Old Farmer Roy Hawes

by Nathan Scott
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Description

Life-sized cold-cast figure of retired Roy Hawes, long-time farmer in the Blenkinsop Valley. Sculpture is site-specific and serves as a tribute to early settlers of Blenkinsop Valley.

About Nathan Scott

Dates
Victoria, BC, Canada, September. 17, 1969
Biography

Nathan Scott is a self-taught artist with no formal training.

Within six months of the beginning of his sculpting career, he was given his first public commission by the Township of Sidney on Vancouver Island.

Since that time, Scott has completed many public commissions, adorning streets, memorials, trestles and parks from Victoria to Prince George. Between public commissions, he completed private commissions. He has exhibited in Victoria, Vancouver, Toronto, San Francisco and Colorado.

Resume
Self-taught
Website

Details

Artwork Type
Sculpture
Medium
Cold-cast Bronze, poly and vinyl ester resins
Dimensions
1.8m x 1.0 m
Unveiled Date
3/17/2001
Reference Number
3
Site
Lochside Trail South of Royal Oak Drive, on the Trestle Bridge overlooking Blenkinsop Lake.
Artwork Category
Civic Public Art
Artwork Selection Process
Civic: Invitational / Commissioned
Location
Saanich > Blenkinsop