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Jared Scot Paisley was born in Calgary on
January 11, 1976. He was raised on an
acreage southwest of Calgary. Following high
school, Scot enrolled in the Alberta College
of Art and Design, graduating with both the
four year diploma in Visual Communications
and a Bachelor of Fine Arts.
Scot spent his childhood avidly drawing,
reading and listening to music. He likes to
believe that genetics plays a part in his
artistic talents as his father and two
uncles and are professional Artists.
He is the nephew and student of famed
western artist, Harley Brown.
Scot's passion is human character studies
painted in acrylic and gouache, among other
mediums in an impressionistic style. He
explores the human condition through body
language, facial expression, gesture, brush
stroke and colour.
Having a strong sense of empathy for people,
Scot gravitated towards sketching people on
buses, in parks and malls. This interest
manifested into paintings of North American
Natives, African and Asian character
studies, Rodeo and Jazz personalities.
Enthralled by Jazz and its imaginative
improvisational freedom, Scot is also
attracted to the emotion and presence of
musicians. He hopes that the brush strokes
on his images create the same effect as a
Jazz musician's accents on his notes —
making his art swing too.
Recently, Scot painted a portrait of
Michelle Krsek (the young girl killed by
falling downtown construction debris) and
presented it to the Krsek Family, then
formed and organized Auction For An Angel to
raise money to help them with the difficult
times ahead.
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