by Frank Costantino | Feb 13, 2018 | Architecture, Boston, Featured Paintings, Landscapes, New England
Boston, MA Initially begun as a demonstration piece for the Dedham Art Guild, the image derived from a smaller study for the Charles River Conservancy’s “River Stories 3” publication. This larger, more expressive view of the iconic “salt &...
by Frank Costantino | Jan 30, 2018 | Architecture, Boston, Featured Paintings, Maritime, Seascapes
LITTLE BREWSTER ISLAND, BOSTON HARBOR Painted during the 100th Anniversary Year of the National Park Service (NPS), and the 300th Anniversary for Boston Light, my two watercolors represent the natural resource of Harbor Islands, the great metropolis and harbor of...
by Frank Costantino | Jan 30, 2018 | Architecture, Boston, Featured Paintings, Maritime, New England, Seascapes
LITTLE BREWSTER ISLAND, BOSTON HARBOR This second watercolor, “City’s Gatekeeper – Boston Light”, was derived from my many site photos and prepared at the invitation of the National Park Service (NPS) for its 100th Anniversary, and Boston Light’s 300th...
by Frank Costantino | Jan 30, 2018 | Featured Paintings, Maritime, Nantucket, New England
NANTUCKET, MA Nantucket’s Rainbow Fleet parade of sail is held every early August along the approach to this Island’s busy Harbor. Viewed from the sandy beachhead at Brant Point Light, the small boats are dwarfed in scale by the auto ferry gliding by, with...
by Frank Costantino | Jan 30, 2018 | Architecture, Featured Paintings, Landscapes, New England
CASTINE, MAINE The unusual design of a columned corner entry on a sloped street presented a rare architectural subject for this work, painted during the annual Castine Plein Air Festival. The contrast between the building’s formal panels, angles and details and...
by Frank Costantino | Jan 30, 2018 | Architecture, Featured Paintings, Landscapes, Nantucket, New England
POLPIS, NANTUCKET, MA A family-run mainstay in Polpis, this working farm is a perennial stop for residents and visitors to Nantucket Island. Over the years, the owners have been generous enough to allow access for my paintings of their iconic greenhouses, which seem...