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Scott Noel

Portraits

March 2 - 26, 2022

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Marcus In The Garage  30" x 108"  Oil On Linen

Marcus In The Garage (SOLD)

30" x 108"

Oil On Linen

 

Portrait Of Aaron  24" x 24"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Aaron In Summer

24" x 24"

Oil On Linen

 

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Portrait Of Aaron Traister  18" x 22"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Aaron Traister

16" x 18"

Oil On Linen

 

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Portrait Of Abby Synnesvedt 1  30" x 24"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Abby Synnesvedt

30" x 24"

Oil On Linen

 

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Portrait of Bill   34" x 28"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait of Bill Scott (SOLD)

35" x 29"

Oil On Linen

Portrait Of Carolyn, II  30" x 24"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Carolyn, I

30" x 24"

Oil On Linen

 

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Portrait Of Carolyn, I  24" x 30"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Carolyn, II

24" x 30"

Oil On Linen

 

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Portrait Of Dave In Red 30" x 24"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Dave In Red

30" x 24"

Oil On Linen

 

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Portrait Of Dave With Reflection  50" x 46"  Oil On Linen

Portrait Of Dave With Reflection

50" x 46"

Oil On Linen

 

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Portrait Of Eva  30" x 24"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Eva

30" x 24"

Oil On Linen

 

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Portrait Of Gabrielle  24" x 30"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Gabrielle

24" x 30"

Oil On Linen

 

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Portrait Of Jan  30" x 24"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Jan Baltzell (SOLD)

30" x 24"

Oil On Linen

Portrait Of Katie  24" x 30"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Katie In Denim

24" x 30"

Oil On Linen

 

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Portrait Of Keira  32" x 28"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Keira

30" x 24"

Oil On Linen

 

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Portrait Of Keira In Apricot   44" x 29.5"  Pastel On Paper

Portrait Of Keira In Apricot 

44" x 29.5"

Pastel On Paper

 

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Portrait Of Kiera In Summer  36" x 34"  Oil On Linen

Portrait Of Kiera In Summer

36" x 34"

Oil On Linen

 

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Potrait Of Marcus  35" x 35"  Oil On Canvas

Potrait Of Marcus

38" x 42"

Oil On Linen

 

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Portrait Of Medusa  30" x 44"  Pastel On Paper

Portrait Of Medusa

30" x 44"

Pastel On Paper

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Portrait Of Morgan  24" x 30"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Morgan Hobbs (SOLD)

24" x 30"

Oil On Linen

Portrait Of Natassia In Denim Jacket  44" x 29.5"  Pastel On Paper

Portrait Of Natassia In Denim Jacket

44" x 29.5"

Pastel On Paper

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Portrait Of Patrice In Furs  30" x 24"  Oil On Linen

Portrait Of Patrice In Furs

30" x 24"

Oil On Linen

 

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Patrice With Still Life  44" x 48"  Oil On Linen

Patrice With Still Life

44" x 48"

Oil On Linen

 

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Portrait Of Rebecca  30" x 24"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Rebecca Segall

30" x 24"

Oil On Linen

 

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Portrait Of Patrice With Drawings  28" x 26"  Oil On Linen

Portrait Of Patrice With Drawings

28" x 26"

Oil On Linen

 

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Marcus In The Garage  30" x 108"  Oil On Linen

Marcus In The Garage (SOLD)

30" x 108"

Oil On Linen

 

Portrait Of Aaron  24" x 24"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Aaron In Summer

24" x 24"

Oil On Linen

 

Portrait Of Aaron Traister  18" x 22"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Aaron Traister

16" x 18"

Oil On Linen

 

Portrait Of Abby Synnesvedt 1  30" x 24"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Abby Synnesvedt

30" x 24"

Oil On Linen

 

Portrait of Bill   34" x 28"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait of Bill Scott (SOLD)

35" x 29"

Oil On Linen

Portrait Of Carolyn, II  30" x 24"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Carolyn, I

30" x 24"

Oil On Linen

 

Portrait Of Carolyn, I  24" x 30"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Carolyn, II

24" x 30"

Oil On Linen

 

Portrait Of Dave In Red 30" x 24"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Dave In Red

30" x 24"

Oil On Linen

 

Portrait Of Dave With Reflection  50" x 46"  Oil On Linen

Portrait Of Dave With Reflection

50" x 46"

Oil On Linen

 

Portrait Of Eva  30" x 24"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Eva

30" x 24"

Oil On Linen

 

Portrait Of Gabrielle  24" x 30"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Gabrielle

24" x 30"

