EMMIE BOESE
Hutch Post
HUTCHINSON, Kan. — A recently finished mural appeared on Avenue A and Lorraine in Hutchinson last week.
"I think I did it like at the perfect place, perfect time type of thing," Scott said. "Like I was painting and there was literally like thunderstorms behind me painting a thunderstorm which was kind of cool."
According to his website, Brady Scott is a multi-faceted artist based out of the Midwest. Several of his murals are found across town on the side of businesses, the Hutchinson Zoo and in the basement of Hutchinson Regional Medical Center.
His most recent mural at Avenue A and Lorraine is on the building of the Hardcore Fab shop, owned by Anthony and Julie Brawner. Scott knows the Brawners from working together with Anthony on airbrush jobs for hot rod restorations and different projects.
"We kind of shot back and forth different ideas and you know it had been and it still is kind of storm season in Kansas with the lightning and the tornadoes and all that stuff," Scott said. "Yeah, I was kind of looking for a chance to do that type of mural and that kind of imagery and it seemed like the perfect spot."
Scott said the Brawners’ bought the building for Hardcore Fab a few years ago and have been restoring what used to be an old mill.
"They have been doing that inside there, at Hardcore Fab for two years but nobody can tell," Scott said. "The outside looked exactly the same so they wanted to do something to make a difference."
Scott has been painting and drawing for many years. He worked at Luminous Neon Art and Sign Systems in Hutchinson for 14 years. His first mural in town came in 2014 on Avenue D and Main St.
He was raised on a ranch in Arizona and Kansas. Scott said he draws inspiration for his murals through close encounters with nature.
"That's one thing I love about Kansas is all of the wildlife and you can drive 10 minutes in any direction in Hutchinson and you are seeing the prairie and all the birds and the flora and the fauna and I like to bring that into an urban environment and again I think that reminds you that, whoa, we are alive and we are a part of this ecosystem," Scott said. "Any chance that I get to kind of infuse my murals with that, I really go for that."
He has also painted murals in Wichita, Salina, Oklahoma City and other locations as well.
“Sometimes seeing a painting can really wake you up and hey, whoa, I'm a part of this life,” Scott said. “I'm alive and it's not just about your bills and your Facebook messages. You know, all that junk that we have in modern life and hopefully, you know, you get a new tattoo, you feel that everyday. You see it. You drive by a cool mural on your way to work and hopefully that can do that."
Scott is also a full time tattoo artist at Redemption Ink Tattoo located at 323 N. Main in downtown Hutchinson.
More photos of his work are available at bscottart.com or on his Instagram page.
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