Work samples

  • Halloween in HdG.jpg
    Halloween in HdG.jpg
    "Halloween in Havre de Grace" I originally inteded to do this as a plein air painting, during the October First Friday Celebration in Havre de Grace, MD, but as I began, the weather turned bad, and I packed up my equipment for the day. When I arrived back home, I decided to change it to a studio painting, and I switched to using a pallet knife.
  • On the Hunt (After a Light Snow).jpg
    On the Hunt (After a Light Snow).jpg
    "On the Hunt (After a Light Snow)" This is a 24" x 30" acrylic painting on stretched canvas, and done with a pallet knife for everything except the fox (on which I used a brush). The setting is along a stretch of Deer Creek, inside Rocks State Park.
  • Restoration at the Liriodendron.jpg
    Restoration at the Liriodendron.jpg
    "Liriodendron Restoration" (This is an 11" x 14" acrylics on permanent display at The Liriodendron, in Bel Air, MD.)
  • Weighing Blueberries in the Barn at Rigdon Farms.jpg
    Weighing Blueberries in the Barn at Rigdon Farms.jpg
    "Weighing Blueberries in the Barn at Rigdon Farms" (This is a painting of two of my granddaughters at a "Pick-Your-Own" Blueberry Orchard.)

About Scott

Harford County
I am a Maryland artist, using acrylics to capture a variety of subjects - landscapes, figurative and portraiture,  plein air and studio works, and also humorous paintings.     

For years, one of my hobbies was the painting of small portraits of people, pets, and animals on glass Christmas Balls.  Seven years ago, a co-worker had a brand new baby and I painted the baby's portrait on a ball and gave it to her as a gift.  The next thing I knew, I started getting requests from other… more

Humorous paintings

This series of paintings was inspired by the horror/monster movies that were shown on the local tv stations every Saturday night, when I was a kid growing up in rural Western Maryland. 

Mostly, they were the classic Universal Moster movies of the 30's - 60's.  Of course, as a kid, I loved them.  Now I can put my own spin on them.

  • Their Romantic Hike Is About to Be Interrupted By the Angry Villagers From Last Night
    Their Romantic Hike Is About to Be Interrupted By the Angry Villagers From Last Night
    This is a humorous painting showing the Frankenstein Monster and his bride, as they are enjoying a romantic hike in Rocks State Park. This is an actual depiction of the path up to The King and Queens Seats, a notable rock formation in Harford County Maryland. Note the faces of other famous movie monsters - Wolfman, Dracula and The Creature From The Black Lagoon - in the trees, and bushes of the forest.
  • The Creature From the Black Lagoon Watches Vikings Launch at the Lapidum Boat Ramp on the Susquehanna.jpg
    The Creature From the Black Lagoon Watches Vikings Launch at the Lapidum Boat Ramp on the Susquehanna.jpg
    The title of this painting pretty much describes it..."The Creature From The Black Lagoon Watches Vikings Launch at the Lapidum Boat Ramp on the Susquehanna".
  • The Creature From The Black Lagoon Goes Waterskiing at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.jpg
    The Creature From The Black Lagoon Goes Waterskiing at the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.jpg
    I was asked about what were those things flying in the sky? My answer...Squid. This is an 11" x 14" acrylics on canvas board.
  • The Blob Has Become A Regular At The Gym.jpg
    The Blob Has Become A Regular At The Gym.jpg
    16" x 20" acrylics on stretched canvas, depicting famous movie monsers taking advantage of their gym memberships
  • It's Hard to Outrun The Mummy When You Walk Like An Egyptian - revised.jpg
    It's Hard to Outrun The Mummy When You Walk Like An Egyptian - revised.jpg
    This is a 16" x 20" acrylics on stretched canvas, inspired by Mummy movies and The Bangles song that was a hit in the 1980's. This painting was juried into the 8th Annual Exhibition held by the Oxford Art Alliance in October of 2022.
  • The Moment When Dierdre Realized That Her Perfect Date Was a Vampire.jpg
    The Moment When Dierdre Realized That Her Perfect Date Was a Vampire.jpg
    This painting is a nod to a renouned painting by Edouard Manet titled "A Bar at the Folies-Bergere", painted in 1882. To find the humor in my painting, first- you'll need to be up-to-date with your vampire lore, and secondly - you'll need to compare the two paintings pretty closely. (Hint: Dierdre is wearing the green dress - and a surprised expression.)

