by Frank Costantino | Apr 5, 2018 | Landscapes, New England
The gnarled, articulated trunk of this massive Elm tree, at the corner of Green Street and fronting a historic house, had a weighty presence suggestive of its age, perhaps beyond 200 years. The painting was started at 6pm on a Friday, with a low-slanted, glancing...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 10, 2018 | Boston, Holidays, Landscapes, New England
Eliot Bridge at Herter Park After an enormous blanketing storm, this evocative winter vista of a cross-country skier perfectly captures another way the Charles River embankment provides connections to nature for the many residents of Boston, Cambridge and adjacent...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 8, 2018 | Architecture, Marblehead, New England
Marblehead, MA The former notable quarters of the Tedesco Country Club, now demolished, offers this unique view of its elevated 3rd hole, looking back to the course-ending Clubhouse entry, its 19th hole respite. It was painted plein air for the Rotary Club of...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 8, 2018 | Architecture, Marblehead, New England
Marblehead, MA A commissioned work for the homeowners of their period brick residence, in the historic Old Town section of Marblehead, MA. The view was taken from the third floor vantage point of the MAA Hooper mansion across the street; and shows the house and...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 8, 2018 | Architecture, Marblehead, New England
Marblehead, MA Inspired by Frank Benson’s and Samuel Chamberlain’s earlier drawings, this tightly composed view of the mansion’s facade portrays the classical presence of this historic structure. Given the location on a narrow street of Old Town, the...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 8, 2018 | Architecture, Marblehead, New England
Marblehead, MA Marblehead’s majestic, iconic Abbot Hall is capped by a unique steeple-like tower and weather vane that appear almost graphic with its sharp angled forms, patterned roof shingles, and delicate, circular tracery of the vane – a dynamic...
