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.
When I recreate the couples as… more
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2020 Pandemic summer
The series "Pandemic Pairs" can be found on my website at: http://www.scottponemone.com/portfolio/pandemic-pairs/
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Michael & Josh"Michael & Josh," watercolor, 11 Sept. 2020, paper 40" x 26", image 32 3/4" x 19 1/2" At the skateboard park masks were scarce. These guys didn't have any to put on.
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Michael & Josh (detail)
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Mike, Donna & Henry"Mike, Donna & Henry," watercolor, 23 June 2020, paper 40" x 26", image 32 1/2" x 18 1/2" Mike and Donna with their shepherd Henry are part of the security team at Mercy Medical Center.
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Mike & Donna (detail)
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Nakia & Simone"Nakia & Simone," watercolor, 6 July 2020, paper 40" x 26", image 31 3/4" x 22 7/8" Nakia & Simone are both Covid testers in Baltimore.
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Nakia & Simone (detail)
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Jan & Dan"Jn & Dan," watercolor, 7 Aug. 2020, paper 40" x 26", image 32 1/8" x 16 1/4"
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Dan & Jan (detail)
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Kee & Kay"Kee & Kay," watercolor, 24 Aug. 2020, paper 40" x 26", image 33" x 16 1/4"
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Kee & Kay (detail)
Beginning of "Pandemic Pairs"
Once I became comfortable wearing a mask in April 2020, I began a variation on the "2 by 2" series that I call "Pandemic Pairs." I wanted to reflect how the world abruptly changed after folks took the crisis seriously in Baltimore. I still asked people to stare at my iPhone and not to smile because a smile shows up in the eyes, not just the mouth.
This sereies can be found at my website at: http://www.scottponemone.com/portfolio/pandemic-pairs/
This sereies can be found at my website at: http://www.scottponemone.com/portfolio/pandemic-pairs/
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Brandi & Sarma (detail)
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M & P"M & P," watercolor, 1 May 2020, paper 40" x 26", image 32 3/4" x 18 1/4" "M & P" was my first COVID-era watercolor and initiated the ongoing series of paintings that I call "Pandemic Pairs."
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M & P (detail)
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Nell & Terry"Nell & Terry," watercolor, 11 May 2020, paper 40" x 26", image 33" x 21"
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Nell & Terry (detail)
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Randolph & Andre"Randolph & Andre," watercolor, 22 May 2020, paper 40" x 26", image 32 3/8" x 21 1/4"
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Randolph & Andre (detail)
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Brandi & Sarma"Brandi & Sarma," watercolor, 31 May 2020, paper 40" x 26", image 33" x 18" These women, both RNs, are part of the Covid team at Mercy Medical center.
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Wanda & Rudy"Wanda & Rudy," watercolor, 8 June 2020, paper 40" x 26", image 32 1/2" x 21 1/2" Wanda and Rudy sell organic vegetables.
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Wanda & Rudy (detail)
"2 by 2"paintings before the Pandemic
These "2 by 2" paintings were completed between October 2019 and April 2020. A complete portfolio of the series can be found at: http://www.scottponemone.com/portfolio/stand-ups/
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Annamarie & Dan"Annamarie & Dan," watercolor, 3 April 2020, paper 40" x 26", image 32" x 16"
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Annamarie & Dan (detail)
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Craig & Sonya copy.jpeg"Craig & Sonya," watercolor, 16 Oct./ 2019, paper 40" x 26", image 33" x 17"
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Alex & Sammy"Alex & Sammy," watercolor, 22 April 2020, paper 40" x 26", image 32 1/4" x 18 1/2"
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Alex & Sammy (detail)
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Mathilda & Theodore.jpeg"Mathilda & Theodore," watercolor, 19 Jan. 2020, paper 40" x 26", image 31 3/4" x 20 1/2'
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Mathilda & Theodore (detail)
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Alex & Lawreance.jpeg"Alex & Lawrence," watercolor, 24 Nov. 2019, image 32" x 19 1/2" (Father & Son)
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Amina & Deshod.jpeg"Amina & Deshod," watercolor, 10 Dec. 2019, image 31 3/4" x 16 3/4"
"2 by 2" paintings through September 2019
More from my series of watercolor double portraits: from April 2019 to September 2019. Omitted are four paintings done in Tetuoan, Morocco, during an artist residency at Green Olive Arts. The complete series paintings can be found at: http://www.scottponemone.com/sidewalk-studio-deja-vu/
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Sierra & Arabella.jpeg"Sierra & Arabella," watercolor, 22 April 2019, image 33" x 16 3/4" (mother & daughter)
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Dan & Terry.jpeg"Dan & Terry," watercolor, 6 May 2019, image 33" x 19"
