Pen & ink – Page 39 – Gina Lento: Fine Art and Illustration

On the second day of Christmas….

Just a quick note, these are a little unpolished, they are quick thoughts in my sketchbook.

On the first day of Christmas….

Merry Christmas!

A quick sketch of an ornament we found at one of the local antique shops! Here’s to wishing everyone a very Merry Christmas! Enjoy!

The folks at Sktchy had a really neat idea this year. They asked artists to do a Secret Santa art swap. We didn’t know who our Secret Santa was nor did we know what photos they would choose to draw. My Secret Santa recipient, Jeff Smithson, dresses as a clown a lot. Judging by theContinue reading “Sktchy Secret Santa”

Santa Duck

I have a rubber duck sitting in my studio. I stayed at a hotel several years ago with my daughter, I forget which chain, and they had rubber duck in every hotel room. So this guy found his way home with us and has been in my studio ever since. I added the hat forContinue reading “Santa Duck”

Soldier boy

This little nutcracker is in the center of many on a shelf in our living room.

Blow up bear

This bear has been on our lawn for a few years. We recently purchased a new fan for him but he hasn’t been staying upright too well. I sketched him at a good moment. We are still tweaking him and he may need a bit of waterproofing or something to get him right.

Old time Santas

Sorry folks. Been sick since Sunday. I did manage to sketch some of our holiday Santas in the short bouts of being alert. I just had no energy to post it here. Good thing all of my presents are wrapped. I need to do food shopping but most of my holiday shopping is done. TheseContinue reading “Old time Santas”

If you could design the perfect super hero cape….

I take Carla Sonheim’s year long 365 class. It’s probably one of the best on line creative workshops out there. (Next is Sally Swindell’s Card making Workshop). Carla teaches a lot of really great creative prompts. Today’s prompt was to design the perfect super hero cape. She gave us a worksheet and we are supposedContinue reading “If you could design the perfect super hero cape….”

Sketch Night sketches

With the days being shorter and colder, our sketch club has been sketching at the local library. Yesterday evening we sketched some holiday plants. I clipped some branches from our holly tree. Someone else brought poinsettias. There was candy and mints (drat, I forgot to bring some of those home for John!) and other goodiesContinue reading “Sketch Night sketches”