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
Oil, Masonite
1940s American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Egg Tempera, Masonite
1940s American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Oil, Board, Tempera
1940s American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Masonite, Oil
Early 20th Century American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Canvas, Wood, Oil
2010s American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Canvas, Oil, Panel
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Canvas, Paint, Oil
2010s American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
2010s American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Canvas, Acrylic, Oil
2010s American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Oil
Late 20th Century American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Canvas, Oil
2010s American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Oil, Wood Panel
2010s American Realist Fil Mottola Paintings
Canvas, Oil
Mid-20th Century Naturalistic Fil Mottola Paintings
Oil