The "O" Painting, seated woman

This is called the "O" painting. It's a painting of the seated figure from a found advertisement for American Apparel. I went to the Metropolitan Museum one afternoon. Primarily to see the first painting Michael Angelo's made. It was just put on display. I looked at the De Kooning they have hanging. One of his early seated woman paintings. In yellow, pink, orange and green palette. It was still in my mind when I got back to the studio.

Three Smaller Paintings in progress

Red Hat Nude Painting 2nd State

Red Hat Nude painting in its 2nd state.

The "Givenchy Painting" in Progress

The painting is mounted on the wall. I use wood framing fragments to set the painting into a display mode. It gives me an idea what the work would look like if it was framed. It also provides for a sense of a bounder within the picture plane. It's just one of my tools for composition and design. I also like to look at the painting in a mirror when I am working on it. It reverses everything. Shows the short comings, especially with figurative work.

Scotto Mycklebust in front of the Givenchy Painting

The "Givenchy Painting" in the pinup state and mounted on the painting wall. I though I would take a photo portrait of me with the painting.

HD Video Tour of Scotto Mycklebust Art Studio, October 1, 2009

This is a HD video tour of my art studio I shot today. I am working on a very large canvas which you see on the floor and I wanted to capture its early stage. The video is about 3.5 minutes long. The large painting on the wall is called "Red Chair Nude". I just finished it a day before. The canvas on the floor is call "Givenchy Ad Painting", it's inspiration comes from a small magazine perfume ad insert I found on the street walking to the studio. I painted over it with gouache.

Now Painting

This painting is called "NOW". I though black and white was appropriate palette for a painting painted in today's times.

Red Chair Nude Painting

Red Chair Nude painting is a composition base on the classic modernist idea of the seated nude. The painting is made up of several digital prints glued to the canvas. The letters act as compositional tools to add contrast and a counter point to the over all picture layout and composition.

Join Me for the West Chelsea Arts district's High Line Open Studios 09 Art Event

September 29, 2009, New York City - New York based artist Scotto Mycklebust is opening his art studio to the public as part of the Chelsea Arts district fall event High Line Open Studios 09. Over 100 Chelsea artists will open their studios to celebrate the new High Line Park in West Chelsea.

To kick off the event, Scotto Mycklebust will host an opening reception and party on Thursday, October 15, 2009, 6-8 p.m.

Please join the artist for an Open Reception Party on:

Thursday, October 15, 2009, 6-8 p.m.

526 West 26th St, NYC

Studio 511

Official High Line Open Studios hours:

Thursday 15th and Friday 16th October 6 - 9 p.m.

Saturday 17th and Sunday 18th October noon - 6 p.m.

For a map and more information visit the High Line Open Studio website at http://www.highlineopenstudios09.org

http://www.scottomycklebust.com

For more information please contact scotto@scottomycklebust.com or call 917 697-0844.

New Painting Entitled "i-D-e Painting" part of a series of paintings currently working on!

This is one of my newest painting, which is part of a series of large square format paintings that I am currently work on. It will be featured in the High Line Open Studios 09 art event October 15-18, 2009 at my studio in West Chelsea Arts Building.