Remembering Scott on his Birthday
I created this retrospective exhibition of a selection of the oil paintings of W. Scott Bivans in commemoration of his birthday. Enjoy!
Paintings copyright W. Scott Bivans
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Thursday, October 25, 2007
Vision
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15 Comments:
Man, loved seeing these paintings...even if they were only a few inches by a few inches on my computer screen.
I hadn't seen hardly any of them before. I was stunned by a number. Just stunned.
I miss the guy. Big time.
Bill
Thanks Bill. I'm so glad you enjoyed them. It gives me joy to remember him and to share these paintings.
That was quite stunning, Anne! The production was great. Thanks for sharing this - and that was just a small output of his work!
love,
Paul Bivans
Thank you for doing this. I miss him and only have a few visuals from his prolific work. I knew several of the paintings, I was there when some were painted. Others were completely new to me. I particularly enjoyed seeing the coveted Christmas Tree from the year that he gave many people one from a series of completely different trees lit at night in Connecticut near his house. I saw them all in his very cold studio before they were separated. I still have mine on the wall year round, but the one in the video is the center piece of the series.
I miss him and have many strange but good stories to tell of how he moved to New York City and ended up spending time with his 2nd cousins, who he didn't know as family for over a year.
I would love to offer my services editing together a longer video in the future if you have any additional images. I am an editor and television music supervisor and have been searching for any visual record of his extraordinary work.
His 2nd Cousin, Shari Norton
Thank you so much Shari for sharing that information about Scott. We are so completely blessed to have those wonderful paintings to remember him by! If you want to write to me, I'm at anne99@rcn.com. Thank you so much for introducing yourself, I'm glad you enjoyed the video of Scott's paintings!
Anne
Still check in on this site now and then just to see my brothers beautiful paintings.
Thanks so much, I'm glad you enjoy them. What a blessing to still be able to see his work.
Thanks you so much Anne for sharing. My name is Mary Lyn Nair.
Scott was my teacher of the Bahai Faith in Southern Louisiana (1990s). I am so glad that he had you in his life, what a precious gift and it is so great that he left a beautiful legacy behind. May your life continue to be blessed.
Thank you so much Mary Lyn, it's so kind of you to comment. You have no idea how happy it makes me when somebody remembers Scott. Thank you so much for taking the time to comment and say such wonderful things. Yes, Scott, left a beautiful legacy and he is very much loved and very missed.
I first met Scott when he rented the apartment below my parents on 1st Avenue in NYC, and the painting with the orange chair is from our home in Cornwall CT, where I spent much of my childhood. The light his paintings exude and their exquisite detail reminds me what an outgoing, generous man he was and how fortunate we were to have him as a friend.
Thank you so much Padraic for your kind comment. Thanks for letting us know more about the chair painting! That was always one of our favorites, and Scott's Dad asked me for it because he loved it so much. Thanks for remembering Scott, we love him and miss him very much, and it always warms my heart when someone shares a memory.
I always love remembering Scott, thinking about his paintings. I don't want this blog to ever end. It becomes more valuable to me as time passes.
Thanks so much Bill, I love remembering Scott also! Makes me so happy when other people share memories too!
Hi Shari. I'm Scott's little sister and I lived in NYC with Scott. I don't remember you in NYc or at his house in Connecticut. Please contact me! I'm on FB.
HibPadriac! Yes, I stayed with my brother Scott in NYC at his first apt on ,1rst Ave. I now own that chair painting and I'm very grateful to have it from my departed father.
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