EAST RAND ART GEM

Richard Scott was born in Middlesbrough, England, and grew up in South Africa. He attended Birch Acres Primary School and Norkem Park High School in Kempton Park. He did not enjoy art while at school, but in his last year Mr. Fuel inspired him to paint more. In his Matric year, 1987, his submission for the final exam received the highest mark in the province. In 1991 he qualified as a technical illustrator. He was involved in various projects including an internet company. He spent several months in the USA and founded Shocked which became one of Cape Town's leading IT companies. In 2002 Richard became a full time artist. He has sold over 1000 paintings to collectors all over the world. He is represented in various galleries including the Bernhard Schoenenberger in Switzerland and APArt in Holland. He has exhibited in London and in Belgium. One of his early paintings was bought for R750 in 2004, and is now worth R8 000.