by Frank Costantino | Feb 14, 2018
Piazza Del Campanile The enticing village of Portofino, seen from an approach to its inlet harbor, is one of Italy’s innumerable, incomparable vistas. Whitewashed walls in pale or natural colors, the harmony of the environment, set against trees and sky and...
by Frank Costantino | Feb 14, 2018
Drifting Raft on a Drizzly Day near Longfellow Bridge Boston, MAPainted as a demo from the Museum of Science Washburn Pavilion during an unceasingly wet day, a wet-on-wet technique was unavoidable, but it encouraged a spontaneity and freshness that helped capture the...
by Frank Costantino | Feb 14, 2018
Long Light-Public Garden’s Duck Pond Boston, MABoston’s Public Garden provides a respite for all its residents -human, animal and feathered. The low afternoon light shone through the deep canopies of surrounding trees to illumine the duck pond’s and...
by Frank Costantino | Feb 14, 2018
Roses Morning Rondo Kelleher Rose Garden Boston, MAInitially awed by the Fenway Garden’s secluded setting, the abundance of rose displays, and invited to do a demo plein air piece during Mayor Menino’s annual fundraiser, I prepared this study for my own orientation...
by Frank Costantino | Feb 14, 2018
Rosey Pathway Kelleher Rose Garden Boston, MAWith the concentrated energy from so many plants and the profusion of spring blooming shrubs, this vignette conveys only a minor portion of Boston’s Kelleher Rose Garden. The enclosure of a high protective hedge, the...