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About Scott

Baltimore City

With my "2 by 2" watercolor series of couple’s portraits my intent is to project the power of the individuals and the strength of the pair. The subject matter is the human self: how we see each other and how we want to be seen. Each painting began by observing pairs of people usually in public places. I look for something rather unique and distinguishing about them. Invariably my paintings highlight the inner strength and integrity of my subjects.

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LIFE SAVERS SUITE

LIFE SAVERS SUITE

LIFE SAVERS, watercolors, 2015 & 2016.
FF HELMET

FF HELMET, watercolor, 2016, image 26 1/4" x 15 1/2"
FF TANK

FF TANK, watercolor, 2016, image 26 3/4" x 18 1/2"
FF CPR

FF CPR, watercolor, 2015, image 29" x 16 1/4"
FF HOSE

FF HOSE, watercolor, 2016, image 23" x 20 1/2"
FF JAWS

FF JAWS, watercolor, 2016, image 24 1/2" x 21 1/2"

BABES IN ARMS

In the beginning: From tabula rosa to

BABES IN ARMS

BABES IN ARMS, watercolors, 2014 & 2015, combined paper dimensions: about 6' x 7'
ABoy

ABoy, watercolor, 2014, image 27 1/2" x 16"
HBoyButt

HBoyButt, watercolor, 2014, image 28" x 16 1/2"
BBoyButt

BBoyButt, watercolor, 2014, image 25 3/4" x 21 1/2"
WBoy

WBoy, watercolor, 2014, 26 1/2" x 13 1/2"
BGirl

BGirl, watercolor, 2015, image 25 1/4" x 17 5/8"
WBoyButt

WBoyButt, watercolor, 2014, image 29" x 14 1/4"

FOOD

These paintings were part of my "Up In Arms" series of watercolor. They can be viewed on my website at: http://www.scottponemone.com/portfolio/up-in-arms-2/

FOOD

Eight watercolors, 2013-2015, assembled into an alternating protein/vegetable grid, measuring about 6.5' x 13'
CHARD

CHARD, watercolor, 2013, image 25 3/4" x 15 1/2"
MEAT:LAMB

MEAT:LAMB, watercolor, 2013, image 22 3/4" x 17 3/4"
RAISING EGGPLANT

RASING EGGPLANT, watercolor, 2013, image 24" x 15 7/8"
MEAT:PORK

MEAT:PORK, watercolor, 2013, image 20 1/4" x 19 1/2"
TASTES LIKE CHICKEN

TASTES LIKE CHICKEN, watercolor, 2014, image 26" x 19 1/2"
WARTY GOURDS

WARTY GOURDS, watercolor, 2015, image 28 1/4" x 15 3/4"
MEAT:GOAT

MEAT:GOAT, watercolor, 2015, 28" x 16 1/4"
RAISING CORN

RAISING CORN, watercolor, 2013, image 25 3/8" x 15 1/2"

PLASTIC

This a grouping of paintings from my "Up In Arms" series that ran from 2013 to 2017. They can be viewed on my website at: http://www.scottponemone.com/portfolio/up-in-arms-2/

PLASTIC
KW-FAKE II

KW-FAKE II, watercolor, 2013, image 30 7/8" x 18 1/4" This is one of the eight watercolors completed during a 2013 residency at the Studios of Key West (hence the KW designation).
SOFT CONE

SOFT CONE, watercolor, 2015, image 29 1/2" x 13 1/4"
TOOLBOX

TOOLBOX, watercolor, 2015, image 29 1/2" x 20 1/4"
TORSO

TORSO, watercolor, 2014, image 29" x 18 1/4"
ONE FOR THE ROAD

ONE FOR THE ROAD, watercolor, 2014, 26 1/4" x 16"
FF CPR.

FF CPR, watercolor, 2015, 29" x 16 1/4"

SCALES

I was thinking of this grouping as predators, but on second thought they have a more primitive commonality. They're all cold blooded and have scales.

SCALES

SCALES presents critters that share a like-mindedness: unapologic predation. This arrangement had a paper measurement of about 9' x 6'.
PYTHON FORE

PT}YTHON FORE, watercolor, 2016, image 21 1/2" x 44 1/2"
PYTTHON AFT

PYTHON AFT, watercolor, 2016, image 25 1/2" x 44 1/2"
KW-CAUGHT II

KW-CAUGHT II, watercolor, 2013, 21 1/2" x 23 1/4"
KW-CAUGHT III

KW-CAUGHT III, watercolor, 2014, image 29 1/4" x 9 7/8" This painting of a wahoo is also a product of my Key West residency.
KW-CAUGHT I

KW-CAUGHT I, watercolor, 2013, image 17" x 28" Another Key West image. This time a barracuda

TRIPLETS

For a December, 2015, exhibition at Jordan Faye Contemporary gallery in Baltimore I grouped UP IN ARMS paintings in rather random groups of three that I called triplets. This was done to see how certain juxtapositions created psychological associations. It was as if the combinations appeared by chance in the windows of a slot machine.