Portraits

These are portrait/figurative paintings of subjects engaged in various activities.
  • LOVE.jpg
    LOVE.jpg
    This painting shows the moment that a horse and it's owner were reunited after a prolonged separtion, which nearly killed them both.
  • Backyard Relaxation.jpg
    Backyard Relaxation.jpg
    This is a painting of my friend's wife, enjoying some hammock time. It's an 11" x 14" acrylics on canvas board. Technically, it is a mixed media, since I used a white charcoal pencil for the ropes.
  • Dear Friend.jpg
    Dear Friend.jpg
    This was a commissioned portrait painted on a 16" x 20" wood panel. It was actually two seperate portraits - the first was of my customer's dear friend, and the other was specifically of his brown 2017 Mercedes Benz Cabriolet Coup. I had to do some research in order to find a good angle for the car to capture the lines accurately. The reflections, are from my own mind.
  • Reflecting Back To Autumns Past.jpg
    Reflecting Back To Autumns Past.jpg
    I worked from a 20 year-old reference photo to produce this 16" x 20" acrylic portrait painted on a wood panel.
  • Sadie - The Young Artist.jpg
    Sadie - The Young Artist.jpg
    My youngest granddaughter, Sadie, is a budding artist in her own right. This is a 16" x 20" showing her practicing her artwork.
  • Earning Her Ribbons.jpg
    Earning Her Ribbons.jpg
    My granddaught, Brea, is taking riding lessons and loves it! This is a 16" x 20" acrylics on stretched canvas, showing her putting in the work to earn her riding lessons.
  • Lilly Working on Her Crochet Project.jpg
    Lilly Working on Her Crochet Project.jpg
    "Lilly Concentrating on Her Crochet Project", is a 16" x 20" acrylics on stretched canvas, and is a portrait of my Granddaughter.
  • Anniversary Celebration.jpg
    Anniversary Celebration.jpg
    My friend Rodney commisioned me to produce this 30" x 40" painting, titled "Anniversary Celebration."
  • Childhood Friends.jpg
    Childhood Friends.jpg
    This 11" x 14" depicts kids who have known each other since they were babies.
  • Self portrait - After My Workout.jpg
    Self portrait - After My Workout.jpg
    This is the first self-portrait I've ever done. I'll turn it into an annual practice. It's an 11" x 14".

