by Frank Costantino | Mar 7, 2018 | Maritime, Nantucket, Seascapes
Nantucket, MA Tendered at South Wharf, a docked sailboat presented its striking red hull, slender masts and ropes, teak railways and white deck and rails; extending its form and color in the reflection. The typical waterside cottage, docks and blue striped piers...
by Frank Costantino | Feb 14, 2018 | Maritime, Seascapes
Chesapeake Bay A backyard dock, accessing one of a number of creeks and waterways that feed into nearby Chesapeake Bay, the downward vista from higher ground provided a view to the homeowner’s pier and the secured canoe, framed by the inviting aspects of...
by Frank Costantino | Feb 14, 2018 | Maritime, Seascapes
Boothbay, ME At one of Boothbay’s many coves, this majestic craft on a glistening sea was captured from a fleeting glimpse of light, water, sun and sail, without the aid of any line work. If one could always capture such glimpses with such freshness…...
by Frank Costantino | Feb 14, 2018 | Maritime
Taken from Sargent’s Boats Drawn Up work, the image was chosen as a demo for the 2013 Plein Air Expo in Monterey CA. The view was reversed, and Sargent’s color palette of primarily Cobalt and Ultramarine Blues and Burnt Sienna was slightly altered, with...
by Frank Costantino | Feb 14, 2018 | Maritime, New England
Plymouth, MA In conjunction with an exhibition for the New England Watercolor Society, and its sponsored seminar by my friend, colleague and the show’s Juror, Tom Schaller, I painted along with his class. The replica craft of the original historic Pilgrim ship and...