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Emma & William copy.jpeg"Emma & William," watercolor, 21 May 2019, image 32 1/2" x 19 5/8"
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Jayden 7 Hannah.jpeg"Jayden & Hannah," watercolor, 3 June 2019, image 32 3/8" x 22 3/4". (Grandmother and grandson)
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James & Isaac.jpeg"James & Isaac," watercolor, 9 July 2019, image 34 1/4" x 19"
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NEW Sara & Lisa.jpeg"Sara & Lisa," watercolor, 19 July 2019, image 32 3/4" x 16"
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Charlie & Tim.jpeg"Charlie & Tim," watercolor, 12 Aug. 2019, image 32 1/2"x 15 1/2"
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Lindsay & Lavely.jpeg"Lindsay & Lavely," watercolor, 4 Sept. 2019, image 32 1/2" x 17 7/8". (mother & daughter)
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Cary & Michael"Cary & Michael," watercolor, 25 Feb. 2019, paper 40" x 26", image 32 1/2" x 17"
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Elliott & Abby"Elliott & Abby," watercolor, 17 Sept. 2019, paper 40" x 26", image 31 1/12" x 13 1/2"
"2 by 2" paintings through Feb. 2019
"2 by 2" watercolors painted between June 2018 and February 2019. The complete series paintings can be found at: http://www.scottponemone.com/sidewalk-studio-deja-vu/
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Shots & Sir.JPG"Shots & Sir," watercolor, 24 July 2018, image 31" x 20 3/4". $3,500
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Charles with Dino & Nichole with Sass.JPG"Charles/Dino Nicole/Sass," watercolor, 3 June 2018, image 32 3/4" x 21", $3,500
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leather cops.JPG"Leather Cops," watercolor, 9 July 2018, image 31 3/4" x 22 1/2", $3,500
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Krystle & Daniel.JPG"Krystel & Daniel," watercolor, 14 Aug. 2018, image 32 1/2" x 18 3/8", $3,500
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Marlon & Devine.JPG"Marlon & Devine," watercolor, 26 Aug. 2018, image 33" x 14 1/4", $3,500
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Luvs.JPG"Luv & Luv 2," watercolor, 2 Nov. 2018, image 32" x 20 1/4", $3,500
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Megan & Linda.jpeg"Megan & Linda," watercolor, 21 Dec. 2018, image 32 1/2" x 19 1/2". (Daughter and mother)
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Amira & Cheeky.jpg"Amira & Cheeky," watercolor, 4 Jan. 2019, image 32 1/2" x 22 1/4"
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Anna & Gailyn.jpeg"Anna & Gailyn," watercolor, 21 Jan. 2019, image 31 1/2" x 21 1/4"
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Leslie & Larkin 2.jpg"Leslie & Larkin," watercolor, 11 Feb. 2019, image 32 3/4" x 18"
The start of "2 by 2" series
In the summer of 2017 I decided to see what would happen if I returned to photographing people in public spaces like as I was doing over 30 years ago. This meant not doing such programmatic paintings like the UP IN ARMS series that I worked on for four years starting in 2013. There I asked folks to hold up above their heads an object closely associated with themselves so that I could paint only their arms and the object. In returning to the whole figure, the resulting watercolors become portrature in a way that projects personal confidence and intiates a one-on-one conversation/confrontation with the viewer. A recent blog post of mine talks about how a group of paintings from 1983 is similar but much different from these new people-in-public-places paintings. Here's the link: http://www.scottponemone.com/sidewalk-studio-deja-vu/
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Untitled (1st black couple)Watercolor, 21 Oct. 2017, image 32” x 20 1/4″
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Untitled (first white couple)Watercolor, 5 Oct. 2017, image 30” x 23"
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Untitled (white women elbows)Watercolor, 3 Nov. 2017, image 32 1/2” x 21 3/4″
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Untitled (black guy white guy)Watercolor, 28 Nov. 2017, image 32” x 21 3/4″
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#5 ponemone Blond Necktie.JPGUntitled (Blond/Necktie), watercolor, 2 Jan. 2018, image 31 3/4" x 21 1/2"
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UNT Father Son.JPG"Untitled (Father/Son)," watercolor, 11 Jan. 2018, image 30" x 23", $3,500
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Asian girls.JPG"Untitled (Asian Women)," watercolor, 28 Jan. 2018, image 31" x 18 1/4", $3,500
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Mike & Jared.JPG"Mike & Jared, Woodwrights" watercolor, 20 Feb. 2018, image 30" x 20", $3,500
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#3 ponemone Charlie & Floyd.JPG"Charlie & Floyd, Westminster Municipal Band," watercolor, 27 March 2018, image 31 3/4" x 22", $3,500
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Derrick & Paul DPW.JPG"Derrick & Paul, Baltimore DPW," watercolor, 3 April 2018, image 31 1/2" x 21 1/4", $3,500
TARGETS
The use of guns is so epidemic in this county that this series is dedicated to the victims of gunfire. But it also raises questions as to who are the shooters and who are the victims and what are the relationships between the two. After I finished the painting, I went to an indoor shooting range and had each painting shot up.