Plein Air and Nocturnes

These plein air and nocturne paintings were all painted in the Baltimore-Annapolis area of Central MD.    For convenience, and consistancy, I have settled on using 11" x 14" primed canvas board, with acrylic paints for most of my plein air paintings.
  • Havre de Grace, MD Nocturne.jpg
    Havre de Grace, MD Nocturne.jpg
    I created this painting during the Harford Plein Air Nocturne paint-out held in September of 2022.
  • Waiting For Daybreak, Listening For The First Gobble.jpg
    Waiting For Daybreak, Listening For The First Gobble.jpg
    My goal with this painting was to capture that magical pre-dawn light that we oudoor enthusiasts so love. There is a point EVERY morning, at which you can clearly see things, but there isn't enough light to actually see colors. Everything appears as shades of gray. As an outdoorsman, I've witnessed that light many times. This past Spring, after a beautiful morning spent turkey hunting, I resolved to render the experience on canvas. So, I painted this from my memory of the scene, on a 16" x 20" stretched canvas.
  • The Black Box.jpg
    The Black Box.jpg
    I created this during the Harford Plein Air open paint-out competition held in September of 2022, earning an "Honorable Mention". I didn't realize it at the time, but the building functions as a Harford Co. Gov't office building, affectionately known as "The Black Box."
  • View From The City Dock - Annapolis, MD.jpg
    View From The City Dock - Annapolis, MD.jpg
    This was painted on location at the Annapolis waterfront in June 0f 2022. I happened to be in Annapolis that day, because I had some portrait paintings exhibited by the MD Portrait Painters Assoc at the gallery in Quiet Waters Park wich is nearby.
  • Late-Summer at the Liriodendron.jpg
    Late-Summer at the Liriodendron.jpg
    The Liriodendron is a popular art showcase and events venue located in Bel Air, MD.
  • Liriodendron in the Morning.jpg
    Liriodendron in the Morning.jpg
    Although I missed the official entry for the 2022 Harford Plein Air competition, I still took part in their open paint-outs...one of which was held at The Liriodendron.
  • Susquehanna Lockhouse Museum looking Down Stream.jpg
    Susquehanna Lockhouse Museum looking Down Stream.jpg
    The Lock House Museum in Havre de Grace, MD, hosted a plein air competition for a spot on their 2023 fund raising calender. My submission was selected for the month of June, and the painting was then purchased during the Lock House Museum's Annual Christmas Boutique.
  • K & Q Seats (Rocks State Park).jpg
    K & Q Seats (Rocks State Park).jpg
    The King and Queen Seats is a notable rock outcrop located in Rocks State Park, Harford Co, MD.
  • The Back Yard .jpg
    The Back Yard .jpg
    This depicts a setting in rural Churchville, MD.
  • Sandy Point St Park.jpg
    Sandy Point St Park.jpg
    This is a plein air painting that I created while visiting Sandy Point State Park, near Annapolis, MD. There is a beautiful beach, with an impressive view of the Chesapeake Bay Bridge.

Landscape Paintings

I created these paintings in my studio, using my own set of reference photos, or in some cases, straight from my memories.
  • Sunset over Fallston.jpg
    Sunset over Fallston.jpg
    This depicts a farm in Harford Co, MD.
  • Hanging out at the Firepit.jpg
    Hanging out at the Firepit.jpg
    Hanging Out at the Fire Pit is an 11" x 14" nocturne painted in-studio.
  • Northbound at Sunset.jpg
    Northbound at Sunset.jpg
    This was an exercise in aerial and linear perspective of a setting on the north-side of Bel Air, MD.
  • Treasure Hunters (1).jpg
    Treasure Hunters (1).jpg
    These fellows were using metal detectors to search for artifacts in a Harford Co. field.
  • Scene Better Days.jpg
    Scene Better Days.jpg
    I used a pallet knife to depict this scene near the Mason-Dixon Line. It's on a 10" x 20" stretched canvas.
  • Sidling Hill Turkeys.jpg
    Sidling Hill Turkeys.jpg
    During a scouting trip for turkeys in Western MD, I came upon an old abandoned car. I can guarantee that turkeys like to hang out there. This was on a 16" x 20" stretched canvas.
  • Morning Grouse Hunt.jpg
    Morning Grouse Hunt.jpg
    This depicts an early morning in Green Ridge State Forest (Allegany Co, MD) as a friend and I were about to start a hunt for ruffed grouse, an upland gamebird. It's on a 16" x 20" stretched canvas.
  • Windswept.jpg
    Windswept.jpg
    It was way too cold and windy to try a plein air painting on this day in Harford Co, MD. I created this in the warmth of my studio.
  • Planting is Time is Just Around The Corner.jpg
    Planting is Time is Just Around The Corner.jpg
    This is painted on an 8" x 10" canvas, showing Harford County farm land after a late-season dusting of snow.
  • Autumn Ferns Fading.jpg
    Autumn Ferns Fading.jpg
    This painting depicts a cluster of ferns as they prepare to winter-over.

