Beauty and the Beast - Original Painting

Beauty and the Beast.  24" X 30" X 2"  Mixed Media on fine art paper laminated to a wood panel. Framed and ready to hang

“Politicians, old buildings, and prostitutes become respectable with age.”  -Mark Twain

This captivating artwork portrays a layered and textured composition that evokes an urban scene with a touch of abstraction. The piece captures the essence of beauty juxtaposed against decay, reminiscent of an old, weathered industrial setting.

Intriguingly, the artwork combines the gritty realism of urban decay with abstract and geometric shapes. Pixelated areas, flat color blocks, and smooth curves intersect the composition, adding depth and visual interest. This unique artistic approach, which fuses traditional painting with digital collage techniques, lends the piece a mesmerizing allure that draws viewers into a captivating study of the urban landscape and the human experience.

My mixed media paintings consist of acrylic paint and digital collage. They are painted on museum quality archival paper and then laminated to a cradled wood panel, varnished, waxed and then framed in a black floater frame. Each piece begins as a digital study on an iPad where the basic composition and coloring is determined before the hand painted original is started.

About the Artist

Frank Trocino is a retired architect turned painter currently residing in Santa Fe New Mexico. His path to Santa Fe began in New York, then to Oregon as a young child through College. From there he lived in Italy, Los Angeles, the Middle East, Portland, and Austin. Franks work can be seen in galleries, hotels, and the homes of private collectors internationally. He is a mixed media artist using acrylic paint, ink and collage and his subject matter is primarily couples and buildings.