BIOSKETCH OF THE ARTIST
Brian Scruby was born in England and emigrated to the United States while in
his teens to pursue an education. Following school he went to work
with CBS in Washington D.C. as a director/producer/writer in the new
field that was emerging at that time called Television. As a TV
pioneer he worked with many of the personalities, and on many of the
early programs that set the directions TV was to follow for many years
to come. Following his years in Television he became a
Speech Writer and Policy Administrator, eventually opening his own firm
as a freelance writer and consultant.
Throughout the various steps of his
career, Scruby maintained his interest in art and formed the ideas that
today drive his artistic expression. "Basic to these ideas,"
Scruby says, "is the realization that art has to communicate with the
viewer and has to exhibit recognizable human attributes and
understandable human emotions. Art must never descend to the level
of Graphic Design, or Decoration. It must always have
something to say, and whatever that something is, it must always be
accessible to the viewer"
Not surprisingly, Scruby's artworks are
intensely realistic in their approach, and emotional in their impact.
He says that he never wants anyone to see one of his pieces without
understanding the basic humanity behind it.
BACKGROUND
Studied drawing and painting at Carnegie Institute, Pittsburgh Pa
1973 to 1976. Also studied drawing under Stanley Kaminsky at Rice University,
Dept of Fine Arts, Houston, TX 1995 to 1997.
Studied painting in watercolor and ink and drawing with Carolyn Graham and Wei
Li in 1998 and 1999 at the Art League of Houston and studied drawing and Life
Drawing under Santiago Cucculu and Patricia Hernandez at Glassell School of Art,
Houston, 2001 to 2003.
Scruby tackles a wide variety of subjects, including Pope John Paul, Mother
Theresa, Spitfires over the Southern Coast of England, The lions at Trafalgar
Square, The statue of Emperor Charlemagne in Paris, English Villages, The Pieta,
ancient buildings at Ephesus in Turkey, and many more.
EXHIBITIONS
.2006 - Art League of Galveston, Post Office St. Galveston.
Student/ Faculty Spring and Fall Shows, featuring landscapes and watercolor, Art
League of Houston, Montrose Avenue, 1998 and 1999 Student Art Shows , Rice
University, featuring drawings and collage, Spring and Fall 1996 and 1997.
Glassell Spring Art Exhibition, Montrose Avenue, May 2001.
SIPPORA Gallery, 234 W Gray, Houston TX 77019 Curator, Amy Meyers, 2005
K'sArt & Frame Gallery, 5161 San Felipe, Houston TX, 2005/2006
Eastman Gallery, The Resource Center, 7026 Old Katy Rd Suite #255
Houston TX 77024 713 426 6669
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