Scott Plear Studio

2011-11-27T16:03:00.000-08:00

Scott Plear Studio
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is now represented in Hawai'i
by the Paia Contemporary Gallery
in Paia, Maui

http://www.paiacontemporarygallery.com

2011-10-27T15:06:00.000-07:00

New Painting installed at Livingston Place, Calgary.

South Tower: 222 3rd Ave SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 0B4

The Other Sleep Empire, 2011, 15' x 9' Acrylic on Canvas

2011-04-14T14:50:00.000-07:00

New paintings to Saskatoon
April 2011

Darrell Bell Gallery

317 - 220 3rd Avenue South

Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 1M1

306-955-5701

http://darrellbellgallery.com

Lumiere Core
28" x 73"

Express Core
33" x 60"

Irish Luck
60" x 36"

Rawhide Core
25" x 74"

2010-12-22T14:07:00.000-08:00

Kihei Core, 16" x 25" Acrylic on canvas

Core Theory

2011

Paintings by Scott Plear

Agnes Bugera Gallery
12310 Jasper Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta, T5N 3K5

February 19 - March 4 , 2011

Coral Core, 29" x 67" Acrylic on canvas

Calypso Core, 9" x 34" Acrylic on canvas

Jewel Core, 22" x 66" Acrylic on canvas

Flora Core, 25" x 60" Acrylic on canvas

2010-10-10T14:09:00.000-07:00

Langara College Student Journalism Department Newspaper -
THE VOICE.

Artist Scott Plear confesses to singing showtunes in the shower - Voice exclusive.

The Questionnaire

Scott Plear posing near his office for a Voice reporter.

byBenjamin Yong

At Langara, Scott Plear is a drawing instructor, but to the world he is a renowned artist.

Plear, 58, has been teaching in the fine arts department at the college for 24 years. When he is not guiding students on the finer points of sketching, Plear can be found following his other calling in life as an abstract painter.

Born in Vancouver, Plear fell in love with art as early as Grade 4 while attending Sir William Macdonald Elementary School in East Vancouver.

“The art instructor had us do stained glass, mobiles, oil painting,” said Plear. “It just kind of blew me away.”

In university, Plear experimented in other areas from zoology to agricultural science. He later returned to his artistic roots and earned a bachelor of fine arts at UBC. He also attended artists’ workshops at Emma Lake, the arts of campus of the University of Saskatchewan, where Plear said he ultimately decided to pursue painting as a career.

He has since exhibited his work all over Canada, as well as in the United States and Great Britain.

His paintings can be seen in downtown Vancouver at St. Paul’s Hospital and the MacMillan Bloedel Building, and in the Langara library.

The Questionnaire

What is your idea of a perfect day?

Today

Which gadget is most important to you?

My Montblanc [pen]

What is your guiltiest pleasure?

Ice cream

Who has been the most influential person in your life?
Grandmother

What’s the worst piece of advice you’ve ever been given?
Get a life

What’s the song in your I-pod that you don’t want anyone to find out about?
Fine Young Cannibals

What type of music do you listen to?
Cool jazz and classical

What song do you sing in the
shower?
Sound of Music

What is your favourite comfort food?
Eggplant Parmesan

If you were on a deserted island, what would you bring with you?
Wife

What is your favourite thing about Langara?
Community

When you play Monopoly, what piece do you play?
Ship

What person (dead or alive) would you love to hang out with?
Wally Cox—because his best friend was Marlon Brando.

What is your greatest fear?
Failure—it needs to be overcome.

What is your greatest annoyance?
People that spit on the ground.

2010-10-10T13:52:00.000-07:00

Hema Core, Scott Plear, 2010, Acrylic on Canvas, 35.5" x 74"

Please join us at the gallery for the opening reception of our next show "Celebrating 25 Years," a group exhibition featuring all 29 of the gallery's artists, many of whom will be in attendance.

