AMERICAN PAINTER
Mastroianni was an original NYC Bowery Artist, who continues with his unique medium of gessoed tar paper and mixed media paintings. The once abstract qualities in his work have shifted toward a representational clarity and yet, Mastroianni conveys the soul of our objective world. His work is imprinted with history- a lifespan in stages.
Compost Pile, 2012
Archival Giclee ink on rag paper
24 × 34 inches; 61 × 86.4 cm
Edition of 20
Autumn Fence, 2012
Archival Giclee ink on rag paper
24 × 42 inches; 61 × 106.7 cm
Edition of 20
Open Season
Oil on linen
16 x 20 inches; 40.6 x 50.8 cm framed
Signed LL
Boxes and Blimps. 2016
Oil on linen
12 × 18 in, 30.5 × 45.7 cm
Signed on verso
Seeds Adrift, 2015
Oil on linen
16 x 24 in; 40.6 x 61 cm
*On view at Arkell Museum
Wind and Linen, 2015
Oil on linen
12 x 20 in; 30.5 x 50.8 cm
*On view at Arkell Museum
Rig the Void, 2015
Oil on linen
12 x 20 in; 30.5 x 50.8 cm
*On view at Arkell Museum
Leap Day, 2015
Oil on linen
24 x 36 in; 61 x 91.4 cm
*On view at Arkell Museum
SOLD
Tubs Up, 2015
Oil on canvas
16 x 24 in; 40.6 x 61 cm
*On view at Arkell Museum
Summer’s Edge, 2015
Oil on linen
8 x16 in; 20.3 x 40.6 cm
*On view at Arkell Museum
Festive Frost, 2016
Oil on linen
16 x 24 in; 40.6 x 61 cm
*On view at Arkell Museum
Dandelion Field, 2011
Mixed pigments on gessoed tarpaper
71 x 71 inches; 180.3 x 180.3 cm
SOLD
Sunflower in a Box, 2011
Mixed pigments on gessoed tarpaper
76 x 36 inches; 193 x 91.4 cm
Hay Bale, 2010
Mixed pigments on gessoed tarpaper
71 x 71 inches; 180.3 x 180.3 cm
SOLD
Plowed Field, 2011
Mixed pigments on gessoed tarpaper
71 x 71 inches; 180.3 x 180.3 cm
Salt Mound, 2012
Mixed pigments on gessoed wood panels
92 x 144 inches; 233.6 x 365.7 cm
Bonfire, 2012
Mixed pigments on gessoed wood panels
108 x 60 inches; 274.3 x 152.4 cm
Compost Pile, 2010
Mixed pigments on gessoed tarpaper
71 x 108 inches; 180.3 x 247.3 cm
Autumn Fence, 2012
Mixed pigments on gessoed wood panels
72 x 144 inches; 182.9 x 365.7 cm
Snow Ball, 2010
Mixed pigments on gessoed tarpaper
71 x 71 inches; 180.3 x 180.3 cm
Collecting Data, 2011
Mixed pigments on gessoed tarpaper
76 x 36 inches; 193 x 91.4 cm
Dick Blick and Burnt Stick, 2011
Mixed pigments on gessoed tarpaper
80 x 26 inches; 203.2 x 66 cm
Waiting Tree, 2011
Mixed pigments on gessoed tarpaper
106 x 45 inches; 269.2 x 116.8 cm
Summer Tree, 2012
Mixed pigments on gessoed tarpaper
106 x 31 inches; 269.2 x 78.7 cm
Event (triptych), 2008-2009
Gesso, pigment and solvent transfer on tar paper (triptych)
76 x 92 1/2 inches overal
Family Tree, 2010
Mixed pigments on gessoed tarpaper
96 x 33 inches; 243.8 x 83.8 cm
Winter Tree, 2011
Mixed medium on gessoed tar paper
106 x 31 inches; 268.2 x 78.7 cm
Offering, 2008
Watercolor, toner, gypsum on tar paper
76 x 32 inches
Rock Glass & Bubbles, 2009
Gesso, pigment and solvent transfer on tar paper
20 x 14.25 inches; 50.8 x 36.2 cm
Signed on front and stamped
signed on verso
