Scott Fisk, a professional hot rod illustrator from central Vermont, owns and operates an illustration studio called Studio 669. From this studio, Scott launched www.CAR-TOONER.com, exploiting his unique style of automotive illustration.

Scott says that he started drawing cars in 7th grade science class; he remembers this, because he got into trouble, as a result of his doodling. He was only 14-years-old when he picked up airbrushing, after attending his first-ever motorcycle show.

“The flame jobs really turned me on,” he explains.

Scott pursued his passion for art and graduated from Boston’s Butera School of Art, in 1992. He has been a sign pro/mural artist ever since.  Yet, it’s Scott’s pencil and ink skills that keep him in demand. Scott says that only five percent of his work is in the sign business, today; the other 95 percent is illustration work. And, does he have his work cut out for him…

Scott does his illustrations totally from his left fingertips, unassisted by computers, giving him an “Old School” quality that makes him a rare commodity. For this reason, he is highly sought after in the “Kulture Scene” for his dynamic approach. He draws for several Kulture clothing companies, as well as freelance work for individual clients—and, all along, he maintains his “in your face” style for which 669 is known to produce.

Scott stems his style from a new breed of illustrators, where “old” is “new.”

“There was a time when everything fell off of finger tips, and not keyboards,” says Scott. “I do it the way it used to be done. As time goes on, there will be less of ‘us,’ and I really dig those odds! There will come a time when there will be 5000 graphic designers out there to one ol’ skool artist.  Yup, I like them odds a lot. I like having nothing to hide behind except the swipes of my prismacolors. Yet, when I need that ‘assistance,’ I have a designer that I totally trust to assist me.”

Scott also does his best to stay uninfluenced by other artists by maintaining his own style and direction.

“I don’t want to look like everyone else; I want to look like Scott Fisk from 669 in Vermont,” he explains.

However, there are some artists that Scott “really digs.”

“I think that Max Grundy and Lance Sorchick are pretty incredible artists,” he says.  “They are so dynamic and raw! Everything they do has punch to it.”

Studio 669 is ever-changing and constantly evolving.

“As artists, we are to evolve,” says Scott. “That’s our mission. Our ‘genetic’ characteristic. We never settle for the same everyday. That’s why we are artists.”

Scott’s illustrations have been featured in such syndicates as: Ol' Skool Rodz, Rodder’s Digest, Car Kulture Deluxe, Smokin Shutdown (Berlin, Germany), Hometown Hot Rod, Kustoms Illustrated, Streetlow, Hot Rods Illustrated, Renegade Biker, Speed Machines, LAID, Ultimate Air-Cooled, Goodguys Rod & Custom and Right Coast Association.

He is also a feature journalist and covers Northeast car events for Ol’ Skool Rodz and Car Kulture Deluxe.

Scott picked up the reporting gigs when he met some folks from Koolhouse Publishing, while perusing a car show in California.  He says that he goes to anywhere from 20 to 30 shows, each year—most of them local to him, in the Northeast.

“We have a Kulture, here. And, I’m proud of it,” says Scott.

Despite the fact that much of his focus is on the “Kulture Scene” in the Northeast, Scott does have plans to visit the West Coast, when attending the Grand National Roadster Show in Pomona, Calif. and the Sacramento Autorama, in 2009.  He says that as both an artist and an owner of a 1964 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88, he enjoys going to shows. Scott says that he is always learning something new, while at hot rod and custom car events. He also loves the camaraderie amongst the show-goers.

While at such events, Scott also takes time to work on some “show style sketches”—simple pencil renderings that he produces live at the shows.  Scott says that he finds great joy in creating personalized pieces of artwork for collector car enthusiasts, because he knows how important their cars are to them.

And, although he does some work at the shows he visits, most of Scott’s work is created in his studio that is conveniently located in his house. He says that his favorite aspect of his job is working from his home.  As a single parent, Scott loves being at home when his son gets off the bus after school, excitedly inquiring: “Daddy… What’d you smash out today?”

“I believe that I was put here to do this,” says Scott. “I do what I love!”

Visit Scott’s site, today, and click all of the buttons! There are plenty of nifty choices, from limited edition sample prints and shirts, all the way to a custom and “affordable” hand drawn illustration just for you!  Scott stresses that his work is affordable—“Art is for everyone. I draw for real people.”

Check out Scott’s flow at www.CAR-TOONER.com.

Story by: Becky McLaughlin

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