by Frank Costantino | Mar 9, 2018
Orphan Swallow Brisbane, AustraliaAttracted by its constant twittering and fluttering activity across the grass, this little creature seemed to have been abandoned. I followed it across the park lawn of Queen’s Gate Park in Brisbane, and sketched its contours as...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 9, 2018
Rooster Key West, FLDuring a seminar to paint buildings in Key West, my attention was otherwise absorbed by the free-ranging roosters and hens typical to the keys. The intense study (and chasing) of the creature informed my view, and resulted in this very quick color...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 9, 2018
Studied Response – Roxcy’s Hooper During my workshop, a student brought along their well-behaved dog – a rust-colored Springer Spaniel – which became the live model for a demo. “Hooper” sat at the easel, and was remarkably stationary for the quick...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 9, 2018
Taking Notice Watchfully aware of each other, my cat was still just long enough for me to capture its crouched gesture and nearly cross-eyed expression. The range of charcoal values was carefully employed to suggest the companion cat, and enhance the effect of depth...
by Frank Costantino | Mar 9, 2018
Alexandra’s Pinks 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...