Gone the Glacier, 2009
Gesso, pigment and solvent transfer on tar paper
38 x 37.75 inches; 96.5 x 95.9 cm
Signed on front
stamped signed on verso
Rosemary, 2008
Watercolor, toner, gypsum on tar paper
43 x 28 inches
SOLD
Patch the Cosmos, 2009
Gesso, pigment and solvent transfer on tar paper
31 x 30 inches; 78.7 x 76.2 cm
Signed on front
stamped signed on verso
There It Goes!, 2009
Gesso, pigment and solvent transfer on tar paper
26.75 x 20 inches; 67.9 x 50.8 cm
Signed on front
stamped signed on verso
Growths of Granite, 2009
Gesso, pigment and solvent transfer on tar paper
31 x 30 inches; 78.7 x 76.2 cm
Signed on front
stamped signed on verso
Pebbled Path, 2009
Gesso, pigment and solvent transfer on tar paper
25.75 x 16.5 inches; 65.4 x 41.9 cm
Signed on front
stamped signed on verso
Fossiled Fog, 2009
Gesso, pigment and solvent transfer on tar paper
14.5 x 19.75 inches; 36.8 x 50.2 cm
Signed on front stamped signed on verso
Sapling, 2006
Gouache on tar paper
23 x 18 inches; 58.4 x 45.7 cm
SOLD
Halo, 2006
Gouache on tar paper
72 x 28inches; 182.9 x 71.1 cm
Monk Hill, 2009
Gesso, pigment and solvent transfer on tar paper
43 x 34 inches; 109.2 x 86.5 cm
Signed on front
stamped signed on verso
Untitled, circa 1997
Mixed media on tar paper
20 x 14 in; 50.8 x 35.56 cm
Season, 2001
Mixed media collage on tar paper
20.25 x 14 in; 51.44 x 35.56 cm
Signed and dated LR
Fossil, circa 1997
Mixed media collage on tar paper
20 x 14 in; 50.8 x 35.56 cm
Signed LR
Untitled, 1995
Mixed media on tar paper
18 x 18 in; 45.72 x 45.72 cm
Signed and dated, UR
Untitled, circa 1997
Mixed media on tar paper
18 x 16.5 in; 45.72 x 41.91 cm
Signed LR
Lowlands, 2006
Oil on canvas
60 x 38 inches; 152.4 x 96.5 cm
SOLD
Pool, 2003
Oil on linen
42 x 42 inches; 106.7 x 106.7 cm
SOLD
Flight, 2005
Oil on linen
72 x 35 inches; 182.9 x 88.9 cm
Late Day, 2003
Oil on linen
54 x 54 inches; 137.2 x 137.2 cm
Looking Northward, 2007
Oil on canvas
36 x 25 inches; 91.4 x 63.5 cm
Border Edge, 2006
Oil on linen
72 x 35 inches; 182.9 x 88.9 cm
Passage, 2005
Oil on linen
60 x 54 inches; 152.4 x 137.2 cm
Cooling Field, 2005
Oil on linen
32 x 24 inches; 81.3 x 61 cm
Quietly Sleeps, 2006
Oil on linen
72 x 35 inches; 182.9 x 88.9 cm
Quite Reflections, 2006
Oil on canvas
72 x 35 inches; 182.9 x 88.9 cm
Eco, 2000
Oil on linen on tondo
48 in; 121.9 cm (diameter)
Signed on verso
Capsule, 2000
Oil on linen
60 x 60 inches; 152.4 x 152.4 cm
Descent, 2000
Oil on linen
60 x 60 inches; 152.4 x 152.4 cm
The 20 Second Wash, 2020
Mixed media on tar paper
12 x 18 inches; 30.48 x 45.72 cm
Signed LL, dated LR in pencil
Selected Press
“Mark Mastroianni & Rick Begneaud: Signs of Life,” The Villager, by Stephanie Buhmann, Volume 79, Number 4, July 1 – 7, 2009
Post Road, Writers Journal, no. 10, Featured Artist. Cover illustration. Publisher Mary Cotton, Art Editor Susan Breen, 2005
“Work of Three Artists at Waterfront Museum,” The Phoenix, by Steven Bernstein, May 4, 1989.