Ian Scott Massie’s journey as an artist began during his student days, when he first picked up a paintbrush and started to explore the world through oils and screen prints. As time passed, his creative path led him through pen and ink, then acrylics — but it was in watercolour that he found his true voice.
From the very beginning, Ian has been drawn to the spirit of the landscape — not just how it looks, but how it feels. He paints places as if they were people, capturing their moods, their stories, and their ever-shifting personalities shaped by light, weather, and time. Each work is an attempt to listen to what a place has to say — and then translate it into colour and form.
His art echoes the influence of the British Romantic School of the 1930s, especially the work of Paul Nash and John Piper. Like them, Ian seeks the poetry in place — a quality that gives his paintings a timeless resonance. It’s no surprise that his work feels at home in posters that recall the golden age of travel, when art invited people to not just see a destination, but to feel its magic. You can find more about his work at www.ianscottmassie.com or www.mashamgallery.co.uk
