We caught up with the brilliant and insightful Britnee Scott a few weeks ago and have shared our conversation below.

Britnee, looking forward to hearing all of your stories today. I’m sure there have been days where the challenges of being an artist or creative force you to think about what it would be like to just have a regular job. When’s the last time you felt that way? Did you have any insights from the experience?

I am beyond happy about the progress that I have made as a visual artist. I believe that it’s not how you start it is how you finish. I have a full-time job, but my main goal is to work for myself. Art is a safe place and haven for me. When I am not feeling my best art fixes that. It takes and remove me away from the world issues, and problems, even though they are there I place them on a canvas in a happier form with a happy ending, in hope that things will turn around with a positive outcome.

There was once a time when I wasn’t painting, drawing, or creating at all and I recall those weren’t my best days but later on down the line when I begin to paint again, I started to feel that happy space. It was what I was missing from my life all along. From the day I picked the paint brush up again other things started to brighten up around me. I found my true purpose and how far I have come so I can’t stop nor give up now.

Britnee, before we move on to more of these sorts of questions, can you take some time to bring our readers up to speed on you and what you do?

My name is Britnee Scott also known as Brit.Dats. Hip. I am a 35-year-old self-taught visual contemporary artist from Washington DC whose been drawing and painting since the age of 7 years old. Growing up in SE, Washington, D.C. I have gained the experience of exploring different museums and libraries throughout my city that my parents and grandparents would take us to visit daily.

My vision is inspired by historical events, urban communities, and legendary people that have left a major impact positively throughout the world. I chose to present world peace, taking a stand, and advocate for change within the black culture, just as my ancestors did which is something that I feel the world is missing. As we face issues and discrimination from all different lifestyles, being discriminated against as an African American is one.

I push world peace each moment I can, especially through my art. Art is a great way to share a message and gain attention from every culture and change the dynamic of people throughout the world. This is a message that I want people to be aware of and my art is living proof.

Are there any books, videos or other content that you feel have meaningfully impacted your thinking?

Yes, there’s so many books that I read and believe in doing extensive research. When I go to museums I am always checking and looking to find out what else I can do to enhance my artistic abilities, such as techniques, other artists, things that will catapult you into the art world. It’s not easy being an artist, there’s many challenges you’ll face such as being denied opportunities, elbows thrown, and a bunch of NO’s but that shouldn’t stop you from learning and pushing to be better than you were. Being an artist is about growth. I find myself just collecting various books from everywhere and everyone each time I visit a museum or bookstore I have no favorite books though.

Is there mission driving your creative journey?

My goal as an artist is to be better than I was yesterday. Sometimes I go back and study old pieces that I’ve created and try and figure out what direction I was once going up until today. I try to tell a story through my work. Sometimes I can be random with a piece, but consistency is something I keep in mind if I want to advance. Competition isn’t a goal, advancing and communing with other artists is and remaining different in the process.

Contact Info:

• Instagram: www.instagram.com/art.is.brit

Image Credits
ReneeNeptune Photographer EddHan Artist HOMME Gallery