Not everything I “find” on a page is an animal. The other day I found a rose, and on this page, I found a lady with flowers, her expression showing us that maybe stopping to smell the flowers and taking that moment for a quick meditation, just may be what the “doctor” ordered.
Author Archives: Gina Lento
Albert
Albert was used to being on his own, living free as a bird with no worries in the world. Then he met Esmerelda.
A rose unlike any other
I still have a bunch of prepped blobs waiting to be turned into something. This blob screamed flower. I kept trying to find a creature but this flower kept saying “me me, draw me!” So I did.
Kitty-ween
I like to make felt creatures and dabble a bit with textiles. Creating patterns and seeing how they turn out is fun. I also see what needs tweaking for the next one, but just seeing the outcome and whether or not the pattern was successful is pretty amazing. This is a nice relaxing exercise thatContinue reading “Kitty-ween”
Live Critter Sunday – Bald Eagle
Labor Day, (last Monday), John and I went on one of our “tiny adventures” and we passed by a pond and John said he saw an eagle. So we turned around and went back and I took these photos and sure enough, it was. It’s not the first time we’ve seen eagles. They are inContinue reading “Live Critter Sunday – Bald Eagle”
Long beaked Cardinal
Another Imaginary Creature pulled out from the page. I drew the beak long and almost erased it, but left it because it isn’t supposed to be representational anyway. There’s a lot of angles to this guy. He uses them to hide in oak and elm trees. I also included what the page looked like beforeContinue reading “Long beaked Cardinal”
Georgie is about to have a bad day
I have a few “prepped” homemade sketchbooks with patterned backgrounds that I use for characters. Sort of like a staged background. Today I used the background to randomly “find” a character. This guy almost jumped off the page. But then he looks very terrier-ish so that would be normal for a terrier. Georgie is aContinue reading “Georgie is about to have a bad day”
Final Inchie Day
The final prompt is “DETAIL.” One of the things that Amy Maricle encourages during the challenge is to do multiple versions and then see if they can be part of a larger piece. I played with acrylic paint and created a bunch of blue blocks and then followed the brush strokes to find a pattern.Continue reading “Final Inchie Day”
Inchies – Swirling
The theme for Day 11 was “swirling.” Instead of drawing something that swirls, I opted for a completely different idea and grabbed some old art (see previous post: https://ginalento.com/2021/08/25/i-have-done-something-horrible/ ) and I cut it up into the 2×2 squares. I sprayed the squares with spray Ink and sealed them after they dried so they wouldn’tContinue reading “Inchies – Swirling”
Inchies – Indigo
Day 10 – indigo Here is my exploration into indigo. In my humble opinion, the best shade of indigo is from Daniel Smith.
