Pen & ink – Page 48 – Gina Lento: Fine Art and Illustration

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”

The dachshund king

Nants ingonyama bagithi baba…..

Sketching at Barnes & Noble

Today’s sketch

Working on an involved project so I just had time to do these couple of cheater blind contours. Blind contour is when you don’t look at a page while you are drawing, which makes drawings look like those wonky Picassos. Cheater blinds mean you can peek a little…these are cheater blinds…..

Home on the range

Buster and Edgar stopped to set up camp for the night. Edgar whipped up some stew while Buster looked for more firewood. Then the two friends sat by the fire and ate their stew in the comfortable silence that comes from being friends for a long long time.

This and that….

I have been a busy bee the past few days! I have tackled a few projects and sketches and have been too tired to write a blog post. First, some of you may be curious about an artist’s studio. I have a small studio. I wish it was larger but I am just happyContinue reading “This and that….”

Derby hat….

A little little fictional vignette to end the day: “Her hat was all the rage at the Derby this year. Many younger women squealed with delight. The audacity! The brazeness of walking past the “No Pets Allowed” signs. How did she do it?! How is she able to keep that little kitten still up there?Continue reading “Derby hat….”