Scott McLachlan

A Scotland-based artist with a professional background in industrial design and computer graphics animation. His transition into fine art reflects a long-standing fascination with storytelling, colour, and atmosphere. Strongly influenced by Impressionism and contemporary figurative painting, Scott’s oil works are characterised by expressive brushwork, layered textures, and a cinematic use of light. This combination of technical discipline and artistic sensitivity results in works that feel both timeless and modern, appealing to collectors who value depth, craftsmanship, and emotional resonance.
Scott blends technical expertise with an artist's intuition to create evocative, atmospheric paintings that invite viewers to linger and connect on a deeper level...the conclusion of the 'story' left to the viewer's imagination.

Artistic background

I’m a Scotland-based artist with a background in industrial design and computer graphics animation. Over time, painting has become a way for me to explore atmosphere, memories, characters and machines... to create visual stories that unfold in light and shadow.

Much of my work centers on moments that feel half-remembered — a road after rain, a figure moving through mist, the soft glow of headlights in the distance. I’m drawn to the spaces between clarity and obscurity, where detail gives way to suggestion and the imagination takes over.

My process is slow and layered, allowing light, texture, and tone to find their balance. I’m influenced by Impressionism and contemporary figurative painting, but my focus is less on likeness and more on mood...on how a scene feels rather than how it looks.

In the end, I hope the paintings speak quietly, inviting the viewer to pause and find something of their own story within them. I like to think of them as open-ended narratives: the conclusion of the story belongs to the viewer :)