Technical accuracy and attention to detail are the strongest
characteristics of Scotty's style. The sharp contrasts and delicate
shading create in the viewer the same excitement that Scotty feels for
his trains. Scotty's works have been avidly collected ever since the
release of his first of the Southern Pacific caboose #1212 in 1987. His
works, including historic American railroads, short lines, narrow gauge
and modern diesel equipment, are available through The Train Stuff
Stores. During his travels Scotty frequently spends time at
trackside photographing equipment and adding to his photo collection
which is the basis for his drawings.
Each original piece of artwork is painstakingly created using pen and
ink. Working under a magnifying glass, Scotty uses a very fine pointed
technical drawing pen and a process called pointillism. This involves
many thousands of dots of ink and no lines to complete a drawing. Each
drawing is carefully reproduced on high quality, acid neutral paper by
lithographic printing process, then embossed with Scotty's signature.
