there are many mysteries in life that can only be attained through a creative artistic process. Art is a mysterious story with many coloured layers and textured intrigue built on to the surface of the canvas. Art should be a question not an easy answer. Questions are an opportunity, an opening to possibilities especially when they are coming from the deeper consciousness, free from the restraints of logical thought. Answers and definitions are a closing off of those questions and possible connections.

I try to not have too much of an idea of what I am going to paint when I sit at the easel, but I do seem to have some recurring themes and styles. They range from fiery intensely coloured artworks filled with heat that represent what's at my core, Stormy dark paintings and muted more earthy tones. I enjoy creating organic surfaces and often these paintings resemble organis...