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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.
