Tracey in her home studio - Nyack, NY
Tracey Scaro is best known for her oversized charcoal drawings which feature larger than life animals and people. While Tracey has extensive experience in large-scale charcoal, pencil and chalk drawing, she also works in oil painting, with a special focus on portraiture.
Growing up on the east coast, Tracey fit the role of artist early on; she began taking private art classes at age four after her school teacher discovered her doodling proportional stick figures. From that early age, Tracey has always viewed developing her artistic talent as a sort of personal growth. As a student of art, Tracey has always been driven to create from a deep love of the artistic process.
Since Tracey’s early start, she’s studied at Temple University and Drew University, where she earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Studio Art. Tracey’s work won the prestigious Presidential Purchase Prize and, from among her classmates, she was selected as Teacher’s Assistant to renowned east coast artist and esteemed art professor, Raymond Stein, for the University’s Senior Studio program.
Her work has been featured at art shows in Philadelphia, New York, Massachusetts and New Jersey. Currently residing in New York, Tracey can either be found hiking with her dog and boyfriend, or in her home studio working on another piece that takes up an entire wall. Tracey provides drawings and paintings via private commissions, and would love to work with you!
"There’s a physicality to drawing with charcoal that extends beyond the edges of a piece. Sticks of charcoal stain the paper while crumbling into dust, which can be repurposed into the paper but never completely absorbed. The medium can only be controlled to a point. I’ve allowed the surface to be both as large and as sturdy as possible to tolerate a variety of physical manipulation and to accommodate the enormity of charcoal. Working at this size qualifies as aerobic exercise, as I add steps on my fitbit walking back and forth between viewing the work and manipulating it. In a single session I'll be anywhere between sitting on the floor and climbing a ladder to reach above my head. Charcoal deserves an effort proportional to it’s immense presence."
