Scott Myers is an American painter

Painting

Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...

 and sculptor who lives and works in Texas

Texas

Texas is the second largest U.S. state by both area and population, and the largest state by area in the contiguous United States.The name, based on the Caddo word "Tejas" meaning "friends" or "allies", was applied by the Spanish to the Caddo themselves and to the region of their settlement in...

. He graduated Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University

Texas A&M University is a coeducational public research university located in College Station, Texas . It is the flagship institution of the Texas A&M University System. The sixth-largest university in the United States, A&M's enrollment for Fall 2011 was over 50,000 for the first time in school...

 in 1984 with a doctorate in veterinary medicine. He studied sculpture throughout Italy focusing on Florence

Florence

Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany and of the province of Florence. It is the most populous city in Tuscany, with approximately 370,000 inhabitants, expanding to over 1.5 million in the metropolitan area....

, Venice

Venice

Venice is a city in northern Italy which is renowned for the beauty of its setting, its architecture and its artworks. It is the capital of the Veneto region...

 and Rome

Rome

Rome is the capital of Italy and the country's largest and most populated city and comune, with over 2.7 million residents in . The city is located in the central-western portion of the Italian Peninsula, on the Tiber River within the Lazio region of Italy.Rome's history spans two and a half...

. Sculpting in Tuscany, he cast his work in bronze at the prestigious Fonderia d'Arte Massimo Del Chiaro in Pietrasanta

Pietrasanta

Pietrasanta is a town and comune on the coast of northern Tuscany in Italy, in the province of Lucca. Pietrasanta is part of Versilia, on the last foothills of the Apuan Alps, about 32 km north of Pisa...

. In 1994, Myers became an elected member of the National Sculpture Society

National Sculpture Society

Founded in 1893, the National Sculpture Society was the first organization of professional sculptors formed in the United States. The purpose of the organization was to promote the welfare of American sculptors, although its founding members included several renowned architects. The founding...

. On February 12, 2011, Myers was featured in the popular television show Texas Country Reporter

Texas Country Reporter

Texas Country Reporter is a weekly syndicated television program hosted and produced by Bob Phillips. It airs in all 22 Texas media markets, generally on weekends, and reruns are broadcast nationally on the satellite/cable channel RFD-TV...

. Myers was inducted in the inaugural class of the Haltom City High School Hall of Fame on March 10, 2011.

Myers is best known for sculpting busts for the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...

, including Chris Hanburger

Chris Hanburger

Christian G. Hanburger, Jr. is a former American football linebacker in the National Football League who played his entire fourteen year career with the Washington Redskins from 1965 to 1978...

, Rickey Jackson

Rickey Jackson

Rickey Anderson Jackson is a former American football linebacker in the NFL for the New Orleans Saints and the San Francisco 49ers . In 1997, Jackson was inducted into the New Orleans Saints Hall of Fame. Jackson won a Super Bowl ring with the 49ers in Super Bowl XXIX one year before retiring...

, Russ Grimm

Russ Grimm

Russell Scott Grimm is a former American football guard for the Washington Redskins of the National Football League. As a collegian, he was an All-American center at the University of Pittsburgh. As a professional, Grimm had multi-selections to both the All-Pro and Pro Bowl teams, and was...

, Bob Hayes

Bob Hayes

Robert Lee "Bullet Bob" Hayes was an Olympic sprinter turned American football wide receiver in the National Football League for the Dallas Cowboys. An American track and field athlete, he was a two-sport stand-out in college in both track and football at Florida A&M University...

, Randall McDaniel

Randall McDaniel

Randall McDaniel is a former offensive guard in the National Football League. On January 31, 2009 he was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame...

, Fred Dean

Fred Dean

Frederick Rudolph "Fred" Dean is a former American football player in the National Football League, and a member of the NFL Hall of Fame. His career started with the San Diego Chargers in 1975 and ended with the San Francisco 49ers after the 1985 season. Dean was born in Arcadia, the seat of...

, Emmitt Thomas

Emmitt Thomas

Emmitt Earl Thomas is currently the secondary coach of the National Football League's Kansas City Chiefs. He is a former college and professional football player who played for the American Football League's Kansas City Chiefs from 1966 to 1969, and then for the Chiefs in the NFL from 1970 to 1978...

, Bruce Matthews, Rayfield Wright

Rayfield Wright

Larry Rayfield Wright is a former American football offensive tackle for the Dallas Cowboys of the National Football League and a member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame.-High school and college years:...

, and Elvin Bethea

Elvin Bethea

Elvin Lamont Bethea is a former American football defensive end who played his entire career with the Houston Oilers...

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Myers' paintings focus mostly on ranch life and western landscapes, with horses and cowboys figuring prominently in his subject matter. His paintings combine bold color with a Monet-like layering of color and texture that makes him unique in the western art genre.

Selected Museum Collections

Pro Football Hall of Fame

Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...

 – Canton, Ohio

Museo dei Bozetti – Pietrasanta

Pietrasanta

Pietrasanta is a town and comune on the coast of northern Tuscany in Italy, in the province of Lucca. Pietrasanta is part of Versilia, on the last foothills of the Apuan Alps, about 32 km north of Pisa...

, Italy

International Linguistic Center – Dallas, Texas

Bosque Conservatory of Fine Arts – Clifton, Texas

Nita Stewart Haley Memorial Library & J. Evetts Haley History Center-Midland, Texas

Selected Exhibitions

Panhandle-Plains Invitational Western Art Show – Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum

Panhandle-Plains Historical Museum is a history museum on the campus of West Texas A&M University in Canyon, Texas, U.S.A., a small city south of Amarillo. The museum's contents are owned and controlled by the Panhandle-Plains Historical Society, while West Texas A&M University and the Texas A&M...

 – Canyon, Texas 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008

Mountain Oyster Club Annual Contemporary Western Art Show – Tucson, Arizona 2004, 2005, 2006

“Memories In Bronze”, one-man exhibition, Clyde H. Wells Fine Arts Center Gallery, Tarleton State University – Stephenville, Texas

“Gallery Night Under the Stars”, Schaefer Art Bronze Foundry – Arlington, Texas

One-man Sculpture Exhibition, Soderberg/Stevenson Sculpture Gallery – Sedona, Arizona

Selected Awards

Voted "Best of the Hall of Fame" by Sports Illustrated for the bust of Bruce Matthews in the Pro Football Hall of Fame

Pro Football Hall of Fame

The Pro Football Hall of Fame is the hall of fame of professional football in the United States with an emphasis on the National Football League . It opened in Canton, Ohio, on September 7, 1963, with 17 charter inductees...

Conservatory Art Patrons Purchase Award and Silver Medal for oil painting- For oil painting "Tanner's Pride" at the 2005 Conservatory Art Classic, Clifton, Texas

Joyce and Eliot Liskin Foundation Award – 1994 Young Sculptors Award sponsored by National Sculpture Society

National Sculpture Society

Founded in 1893, the National Sculpture Society was the first organization of professional sculptors formed in the United States. The purpose of the organization was to promote the welfare of American sculptors, although its founding members included several renowned architects. The founding...

, New York

First Place Sculpture Award – For sculpture “Cuttin’ Loose” at 1995 “Strokes of Genius”, SAS Competition, Scottsdale, Arizona

James Boren Artist’s Choice Award for sculpture “Serenity” at 1993 8th Annual Bosque Conservatory of Fine Arts Competition