The 2017 “super bloom” in southern California caused thousands of visitors to roam the desert and mountainsides, photographing the bright, abundant flowers. I explored the super bloom in Borrego Springs, and they were indeed the most beautiful I have ever seen in the desert! I was actually inspired to release a whole new collection of works of the super bloom, to be released later this summer.
The bold color of desert dusk saturates this Arizona landscape. The lively brush strokes create an impression of movement and light, capturing the emotional quality of seeing a beautiful sunset in person. This painting was inspired by the landscape near Saguaro National Park, in Arizona.
Brooklyn, New York native Frank Creaturo, Jr. has an extensive artistic career. He studied at the School of Industrial Art and the School of Art and Design in NYC. Frank has been recognized with countless awards, featured in many newspapers for his works, has had several one man shows and was even spotlighted on Eyewitness News in New York. Frankie has been a contributing artist here at TribeLA Magazine since day one and his work will regularly be featured here.
I read about art and culture, art magazines, I joined about 36 art groups on Facebook and then I started my own called Art Effects and now has over 21,000 friends there to share their artwork and critique. I’ve even been invited to international shows, but that involves a lot of packing the art and then packing and shipping it home if it doesn’t sell. But, it’s been a great experience having the group and meeting people all over the world. And, I do ‘gift of the day’ on my own page because it’s too much to try and upload it to all the groups.
Creaturo has been active in many charity events, he’s designed program covers for American Diabetes Foundation, Big Brothers & Big Sisters, and Make a Wish. In late 2005, Creaturo had one-man shows at the Jewish Community Center (JCC) of Sarasota and at the Shands Teaching Hospital at the University of Florida in Gainesville.
Art Critic Joan Altabe said of Creaturo’s contemporary paintings, “They bear the progressive look of 20th century art. Though not an action painting or surrealist, his art can make one think of these.”