Maryland State Parks

These paintings all depict scenes within the wonderful Maryland State Parks .
  • Jericho Coverd Bridge.jpg
    Jericho Coverd Bridge.jpg
    This 11' X 14" painting depicts the Jericho Covered Bridge over Little Gunpowder Falls at Jerusalem Mill (Gunpowder Falls State Park)
  • A Shady Spot for a Picnic.jpg
    A Shady Spot for a Picnic.jpg
    This 11" x14" depicts a family getting ready to set-up for a picnic at the Hammerman Area of Gunpowder Falls State Park.
  • Deer Creek Converging With The Susquehanna River.jpg
    Deer Creek Converging With The Susquehanna River.jpg
    This 16" x 20" stretched canvas depicts Deer Creek where is joins the Susquehanna River in the Susquehanna State Park.
  • A Natural Attraction.jpg
    A Natural Attraction.jpg
    This 11" x 14" depicts people climbing around on the King and Queens Seats (Rocks State Park).
  • Natural Air Conditioning.jpg
    Natural Air Conditioning.jpg
    This 16" x 20" depicts a family on a hot summer day, using inner tubes to take an enjoyable float-trip down Deer Creek (in Rocks State Park).
  • The Great Cicada Invasion of 2021.jpg
    The Great Cicada Invasion of 2021.jpg
    This 11" x 14" acrylics depicts the cicada emergence of 2021 as it ocurred in Rocks State Park.
  • At The Brink of Muddy Creek Falls.jpg
    At The Brink of Muddy Creek Falls.jpg
    This is a 11" x 14" acrylics painted plein air, in Swallow Falls State Park.
  • Sunrise and Mist at Deep Creek St Pk.jpg
    Sunrise and Mist at Deep Creek St Pk.jpg
    This 16" x 20" acrylics depicts an early mornng sunrise, backlighting mist that was rising off of Deep Creek Lake (Deep Creek State Park)
  • A Week Or So Away From Peak.jpg
    A Week Or So Away From Peak.jpg
    This 11" x 14" acrylics depicts autumn foliage in Rocks State Park.
  • Swallow Falls Plein-aire.jpg
    Swallow Falls Plein-aire.jpg
    This 11" x 14" was painted plein air, and depicts Swllow Falls on the Youghiogheny River in Garrett County, MD (Swallow Falls State Park)

Pets and Animals

These are all acrylic paintings of pets and animals, many of which were done on a commissioned basis.  Alhough, I do get a kick out of animals. 
  • Doggone Gauntlet_.jpg
    Doggone Gauntlet_.jpg
    5 dogs living in a town house...
  • Dog in His Basket.jpg
    Dog in His Basket.jpg
    This is an 8" x 8".
  • Andy's Favorite Cow and It's Buddies.jpeg
    Andy's Favorite Cow and It's Buddies.jpeg
    This was an 11" x 14".
  • Bama.jpg
    Bama.jpg
    This was an 8" x 8" actrylics
  • Jack.jpg
    Jack.jpg
    This is an 8" x 8"
  • Maggie.jpg
    Maggie.jpg
    This is a memorial portrait on an 8" x 8" canvas board.

Portraits on Christmas Balls

I use acrylic craft paints to render portraits directly onto glass Christmas balls.
  • The Smith Family Christmas Balls.jpg
    The Smith Family Christmas Balls.jpg
    A lot of the Christmas Ball portraits that I paint are actually memorializing my customer's loved ones who have passed. The people depicted on the bottom 3 balls have all passed.
  • PXL_20221207_004538650.jpg
    PXL_20221207_004538650.jpg
    My friend Mary wanted me to paint 3 portraits of her father onto glass Christmas balls, to gift to her siblings.
  • 4 cat Christmas Balls.jpg
    4 cat Christmas Balls.jpg
    Four different cats for four different people
  • 4 dog Christmas Balls.jpg
    4 dog Christmas Balls.jpg
    4 dogs for 3 different people
  • Targaryen on 6 Christmas Balls.jpg
    Targaryen on 6 Christmas Balls.jpg
    Another friend wanted six Christmas ball portraits of his dog, Targaryen, to hang on his tree.