The estate of Scott Hutchison will release Living In Colour: The Art Of Scott Hutchison

01 June 2023, 11:58 | Written by Tyler Damara Kelly

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The family of the late Scott Hutchison are releasing Living In Colour: The Art Of Scott Hutchison, a book of illustrations and artworks from the former lyricist, vocalist and songwriter of Frightened Rabbit.

The collection follows the 2021 release of The Work, which brought together Scott’s hand-written lyrics and accompanying artwork across the career of Frightened Rabbit.

The limited hardback edition presents Hutchison's illustrations, ranging from his time as a student at the Glasgow School Of Art, through the birth and rise of Frightened Rabbit, a selection of his book illustrations for various poet friends, and everything in between. The majority of illustrations, a huge swathe of which are unpublished, were provided by Scott’s family and friends. The book also contains selected artwork that was contributed by fans.

After finding a lot of joy and positivity in putting together a book of Scott’s lyrics, we always felt there was room for a companion project of Scott’s visual art that could go alongside it. Living In Colour: The Art of Scott Hutchison will be released on 13th July 2023. pic.twitter.com/rcJ1r6QLcj
— Frightened Rabbit (@FRabbits) June 1, 2023

Grant Hutchison, Scott’s brother and drummer of Frightened Rabbit, says: “After finding a lot of joy and positivity in putting together a book of Scott’s lyrics we always felt there was room for a companion project of Scott’s visual art that could go alongside it. Before Scott wrote music he was already an incredible illustrator and artist. This carried on alongside the band as he worked with Dave Thomas on creating artwork for all FR releases. Having seen his artwork from the very beginning I’ve always thought it should be shared with more people. I think it shows another side to his creativity and just shows off how annoyingly talented he was (I can say that as his brother!)."

Thomas adds: "I was lucky enough to have the opportunity to work alongside Scott on the artwork for many Frightened Rabbit releases over the years. We spoke on many occasions about being able to put together a book featuring his illustrations and artwork outside of what he did for the band, so it has been amazing to be able to bring some of those ideas into being in this book."

Living In Colour: The Art Of Scott Hutchison is due for release on 13 July, published by Faber Music, and is available to pre-order now at frightenedrabbit.com. Readers are advised that the book includes content about topics that some may find upsetting, including references to suicide.