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The Art and Soul of Scott Cronin
He began his life’s work at the age of 50 and hasn’t looked back
“The object of art is not to reproduce reality, but to create a reality of the same intensity.” — Alberto Giacometti
Scott Cronin is in good company. As a self-taught artist, he is joined at the hip with thousands of other unique souls who chose to follow their own muse instead of the established order — and this includes Vincent Van Gogh, Henry Rousseau, Frieda Kahlo, Jean-Michel Basquiat, Max Ernst, Grandma Moses, and Bill Traynor.
Joyfully obsessed with communicating the intricate beauty of life that exists far beyond words, Cronin’s work is mind-boggling, soulful, and deeply insightful — almost as if he was looking through an electron microscope into another world.
Scott doesn’t only walk to the beat of a different drummer, the music that moves him seems to originate from another world — one he is intimately familiar with and committed to decoding for the rest of us.
The 11 pieces featured is this article are just a small sampling of the 201 that Scott has created during the past 18 years.
When did you begin to paint? And why?
Shortly after I turned 50, I decided to explore a creative outlet that was new to me. Visual art seemed like a good choice. Previously, I had the limiting assumption that because I was not good at figurative drawing I was not an artist. I knew, in my gut, that I had something to say in terms of imagery, but I didn’t know exactly what.
So, I went to my local art supply store, bought a large sketch pad, some ink pens, pastel pencils and a variety of drafting templates and began creating what turned out to look like art.
“Every good painter paints what he is.” — Jackson Pollock
