by Frank Costantino | Mar 10, 2018 | Architecture, Figures, Landscapes
Expressive of an artist’s methods during an arts festival, the painting shows the juxtaposition of the artist intent on her work (which is outside the frame of the view), and collectors shaded under the canopy of the exhibition shed. The purple shadows was a...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 10, 2018 | Architecture, Landscapes
This two-hour Quick Draw competition piece was an ambitious exercise in the banner shapes and their motion, the reflection and transparency of the glass, the solidity of the awning and the building from which it is hung. Given the size, the painting process was purely...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 10, 2018 | Architecture, Interiors
A generally unseen view within a station, firefighters’ gear is hung in a careful, orderly fashion – from bottom of rack up, boots to hats – so that they can quickly dress at an alarm and clamber aboard the waiting engine. The patterns and forms of...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 10, 2018 | Architecture, Boston, Sculpture
Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts iconic sculpture, with its remarkable gesture of humility and worship, is a wonderfully proportioned Indian and Horse by sculptor Cyrus Dallin. It speaks to this country’s Native Americans, their heritage and cultural connection between...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 10, 2018 | Architecture, Boston, Sculpture
The sculpted base of the Lee Ether monument in Boston’s Public Garden, this granite segment of lion gargoyles back- splashed by the small fountains recalls the finest in civic monuments. A careful palette of low value and granulated colors was used for the...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 9, 2018 | Architecture, Sculpture
New York City, NY On an exceptionally sunny, bustling, spring morning on Fifth Ave., the bright reflected light and unusual cast shadow on the Public Library’s classic urn were the inspirations for this seminar sketch demo. The shadow contours were quickly drawn...
