by Frank Costantino | Mar 9, 2018 | Cats Dogs Birds Pets, Wildlife
Riverside Pond- Jacksonville, FL A Jacksonville haven for winged creatures was alive with the squawking, fluttering, and flapping of many birds and waterfowl. The sandbar, the gnarled tree roots, the small fountain, the reflected water, the variety of vegetation, also...
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, Wildlife
Roger Williams Park Zoo, RI Sketched from the many residents of Roger Williams Zoo in RI, this majestic bird was the vehicle for practicing composition, negative space, and free, efficient gestural strokes; for both feathers and water. Purchase Options Limited...
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″...
