Madame Papillon is a very snobby fluffy dog who is obsessed with fashion and is always impeccably groomed. Until one very muddy Spring thaw. Fifi and her owner live in an apartment overlooking a huge park. Their perfectly styled hair always matches their outfits and they were very popular.
Category Archives: Daily Sketch
Valentine Birds
The Pink Heart bird delivers Valentine’s greetings on Valentine’s Day. However, one year, because of a strong wind, the deliveries didn’t go as planned. Scarlet lives in a field of flowers. Her bedroom is built on an old sunflower, decorated with pink flower hearts and has a great view.
Edgar and Igor
These creatures came from sketches done in my morning pages. They started out as a random shape, that I move around until I find something I can work with in that shape, and then pull a creature out of it. Edgar is a lonely bird-like creature who has stubby wing looking arms and webbed feet.Continue reading “Edgar and Igor”
Imaginary Dogs
These creatures came from sketches done in my morning pages. They started out as a random shape, that I move around until I find something I can work with in that shape, and then pull a creature out of it. Chili is a dapper little dog. He’s an explorer of the city and knows allContinue reading “Imaginary Dogs”
Love gives you wings
These creatures came from sketches done in my morning pages. They started out as a random shape, that I move around until I find something I can work with in that shape, and then pull a creature out of it. Wally the owl is obsessed with hearts and loves Valentine’s Day. He loves hearts decoratedContinue reading “Love gives you wings”
Sea Hearts, Swan and Duckie
Violet, the tiny sea dragon, doesn’t have wings but longs to fly like her airborne cousins. Swan and Duckie are the best friends ever. Duckie always rides along on Swan’s back because, well, he’s afraid to swim.
Esmerelda and the Pink Diva Bird
Esmerelda is a shy daydreamer who would love to dance ballet with a large ballet troupe and hopes to someday be a prima ballerina. The Pink Diva Bird dreams of singing opera at La Scala in Italy. She practices her scales every day and loves to dress up. These creatures came from sketches done inContinue reading “Esmerelda and the Pink Diva Bird”
Happy Hearts Valentine Themed Sketchbook
Ok, so I am a wee bit late posting these. This hand bound, hand painted, 20 page sketchbook was a little labor intensive and most of the postcards my mom received from this sketchbook were critters without page embellishments. I just finished all of the embellishments today. Some of these may get bumped out byContinue reading “Happy Hearts Valentine Themed Sketchbook”
Haiku
Little dog & Owls
I started to play with drawing bulldogs but this little guy happened instead. The whole drawing was “accidental.” Sometimes the pencil has a mind of its own. Our screech owls are back and the palm tree they used last January fell over during the summer. It was dead for a while but we didn’t removeContinue reading “Little dog & Owls”
Gina Lento: Fine Art and Illustration 