Pen & ink – Page 45 – Gina Lento: Fine Art and Illustration

Sketches from the past two days

I attended the Festival del Amor last evening in Patchogue. It was a very nice event with various activities but the highlight for me was the flamenco dancers….I don’t normally have a chance to sketch them so last evening was a treat….it’s not easy to sketch moving targets so J am only posting two ofContinue reading “Sketches from the past two days”

A sketch from the coffee shop

Alive After Five #4 2017

This evening was the last Alive After Five for the season….there was no model this evening so I was finally able to sketch this purple truck…..I meant to add more people to the sketch but it got dark pretty quickly….it isn’t a food truck, it’s clothes on wheels….

Rainy Day Sketch

The weather here has been cool for August and today was a tad chilly but it was also rainy and damp. Not much of a day for sitting outside to sketch so I worked on some things in my studio. This evening, John and I went out to have coffee and I sketched at theContinue reading “Rainy Day Sketch”

Today’s sketch from Main Street

I don’t normally like to go out during midday in the summer to sketch or paint. It’s too hot, and I burn to a nice shade of cooked lobster in the sun. Yep, I use sun screen but I have to keep reapplying it and if I forget….lobster. Today was an exception because it wasContinue reading “Today’s sketch from Main Street”

Family night in Patchogue

Hubby and I went into the village the other night and we were surprised to find another street fair, geared toward families and it was also a sidewalk sale for local businesses. Not one to pass on a sketching opportunity and a coffee at Roast, we settled in at the coffee shop and I sketchedContinue reading “Family night in Patchogue”

Sketches fron Alive on 25 #3

John and I don’t get to the Eastern part of Long Island too much, although I occasionally teach classes at the art school in Riverhead. Riverhead is another town on Long Island that is doing that slow crawl of revival. It’s a nice place to visit and sketch. They do a street fair similar toContinue reading “Sketches fron Alive on 25 #3”

Today’s sketch

When I leave the studio to sketch or paint “in the wild,” I never know what adventures I will find, with whom I will have a conversation, what events I will stumble on, or what wildlife I will encounter. Today I left the studio to go to a neighboring village to sketch. I found anContinue reading “Today’s sketch”

Sketches from the past few days

Here are a few days of sketches that I haven’t posted yet…. John and I went to the Hambletonian on Saturday at the Meadowlands. I did a few sketches but I liked this one the best because it shows the old Meadowlands Grandstand. Not sure why they had to build a new one but theContinue reading “Sketches from the past few days”

Alive After Five Week #3

Our model yesterday, Stephanie, at Alive After Five, was very good. She came equipped with a goth outfit and black lacy umbrella. Her poses were so amazing that she stopped people who were passing by, and they paused to watch us sketch. Normally they stroll by and don’t even glance our way. Stephanie didn’t haveContinue reading “Alive After Five Week #3”