We Use to Live Here - Original Painting

We Use to Live Here.  24" X 30" X 2"  Mixed Media on fine art paper laminated to a wood panel. Framed and ready to hang

…Brandy and Alexander were saddened by the state of their once pristine childhood home….

This piece portrays a scene where memories linger and echoes of the past still resonate. "We Used to Live Here" captures the essence of a bygone era, a time when laughter filled the air and the streets were alive with the hustle and bustle of daily life. The buildings stand tall, their facades painted with the brushstrokes of yesteryear. The sky above is a canvas of swirling colors, a reminder of sunsets that once painted the horizon in hues of pink and purple.

As you gaze upon this artwork, you may feel a sense of longing, a yearning for days gone by. The figures that populate the scene seem to dance in and out of focus, their movements frozen in time. The stone pavement grounds you in the present, a solid reminder of the passage of time.

In this piece, the artist masterfully captures the essence of nostalgia, inviting you to stroll down memory lane and revisit a place where we used to live, a place where the echoes of the past still whisper in the wind.

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.