Welcome...
…to my UT Art Blog. This website covers most of my classes here at the University of Tampa. It contains a portfolio of my work since starting school a couple of years ago. Enjoy!
A bit about me: My name is Don Scott. I retired from the Air Force (26 years,...Read More »
COM 250
The Final Pappa Don Show - Christmas Day
Several weeks ago I decided to do a radio show honoring WUTT’s 66th year on the air. The radio station at University of Tampa began broadcasting in 1952, on Christmas day (as WUTZ, on the FM band). At the time, WUTZ was the most powerful college radio station...Read More »
Pappa Don Show 16 - Metal
My 16th show, in a class that’s only 16 weeks long. Needless to say, I put my foot in it, so to speak. This class, COM 250, Practicum In Broadcast Management, was more than I could have imagined it to be. Freedom to pursue all I could pursue. Sadly, I...Read More »
COM-250 Radio Show - 3 Dec
Our task this evening was for each of us to do a 30-minute block during our normal class time and critique each other. It was a fun class, I enjoyed hanging with everyone in our WUTT studio for the evening. Below is each show. I recorded everything and post-processed on...Read More »
The Pappa Don Show #15 - Scratchin' the Blues
My fifteenth and nearly final Pappa Don show on WUTT, I scratch the surface of the very deep Blues genre, focusing on Texas Blues, one of my favorites. This was a fun show, with a lot of hiccups (you may detect) – I found the gremlins from my last show...Read More »
The Pappa Don Show #14 - Kimi Returns!
Happy Thanksgiving! On this, my 14th show, I welcome Kimi Tortuga back to the studio. Kimi brought with her two BRAND NEW songs never before heard by anyone other than Kimi and her internal universe. I feel extremely honored to have been the first person (and you listeners were first)...Read More »
The Pappa Don Show #13 - Roots & Sprinkles
In this 13th installment of the Pappa Don Show on WUTT (Spartan Radio) I delve into the genre of basic rhythm & blues. This is an expansive genre, often blurring the lines between pop, funk and rock. I recently read an intriguing editorial on Facebook (I wish I could remember...Read More »
The Pappa Don Show #12 - KPop
In this show, I explore a musical genre I know absolutely nothing about. I had originally planned this show to be early blues, but my good friend John Lee appeared literally at 9pm the night...Read More »
The Pappa Don Show #11 - Electronica
This radio show culminates a hard day. I put together this playlist days earlier (thank goodness) – today turned out to be a glorious train-wreck with my car going into the shop causing me to miss work. But I did get to see dear friends later in the day, spend...Read More »
The Pappa Don Radio Show #10 - Progressive Rock
This radio show was literally spur of the moment. I really didn’t have a format rushing from Sculpture class tonight, but I thought about Tuesday in Sculpture, which triggered my lean towards Progressive Rock – on Tuesday I helped one of the students (with the professor) cast her whole head...Read More »
The Pappa Don Radio Show #9 - All About Ska
In this show, I explored the Ska music genre – one of my favorites, because many Ska bands are “anti-establishment” and have a rough-and-tumble attitude/sound about them. As many of you know, that appeals to me. Also tonight was fun because I had a particularly stressful “establishment” week and I...Read More »
The Pappa Don Radio Show #8
In this show, I welcomed the immensely talented and adorable Kimi Tortuga into the studio to help promote her talent in the local area. Kimi is amazing. She is world-traveled, mature, and grounded in her many pursuits. I sincerely hope that I can get her back into the studio...Read More »
The Pappa Don Radio Show #7
My second RECORDED Pappa Don Show – doing it live every Thursday night from 8-10 pm. You can listen in over the ‘net with this link from the “Tune In” web site and mobile app: WUTT.
In this show I celebrate the mega-hits of the 1980’s, with a phone-in from...Read More »
The Pappa Don Radio Show #5
This is my first RECORDED Pappa Don Show – doing it live every Thursday night from 8-10 pm. You can listen in over the ‘net with this link from the “Tune In” web site and mobile app: WUTT
I think you should also be able to listen to my first...Read More »
COM 381 P
Assignment 5 - Cinemagraphs...
I never knew what a Cinemagraph was until I took this class. After which, I immediately updated this website with a cool background cinemagraph I found online. But I did have to make my own. On a particularly bright Saturday I headed downtown and came across the play fountains at...Read More »
Assignment 4 - artist response...
Along the way I got really interested in macro photography. I had always wanted to know how those intricate close-up photos were taken, and this assignment gave me the excuse to dive right in. I learned about a beautiful technique in photography known as “focus stacking” – similar to HDR...Read More »
Assignment 3 - Composites...
This assignment really made me stretch out, and I totally loved trying to get a vision in my head onto a canvas. This made me want to do composites forever. The pieces of this work were photographed at the Tampa Club, in their wine locker. Further, the “centerpiece” was shot...Read More »
Assignment 2 - Portraiture...
My second assignment, portraits capturing the essence of people, focusing on lighting technique. Along with Morgaine, I asked two other favorite people, Dr. Susan Hochman and Ms. Ridie Chapman to play along.
Shutter Speed...
My first assignment for COM 381 – an exercise in shutter speed. Morgaine soldiered up again and provided me subject matter for a quick photo shoot at Brandon Mall in front of their carousel. Morgaine also got an impromptu greet and hug from a young girl who just wanted to...Read More »
Intro - Digital Imaging - COM 381
Here we go! I was most excited to take this Digital Imaging class – I didn’t really know exactly what it was about because it had a very generic class description when I was selecting classes for my schedule…I took a gamble and it’s going to pay off, I think!
This...Read More »