Date: Sunday, October 3, 2010
Time: 2 - 5 PM

Location: Darrell Bell Gallery
317 - 220 3rd Ave S, Saskatoon, SK

Exhibition continues to October 16. Visit the website on Friday for a preview of the show. Catalogue of the exhibition is available.
Hope to see you there!

2010-07-17T13:28:00.001-07:00

Group Exhibition at the Gevik Gallery
Toronto, Ontario

continued until 24 July 2010

Punch Core 66.5" x 55"

Petrus Core 22" x 70"

Partagas No. 4 Core 39.5" x 70.5"

Royal Core 25" x 66.5"

http://www.gevik.com/patryplear.html

2010-03-15T10:18:00.001-07:00

You are welcome to see my recent commission

Thermal Core

in the foyer of 1075 West Georgia Street

(at Thurlow and Georgia Streets, the former MacMillan Bloedel Building)

2009-09-01T15:25:00.000-07:00

You are invited to join in the Celebration of the donation to Langara College of the painting

Big Bam Boo

In the New Langara Library

2^nd Floor

Langara College

100 West 49th Avenue

Vancouver, BC, Canada

29^th September 2009

4:30 to 7:00 pm

RSVP via email by 18 September 2009

for further details

artist@scottplearstudio.com

Langara Library, Teeple Architects

2009-06-22T15:41:00.000-07:00

REMOTE VIEWING

Verne Busby
Ben Van Netten
Scott Plear

SOPA Fine Arts
2934 Pandosy Street
Kelowna BC

4-30 June 2009

http://www.sopafinearts.com/exhibits_remote_viewing.html
(Click here)

2009-05-13T08:54:00.000-07:00

Scott Plear Studio

A proposal to donate a painting to Langara college has been accepted.

It is called Big Bam Boo and is 101" x 109" in size.

Langara Library, Vancouver, Teeple Architects

It is now hanging in the north-west corner of the new Library at Langara College. This blog report shows the stretching and hanging of the painting.

The stretching of Big Bam Boo:

The stretcher is 101" x 109" and is made of red cedar for lightness and strength. It is also collapsible in order to get it through a standard door.

Here is the stretched in preparation for having the canvas placed on top for stretching as seen below.

The installing of Big Bam Boo:

Here is a tabloid of images showing the installing of Big Bam Boo in the library at Langara College. Many thanks to Scott Stuart, Kurt Babcock and his crew.

Here is the painting stretched.

A heavy-duty tube is placed across the canvas where it will be folded. This prevents any possibility of cracking or creasing of the paint.

This is how the painting looked folded over.

The painting is upright and secured with bungee cords and strapping and is ready for shipping.

Here the painting arrives at Langara in the back of my van with my wife riding shot-gun.

The painting has been re-opened and ready to be installed.

The painting as it now looks on the north-west wall of Langara's new library from the ground floor.

Here is the view of the painting from the second floor.

2009-04-10T10:19:00.000-07:00

Regal Core, 32.5" x 59"

CORE QUEST

9-23 May 2009

Painting exhibition
at the
Darrell Bell Gallery
Suite 317-220 3rd Avenue South
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan

306-955-5701

www.darrellbellgallery.com

Cosmic Core, 16.75" x 32.5"

Strip Core, 8.5" 39.25"

Straw Core, 36" x 53"

Spectrum Core, 38.5" x 63.5"

2009-03-21T16:04:00.000-07:00

Scott Plear Studio is now represented in Kelowna, B.C. by

SOPA FINE ARTS

2934 South Pandosy Street
Kelowna, BC, Canada
250-763-5088

www.sopafinearts.com

2009-03-14T17:01:00.000-07:00

Three paintings now in the Petroleum Club collection, Edmonton

Click on painting images to enlarge.

http://www.edpetclub.ab.ca/

2009-02-22T16:30:00.000-08:00

Saint Paul's Hospital Foundation, Vancouver, has accepted a donation of two paintings from Scott Plear Studio.

