Fil Mottola Paintings
Fil Mottola was born in Orange, New Jersey in 1915. His parents came to the Uinited States from Naples, Italy. He is a graduate of Otis Art Institute, California, with a three-year scholarship. His teachers were Roscoe Shrader and Ralph Holmes for landscapes, and Paul Clemens, famous Hollywood portrait painter. As a Hollywood motion picture illustrator for 12 years with Walt Disney Studios, he received numerous screen credits as a background painter for productions such as Sleeping Beauty, Peter Pan, Lady and the Tramp, The Sword in the Stone and many other films and TV specials. Three of these films were winners of the coveted Oscar award. Mottola's work has been displayed in galleries throughout the nation for over 50 years. Sadly, Fil Mottola passed away in March of 2008.
1980s American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Masonite, Oil
1940s American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Oil
1970s American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Masonite, Oil
1950s American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Oil, Board
1980s American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Masonite, Oil
2010s American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Oil, Wood
1950s American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Oil, Board
1940s American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Masonite, Oil
1930s American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Oil, Board
2010s American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Paper, Oil
1950s American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Board, Oil
Early 20th Century American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Oil
2010s American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Paper, Oil
Mid-20th Century Naturalistic Fil Mottola Paintings
Oil

