by Frank Costantino | Mar 10, 2018 | Still Life
A fun graphic, quickly painted with no contour line; the colors and washes suggested themselves in the course of a playful work. Purchase Options Limited Edition of 100, Archival Print 9″ x 12″ – $95 ____________ Greeting Cards – $4...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 10, 2018 | Still Life
After a fresh clam dinner during summer vacation, the residue shells became a painting subject. The delicate shadings and pearlescent quality of the shells’ surfaces were fascinating to observe and a challenge to capture in watercolor. Still connected in two halves,...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 10, 2018 | Interiors, Still Life
This alla prima piece was painted over a couple of evenings at our kitchen counter in front of a darkened window. The highly polished and nearly transparent green glass shell cast unusual eye-catching shadows, glimmers and sparkle – on, around and through this dish...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 10, 2018 | Interiors, Still Life
A yellow hard hat signifies a captain’s headgear in a local department. The eagle’s head and number emblazoned at the front signify the courage and the hierarchy of the firefighter wearing this hat.The luminescent reflectors and flashlight handle add an...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 10, 2018 | Holidays, Interiors, Still Life
This warm and glowing dining room vignettes holiday decorations, with a delightful festive flair for the Christmas Season. Gift packages of all sizes and shapes, wrapped with colorful paper and ribbons, are grouped in various nooks, crannies and tabletops around the...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 10, 2018 | Holidays, Still Life
A study of seasonal symbolic subjects – the plump orange persimmon fruit and a green fir bough – playing off each other in shape, color, texture, (plus aroma during painting and edibility afterwards for the fruit); all accented with the white and red of...