Pen & ink – Page 47 – Gina Lento: Fine Art and Illustration

Another sketch from Stuart, FL

Here is another sketch that I did from the waterfront park in Downtown Stuart. It’s blissfully quiet this time of year. I like that there are lots of different types of tropical palms and plants, there were lizards running around, and the ibis who was a little “put out” that we took over the picnicContinue reading “Another sketch from Stuart, FL”

Sketching while boating

While we were in south Florida, we visited with my sister and her family. She and her husband had gotten a new boat and invited us to come out for a ride. We stopped at a sandbar and I sketched this while sitting on the front of the boat. There were storms around usContinue reading “Sketching while boating”

Sailboat

This sailboat was on the south side of the causeway. I liked that it wasn’t moving around, which made it easier to sketch. The sky was doing it’s preparations for the daily thunderstorm. I loved the clouds in Florida. The daily thunderstorms made the sky much more interesting.

After the rain

This sketch was done after a storm was clearing out. The sun was setting and color was just starting to pop before the sun set. I was lucky with the timing of the evening color happening just as I was adding the watercolor. These are the same sail boats that I have been sketching, fromContinue reading “After the rain”

Rainy sketch and a rescue

This sketch was done from under the causeway. The skies had opened up but we weren’t affected because we were parked under the bridge. There were a couple of sailboats on the water. People live in these boats. We tried to imagine living in a boat during a storm like this. It rained so hardContinue reading “Rainy sketch and a rescue”

Sketching the everyday subject

John and I sit by the water all the time. The view isn’t always the greatest, and on this day, it was grey and wet. Not many people out except the die hards like us who sit in their cars and wait for it to rain. I love the afternoon storms in Florida. You canContinue reading “Sketching the everyday subject”

Palm trees waiting for the storm

I finished a sketchbook while I was down here in Florida so I will be posting sketches from that sketchbook over the next few days…. This sketch was done at the river front park in Downtown Stuart….I was facing the US 1 bridge that goes over the St Lucie river… It was stormy when weContinue reading “Palm trees waiting for the storm”

First Day of Summer Sketch

Good morning! It is the first day of summer and to celebrate, I did a quick sketch in my Morning Pages to celebrate the day. I like the beach best in the evenings after everyone else has run off to shower and eat dinner. I can sit and read, or sketch the early evening activitiesContinue reading “First Day of Summer Sketch”

Sketching Out

We went out to dinner last night and as we were debating healthy options, I sketched the little old man at the bar on the left page. Eventually he paid his tab and left. I wondered why he was drinking alone. I started to work on the rest of the bar when a coupleContinue reading “Sketching Out”

Sketching on the street

Went out sketching with my sketch group this evening. It was mild for a bit, then a fog came in off the bay and it got chilly and damp. It’s May 31 and my fingers got too cold to hold my pen. So no color today. Maybe I will add a dash of colorContinue reading “Sketching on the street”