by Frank Costantino | Mar 9, 2018 | Florals
The backyard garden of a long time friend, this colorful setting was created with her co-owner – a woman who had contracted and died of cancer. The variety of pink and lavender flowers were some of her friend’s favorite colors and species, and together with the bird...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 9, 2018 | Florals
Executed on a large scale suitable for a demo audience, the elements were positioned to convey a viewer’s implied action. Set on greens, the large-headed, long-stalk sunflowers created a dynamic central diagonal line leading to the blue vase with its arranged...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 9, 2018 | Florals
The complex design of a single blossom was challenge enough for this more detailed alla prima study of a large sunflower. The compliments of yellow and violet and green played off one another to compatible effect. The arcs of leaves, stem and petals create a depth of...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 9, 2018 | Florals
Morning glories are a special flower, lush with color, blossoms, and greenery. Capturing the short-lived purple petals required careful study but swift execution; some aspects of both may have been achieved in this deeply-hued piece. Purchase Options...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 9, 2018 | Florals
The remarkable and delicate lily blossom is a perennial, not only in the garden but as subject for artists. The amazing petal patterning and emerging buds, set in deep purple glass, comprise the diagonal dynamics of this small work. Purchase Options Limited...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 9, 2018 | Florals
Enjoying Earth’s Spring renewal, this gardener & artist set a variety of jonquils and daffodils in a cool blue vase at a window, for a studied disciplined palette of hues and values. It was not unlike an earlier version with sunflowers. Purchase Options...
