SCOTT LOCKWOOD
B A C K T O M Y R O O T S
When I was a kid I loved to draw and by the time I was 10 I'd also developed a love for cars. In fact, my 5th grade teacher wrote on the back of my report card that, "Scotty could make better use of his time than drawing cars during recess". However, I didn't listen and by the 8th grade I was drawing hot rod/monster illustrations on some of my friend's sweat shirts with magic markers and spray paint for $10.00 a piece, and signing everything with my new pseudonym... SKOTTE.
After high school I enrolled as an art major at Orange Coast College in Cost Mesa, CA. where I discovered photography and, because that bug
bit me hard, I decided to get a bachelor's degree in Communication Arts at California State University, Fullerton, i.e., by then I'd decided to
become a commercial photographer. After assisting for a couple of years I then opened my first studio in Newport Beach, CA shooting
pretty much anything and everything. Then, I realized that I really enjoyed shooting women the most, so I moved to a loft studio in down-
town Los Angeles to specialize in fashion & beauty where for the next 20 years I proceeded to shoot ads, brochures and catalogs, etc., for
clients as well as editorial & celebrity work for magazines such as Orange Coast, California Magazine, Los Angeles Times Magazine and more.
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Now, after years of studying modern art history and technique on my own, as well as at Parson's New School in NYC,
I'm back to my drawing and painting roots, but here in the 21st century it's while digitally exploring and then expressing
the energy of positivity. My hope is that you've not only enjoyed seeing these works today, but if you decide to live with
one or more of them, that you continue to experience that positivity every time you see them on your walls as well.
LITTLE SCOTTY LOCKWOOD
V I E W I N G A R T B O O S T S Y O U R W E L L B E I N G
In an April 17, 2025 article in The Journal of Positive Psychology, a new review of thirty eight studies confirms that simply viewing visual art
can significantly enhance wellbeing, regardless of whether it’s done in a gallery or museum environment, the home, an office, a hospital or
even virtually. The research highlights art’s impact on eudemonic wellbeing—a sense of meaning, personal growth, and purpose in life.
This study examined decades of scattered research, providing for the first time a clear and comprehensive overview of when, where and
why art viewing is used to promote wellbeing. The review of 38 previously published studies covering a total of 6,805 participants
was conducted by team of psychologists from University of Vienna, Trinity College Dublin, and Humboldt University of Berlin.
“People often think of art as a luxury, but our research suggest that viewing art can meaningfully support wellbeing,” said
MacKenzie Trupp, lead author and researcher at the University of Vienna and Radboud UMC, Donders Institute.