A native Californian, Scott was born in Santa Monica in 1952.

He started his career as a commercial artist in 1971. It was during this time that he developed the “Family of Ree” characters. In 1978 Scott began exhibiting in an art gallery in Laguna Beach, CA where he sold paintings of the “Family of Ree” characters. These were so popular, that at the urging of his numerous collectors, Scott wrote and illustrated a series of six books about the Planet of Ree and its unique inhabitants. The first book, “The Family of Ree” was published in 1985 and is now in its fifth edition.

In addition to the “Family of Ree” series of books, Scott has written and illustrated two other series, “The Kuekumber Kids” and “Adventures of Dinosaur Dog”. He is currently working on the seventh book in “The Family of Ree” series titled “Trees Tell the Funniest Stories”.

Since publishing his first book, Scott has toured schools in the West US and has spoken to 300,000 students and over 10000 teachers, delivering his “Education Through Imagination” workshops.

Scott resides in Georgetown, Texas with his wife of 30 years, Susie, and their two Chow-Chow dogs, Winnie and Pooh Bear.