Scott Kirkwood’s work as a Portrait Artist has run
concurrently throughout a career as an Architect, Designer and British
Army Officer. During his extensive operational deployments to Bosnia,
Kosovo, Iraq, Afghanistan and the Somali Basin, his art has developed
alongside the performance of his duties, depicting an authentic
perspective of the human condition in conflict afflicted regions.
Scott’s field experience in Human Intelligence has
allowed him to engage and understand people across diverse environments,
while the Architect's eye has applied detail and nuance to the message
he sought to convey. Commissioned
by multiple regiments throughout the British Army and NATO, he has
produced limited editions of military and individual subjects which
continue to sell widely.
As he leaves full time military service, expands his
range of material beyond purely military subjects and embraces a
broader commercial audience, Scott’s work is entering an exciting new
phase. Adopting a looser, more dynamic style of presentation, his
pencil sketches now morph into detailed watercolour at points of focus
in his portraits of faces, figures and architecture.
Amongst his influences are masters such as Johannes
Verneer, David Roberts, John Singer Sargent, Charles Sargent Jagger MC
and Sir William Russell-Flint. Photographer Joel Pelerin and artist Rob
Hefferan are also much admired.
