Scott Bridle
Scott Bridle "Patterns in the Salt", Giclee print on fine art paper
BioScott Bridle has been a part of the landscape, its people and animals all his life.__ His early years were spent at _Erambie', his family_s grazing property in the Glenmorgan District of South West Queensland where he first became absorbed with and developed a passion for the land._ From an early age he was surrounded by art and artists: his mother, Jane Bridle, an accomplished landscape painter, hosted many workshops with visiting artists from the Flying Arts School and introduced art making to her children as a natural part of life._ Scott_ developed a love of nature and an affinity with the land early in his life._ His first photographs were taken at the age of 10 using a Kodak instamatic._ Photography was his way of expressing his feelings about the bush and property life.Scott has worked as a stockman since 1990 on vast landholdings in the Queensland and Northern Territory outback: in the Channel Country of far south western Queensland and in the Gulf and on the Barkley Tableland in the Northern Territory.__ He became a helicopter pilot in 2002 and since then has mustered cattle over some of the most isolated country and roughest terrain in Australia._ He has experienced the harshness and toughness of life on the land while appreciating and celebrating its incredible beauty._ It is mostly in this atmosphere that Scott has found the subject matter for his images. Scott_s landscapes capture the raw beauty of outback Australia from vantage points seen by few._ His portraits breathe empathy for his subjects who seem to be wrought from the tough country they live and work in.__ The images are brought to the viewer here so they can share in his intimate knowledge and enjoyment of this unique country. GalleryArtist statementEducationAwardsExhibitionsCollectionsBibliographyDownload CV and bioClick here to download |