These paintings from the winter of 2017 were the culmination of my "Up In Arms" series of watercolors that bergan in 2013. They can be viewed on my website at: http://www.scottponemone.com/portfolio/up-in-arms-2/
These paintings from the winter of 2017 were the culmination of my "Up In Arms" series of watercolors that bergan in 2013. They can be viewed on my website at: http://www.scottponemone.com/portfolio/up-in-arms-2/
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All 7 “Target” paintingsThis is how all of the “Target" paintings were displayed in summer 2017 at the Harford County Community College’s Chesapeake Gallery
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TARGETS 3XTARGETS 3X, watercolor and gouache, 2017, combined paper sixe 40" x 75"
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TARGET ATARGET A, watercolor and gouache, 2017, image 33 1/4" x 16 1/2"
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TARGET A detaildetail of TARGET A showing gunshot holes.
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TARGET BTARGET B, watercolor and gouache, 2017, image 35 1/4" x 18"
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TARGET B detailDetail of TaARGET B showing gunshot holes
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TARGET CTARGET C, watercolor and gouache, 2017, image 35" x 15 1/4"
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/
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PLASTIC
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KW-FAKE IIKW-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).
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SOFT CONESOFT CONE, watercolor, 2015, image 29 1/2" x 13 1/4"
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TOOLBOXTOOLBOX, watercolor, 2015, image 29 1/2" x 20 1/4"
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TORSOTORSO, watercolor, 2014, image 29" x 18 1/4"
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ONE FOR THE ROADONE FOR THE ROAD, watercolor, 2014, 26 1/4" x 16"
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FF CPR.FF CPR, watercolor, 2015, 29" x 16 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/
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FOODEight watercolors, 2013-2015, assembled into an alternating protein/vegetable grid, measuring about 6.5' x 13'
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CHARDCHARD, watercolor, 2013, image 25 3/4" x 15 1/2"
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MEAT:LAMBMEAT:LAMB, watercolor, 2013, image 22 3/4" x 17 3/4"
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RAISING EGGPLANTRASING EGGPLANT, watercolor, 2013, image 24" x 15 7/8"
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MEAT:PORKMEAT:PORK, watercolor, 2013, image 20 1/4" x 19 1/2"
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TASTES LIKE CHICKENTASTES LIKE CHICKEN, watercolor, 2014, image 26" x 19 1/2"
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WARTY GOURDSWARTY GOURDS, watercolor, 2015, image 28 1/4" x 15 3/4"
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MEAT:GOATMEAT:GOAT, watercolor, 2015, 28" x 16 1/4"
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RAISING CORNRAISING CORN, watercolor, 2013, image 25 3/8" x 15 1/2"
"Pandemic Pairs" continues into 2021
The complete "Pandemic Pairs" series can be found on my website at: http://www.scottponemone.com/portfolio/pandemic-pairs/
And for COVID mask wearing go to: http://www.scottponemone.com/portfolio/pandemic-pairs/
And for COVID mask wearing go to: http://www.scottponemone.com/portfolio/pandemic-pairs/
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Agni & Eli (detail)
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Agni & Eli"Agni & Eli," watercolor, 16 Nov. 2020, paper 40" x 26", image 32 3/8" x 21 3/8"
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Kate & Justin."Kate & Justin," watercolor, 28 Sept. 2020, paper 40" x 26", image 32 5/8" x 13" Kate and Justin were part of the skateboard crowd.
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Kate & Justin (detail)
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Proxy & Adele"Proxy & Adele," watercolor, 17 Oct. 2020, paper 40" x 26", image 32 1/2" x 19 3/4"
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Proxy & Adele (detail)
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Plaid Dad"Plaid Dad," watercolor, 3 Jan. 2021, paper 40" x 26", image 32 3/4" x 19"
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Plaid Dad (detail)
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Crossed Feet"Crossed Feet," watercolor, 16 Jan. 2021, paper 40" x 26", image 32 1/2" x 16 3/4"
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Crossed Feet (detail)