Daddy Long Legs, 2005, 13.5" x 80.25"

Gossamer Gold, 2006, 20.75" x 73"

Click on painting images to enlarge.

http://www.helpstpauls.com/

2009-02-18T16:28:00.000-08:00

Group Exhibition at Gevik Gallery, Toronto

12 Hazelton Ave Toronto Ontario M5R 2E2
Tel: 416 968 0901 Fax: 416 968 7686
E-mail: gevik@bellnet.ca Website: www.gevik.com

GRAHAM FOWLER
GREG LUDLOW
PIERRE PATRY
and
SCOTT PLEAR

Exhibition continues to February 28, 2009

Click on

http://www.gevik.com/abstraction/abstract_main.htm

2008-12-16T09:36:00.000-08:00

Vancouver artist found involved in recent murder!

(well ok, murder mystery!)

“Take me to your prizes. I’m an ardent fan of Plear. In my opinion, he’s one of the great contemporary colour field painters…” p. 279

“Talk about a feast for the eyes.” He said as he approached Firebrand. “Plear layers those reds, golds, and oranges as if he’s laying on the colours for the dawn of the world. And the textures…If I touched that paint, I wouldn’t be surprised if it came off on my fingertips.” P. 280

― quotes from The Brutal Heart by Gail Bowen

McClelland and Stewart, Toronto

ISBN 978-0-7710-1687-5

Available at Amazon.ca:

http://www.amazon.com/Brutal-Heart-Joanne-Kilbourn-Mysteries/dp/0771016875

Firebrand, Acrylic on canvas 54" x 24"

2008-11-19T16:39:00.000-08:00

New Paintings to the Gevik Gallery

12 Hazelton Avenue, Toronto, Canada

(Click on painting to enlarge)

Partagas No. 4 Core 39.5" x 70.5"

Punch Core 66.5" x 55"

Petrus Core 22" x 70"

Royal Core 35" x 66.5"

2008-10-29T09:38:00.001-07:00

New Paintings on display at Langara College, basement level "B" building
100 West 49th Avenue, Vancouver BC Canada

Fluke's Luck, 2008 Acrylic on canvas
Private Collection

2008-08-30T11:44:00.000-07:00

View of Alberta Aurora installed at Livingston Place, Calgary.
West Tower: 250 2nd St SW, Calgary, Alberta, T2P 0C1

Alberta Aurora 2008 15' x 9' Acrylic on Canvas

2008-06-05T15:30:00.000-07:00

Petley Jones Gallery renovations complete.

Drop by the Petley Jones Gallery at

Petley Jones Gallery
2235 Granville Street
Vancouver BC V6H 3G1
Canada

and see the new main gallery

2008-05-03T09:43:00.000-07:00

More paintings from CORE SAMPLE

Soft Core 12" x 30"

Sun Core 25" x 30"

Vanilla Core 21" x 56"

Inner Core 24" x 56"

Lime Core 20" x 64"

Power Core 25" x 56"

Radioactive Core 15" x 42"

Molten Core 30" x 22"

Deep Core 17" x 33"

Down to the Core 33" x 66"

Hard Core 23" x 30.5"

Cobalt Core 14" x 80"

2008-05-01T10:57:00.000-07:00

Exhibition at the Agnes Bugera Gallery Edmonton, Alberta

C O R E
S A M P L E S

10th- 23rd May 2008 Agnes Bugera Gallery 12310 Jasper Avenue Edmonton, Alberta www.agnesbugeragallery.com www.scottplearstudio.com

Reception Saturday, 10 May 2008 2-4 pm

Painting is so complex. It is important to keep it direct and clear, yet rich and intricate. For it to have value, painting needs to tap into deeper, often unnameable feelings.

These pictures are the current yield of a life’s work of getting to the essence of what painting is about. To achieve that, one needs to drill down to try to reach the core of it — thus the title of this show, Core Samples: samples from an expedition to push one’s painting to greater depths and higher expressions, never being quite certain if and when one will hit pay dirt.

— Scott Plear