New Painting started today - Black Painting No 3

I started work this afternoon, on the 3rd painting in the series of new work entitled 'BLACK', a group of worked based the the color Black. The series includes sculptures and large scale paintings. This is painting number 3 and is the 1st state. March 10, 2013. 

3rd State - Tree, Leaves, Flowers with red skull painting

I worked on the painting this afternoon, and refined the red skull and attached it to the canvas, as well as added oil paint to the upper right side.

iPad drawing- Self Portrait

Trying out the drawing and painting apps on an iPad. This is a self portrait created in Sketchbook Pro app. Drawing with index finger. This is the first drawing done with the app. The software works very well, is intuitive and easy to use.

Painted Sculpture Free Form Blue State 2

This is the second state, blue.

Painted Sculpture - Untitled Standing Figure

I working on the standing figure sculpture, painting the color. The artwork was show at the studio during the Armory Show Arts Week's High Line Open Studios event on March 10, 2012

Black Painting No 2, Still Life - 2nd State

This is the 2nd state of a new painting, from the Black Paintings series. This is no 2.

Canvas Paper Drawing Series Pad No. 2 continued

Canvas paper drawings series pad no. 2. Drawings 5 through 10.

Canvas Paper Drawing Series Pad No. 2 - Ten Drawings

I recently bought a couple of Strathmore canvas paper pads, 16 x 20" for drawings. This is a series of 10 drawings from the 2nd pad. There are 10 sheets per pad. The drawings are free form and happen in a brief moment. Each drawing takes about 2 to 3 minutes or less to complete to capture the essence of creativity in drawing. Here are drawings 1 through 5.

Clay Sculpture No 1 1st State

I am working clay. Free form sculpting. A continuation from the first Black Sculpture I created last week.

West Chelsea Studio View, January 1, 2012

This is a view of the West Chelsea art studio at 3:15 p.m. on January 1, 2012.

Black Sculpture Group, No. 1, 2 & 3

From the Black Painting No 1, comes a set of black sculptures, and are studies for large works.

Black Painting No. 1 3rd State

Scotto in the studio December 26, sun drenched working on the Black Painting No. 1. This is the third state of Black Painting No. 1.

West Chelsea Studio View

Studio view of the West Chelsea studio, early evening, November 4, 2011. Red Girl with Still Life is on the painting wall.

#FLOWERS with Still Life Super Size Painting 3rd state.

The #Flowers with Still life painting in its third state. Part 2 of the Super Size Painting series, number 17.

Black Painting 2nd State

This is the 2nd state of the current Black painting. Still working on it. It is an exploration in to the black hole of color & space and aggression. The idea was inspired by Gerhard Ricther's 1962 Table painting.

Studio View Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 1:00

A view of my West Chelsea studio on Sunday, October 23, 2011 at 1:00 in the afternoon. On the back wall is Super Size Painting No 2. from the Super Size Painting series, which was started in the 2010.

Black Painting in Progress - Comp Pinup State

I bought a used freshly painting black stretched canvas from someone who stops by my studio now and than, and sells used stretched to me from other artists, who discard them for what every reason. One of the four I bought was stretched with black gesso. Prefect. This is the first comp pinup state.

#Flowers with Still Life Super Size Painting in Progress Today, November 9, 2011

The is the glue up state of the new Super Size Painting titled "#Flowers with Still Life" which was stated today.

WAR Painting - 3rd State

This is the 3rd state of the War Painting. It's a statement about the warring the United States is engaged in all over the world.

Libya Painting 3rd state

This is the 3rd state of Number 14, Libya which is part of my Super Size Paintings series- Part 2.