Oil On Linen

 

Portrait Of Jan  30" x 24"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Jan Baltzell (SOLD)

30" x 24"

Oil On Linen

Portrait Of Katie  24" x 30"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Katie In Denim

24" x 30"

Oil On Linen

 

Portrait Of Keira  32" x 28"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Keira

30" x 24"

Oil On Linen

 

Portrait Of Keira In Apricot   44" x 29.5"  Pastel On Paper

Portrait Of Keira In Apricot 

44" x 29.5"

Pastel On Paper

 

Portrait Of Kiera In Summer  36" x 34"  Oil On Linen

Portrait Of Kiera In Summer

36" x 34"

Oil On Linen

 

Potrait Of Marcus  35" x 35"  Oil On Canvas

Potrait Of Marcus

38" x 42"

Oil On Linen

 

Portrait Of Medusa  30" x 44"  Pastel On Paper

Portrait Of Medusa

30" x 44"

Pastel On Paper

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Portrait Of Morgan  24" x 30"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Morgan Hobbs (SOLD)

24" x 30"

Oil On Linen

Portrait Of Natassia In Denim Jacket  44" x 29.5"  Pastel On Paper

Portrait Of Natassia In Denim Jacket

44" x 29.5"

Pastel On Paper

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Portrait Of Patrice In Furs  30" x 24"  Oil On Linen

Portrait Of Patrice In Furs

30" x 24"

Oil On Linen

 

Patrice With Still Life  44" x 48"  Oil On Linen

Patrice With Still Life

44" x 48"

Oil On Linen

 

Portrait Of Rebecca  30" x 24"  Oil On Canvas

Portrait Of Rebecca Segall

30" x 24"

Oil On Linen

 

Portrait Of Patrice With Drawings  28" x 26"  Oil On Linen

Portrait Of Patrice With Drawings

28" x 26"

Oil On Linen

 

“One thing that persists from the beginning of naturalistic representation to our current cultural moment is the dialectic between the drive to see and the desire to be seen. If observational painting retains any special urgency today, it must partly be to see people and histories yearning to be seen.” 

-Scott Noel

Scott Noel - Portraits - Exhibitions - Gross McCleaf Gallery

Portrait Of Jan, 30" x 24", Oil On Canvas

For forty-seven years, Scott Noel’s prolific studio practice has contained multiple branches of representational painted inquiry including narrative, still life, landscape, and portraiture. What binds his oeuvre together is not so much his chosen subjects, but a formal connection and consistent painting sensibility. His monumental, narrative paintings are at times heroic expressions of genius that span generations, cultures, mythologies, literatures, and more. Yet, in his portraiture, Scott underscores the importance of human interaction and intimate contact while maintaining a mastery of material and skill.

In Portraits, Noel delights in sensual and sophisticated surfaces while conveying the beauty that can be embraced through perception. In these works, both hired models and friends are depicted. For Noel, portraying the likeness of a figure is unique as it creates an ephemeral yet precious communion between the artist as the “seer” and the subject as the “seen”.

Noel carefully balances his interest in the sitters themselves with his hunger for the experience of painting. There is a negotiation in the studio while Noel tests his sitter’s openness, maintaining a lively conversation while laying down the paint. What transpires is an act of mutual trust. The model shares both their physical form and a piece of their internal truth, while Noel is gifted an opportunity to archive this shared experience.

Scott Noel - Portraits - Exhibitions - Gross McCleaf Gallery

Untitled 4, 18" x 22", Oil On Canvas

Scott Noel began teaching and exhibiting in Philadelphia in 1980, after completing undergraduate study at Washington University in Saint Louis in 1978. Since then, he has mounted over 30 solo exhibitions at galleries, universities and museums, as well as many group shows. His solo shows have appeared at the State Museum in Harrisburg, the University of Virginia, the Bowery Gallery, the Painting Center and fifteen exhibitions at the More Gallery, Mangel Art Gallery and here at Gross McCleaf gallery where he is represented. 

Noel has curated exhibitions for museums, including The Evidence of the Senses at the Woodmere Art Museum in 1990 and Imaginative Affinities: Echoes of Edwin Dickinson in Contemporary American Painting at PAFA in 2002. He has also written catalog essays for peers and forbears, including Lennart Anderson, Larry Day, Rose Naftulin and Sangram Majumdar. Noel’s paintings are included in numerous private, public, and corporate collections. He has received grants from the Bader Foundation, the

Scott Noel - Portraits - Exhibitions - Gross McCleaf Gallery

Portrait Of Bill, 34" x 28", Oil On Canvas