Chloe and Mack – Gina Lento: Fine Art and Illustration

Saying Good-bye to Mack

Yesterday, John and I had to make the tough decision to say good-bye to a member of our family. He was a long haired Chihuahua who came into our lives March 2 of 2011. Mack was born at Christmastime, and Christmas was one of his favorite times of year. He was especially fond of unwrappingContinue reading “Saying Good-bye to Mack”

National Chihuahua Appreciation Day

I have so many Chihuahuas that I have sketched or painted that I had a bit of a tough time choosing which ones to post. I decided to repost some of my Tiny Dogs from my Tin Dog series of 2020. These tiny dogs were painted in a tiny sketchbook that was provided by theContinue reading “National Chihuahua Appreciation Day”

Inktober 2023 Day 16

Good Morning!! Today’s Inktober prompt is “angel.” I did a sketch based loosely on Chloe, as an angel somewhere over the Rainbow Bridge. It’s been a while since I sketched her, and she’s been gone since January. The sting of the pain of her loss is still there, though Lucy is a good distraction. IContinue reading “Inktober 2023 Day 16”

Inktober 2023 Day 1

It’s Inktober….again….and that must mean that Instagram feeds will be blowing up with ink art the entire month of October. I don’t know how many years I have participated in Inktober. I have lost count. Usually I spend a little time coming up with ideas but this year, October sneaked up on me unexpectedly. ItContinue reading “Inktober 2023 Day 1”

Dog Children and Grieving

Today is the first day that I have been able to sit down and type this. On Monday, January 30, 2023, our beloved Chloe moved on to the Rainbow Bridge. John and I are still trying to make sense of this. One day she was normal and the next, we’re saying good-bye. She was onlyContinue reading “Dog Children and Grieving”

Carve December Day 16

Today I felt like making a border stamp that I could use to “frame” a page. This one worked out like I hoped it would so I may go back and use it to “frame” the few past pages in my sketchbook. Mack update: He seems to be doing much better and he was veryContinue reading “Carve December Day 16”

Live critter Sunday

I have so many photos of real animals, especially of Chloe and Mack, that I think I’ll make Sundays a real creature day. Today’s photo is of Mack. He’s hiding under the end table because Chloe and Mack needed baths. Chloe went first so Mack ran for cover.