This weekend was Work In Progress weekend where we show our process….or in my case, one of my processes because I don’t always use pencil to lay in my sketch, sometimes I just grab a pen and hope for the best. Anyway, I started with pencil, carefully drew in the ink with a Sumi brush pen, and then I use a waterbrush for the values. Then I tweaked everything with a white pen and white colored pencil.

“Black Tie Affair”. #WAXwip #sketchbookskool #artforall #sktchy #visualjournal #sketchbook #sketch #ginalento

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Busy as a bee….

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Gouache and colored pencil. The sketchbook I am using is a custom made Innovative SOUL Journal filled with Arches Text Wove paper. Hubby got it for me for Mother’s Day. 

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I saw the hair blowing in the wind and the sun setting on the side of the hat and had to do this one.

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We have a 1 year old black cat who we found last year when she was 4 weeks old. She thinks she’s a Chihuahua. Our Cleopatra lives up to her name, she is regal and beautiful. This kitty looks a little bit like Cleo. I used a Sumi ink brush pen to sketch this out.

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So vogue and retro!

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I love Chihuahuas and I think they get a bad rap. The problem usually isn’t a bad Chihuahua but a bad owner. I am owned by two and my Chloe looks a little like this beauty.

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Fuzzy puppy….

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Today’s sketch “Black Swan” I love reversing the process by doing light media over dark papaper. It’s a little like sculpting.

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I was too tired last night to post this…better late than never..sketch done on the street in Sayville, NY

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