by Frank Costantino | Apr 5, 2018 | Landscapes, New England
The gnarled, articulated trunk of this massive Elm tree, at the corner of Green Street and fronting a historic house, had a weighty presence suggestive of its age, perhaps beyond 200 years. The painting was started at 6pm on a Friday, with a low-slanted,...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 10, 2018 | Architecture, Figures, Landscapes
Expressive of an artist’s methods during an arts festival, the painting shows the juxtaposition of the artist intent on her work (which is outside the frame of the view), and collectors shaded under the canopy of the exhibition shed. The purple shadows was a...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 10, 2018 | Architecture, Landscapes
This two-hour Quick Draw competition piece was an ambitious exercise in the banner shapes and their motion, the reflection and transparency of the glass, the solidity of the awning and the building from which it is hung. Given the size, the painting process was purely...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 10, 2018 | Boston, Holidays, Landscapes, New England
Eliot Bridge at Herter Park After an enormous blanketing storm, this evocative winter vista of a cross-country skier perfectly captures another way the Charles River embankment provides connections to nature for the many residents of Boston, Cambridge and adjacent...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 8, 2018 | Architecture, Figures, Landscapes, Marblehead
Marblehead, MA Marblehead Light, one of the Town’s historic, iconic structures, is portrayed with a focus on only the lower entry portal and the tracery of the supporting pipes and cables with their strong cast shadows. The idea was galvanized by observing two young...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 8, 2018 | Landscapes, Marblehead
Marblehead, MA A playful gestural sketch of a playful activity of model sail boating; crafts remotely controlled by the ‘sailors’ on the far edge of this well-used pond in Marblehead MA. The boats were patiently drawn into the composition as they floated...
