Old Farmer Roy Hawes

Old Farmer Roy Hawes sculpture.
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 the artist
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

http://www.sculpturebynathanscott.com

Details
Artwork type
Sculpture
Medium
Cold-cast Bronze, poly and vinyl ester resins
Dimensions
1.8m x 1.0 m
Site
Lochside Trail South of Royal Oak Drive, on the Trestle Bridge overlooking Blenkinsop Lake.
Artwork category
Civic Public Art
Community
Saanich
Date unveiled
March 17, 2001
Location
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