by Frank Costantino | Mar 10, 2018 | Drawings, Still Life
With a more studied raking angle of perspective, the angular and graphic quality of this view is about tone and value, with minimal accent colors of red, blue, green. A tighter view in an ongoing series of studies, it was constrained by the sketchbook’s square...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 10, 2018 | Drawings, Still Life
An experiment with oil pastels and looser suggestive drawing, the mirrored pair of tomatoes allowed for some layering, patterning, and textures to convey the energy of growth. Purchase Options 11″ x 14″ Original is Available Contact the Artist for more...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 9, 2018 | Cats Dogs Birds Pets, Drawings
A contour drawing of our cat’s curled gesture became the basis for playing with & exploring contrasting color fields. The cat’s fur suggested the background of curvilinear,layered textures and implied movement. Purchase Options Limited Edition...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 9, 2018 | Cats Dogs Birds Pets, Drawings
Bootsie’s repose was captured in expressive tonal marks with sepia chalk, one of an artist’s oldest and simplest mediums. An homage to the iconic works of Da Vinci, Michelangelo, Durer, Rembrandt, and how a similar compacted piece of brown earth allowed drawings...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 9, 2018 | Cats Dogs Birds Pets, Drawings
Adopting indelible mediums for sketching, the pen & ink line is most unforgiving, and hence trains the eye and hand. The color pencil added an air of mystique to the composition, while connecting the two studies together. Purchase Options 8.25″ x 8.25″...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 9, 2018 | Cats Dogs Birds Pets, Drawings
In an evocative meditative pose, our gray-striped coon cat always seemed to be in a tranquil state; as conveyed by the choice of pencil color. She lived a long time, over 100 human years, but her calming effect endures via the sketch. Purchase Options 10″...
