animals – Page 14 – Gina Lento: Fine Art and Illustration

Announcing Bella, the Moo Kitty!

Last week, Moo Kitty aka Bella, was sent on her way back to Catskill, NY. She came down to Florida with us as a standing cat and is going back to NY as a Cow. Bella is part of an outdoor exhibit called Cat’n Around Catskill, which consists of fiberglass cat sculptures that will beContinue reading “Announcing Bella, the Moo Kitty!”

So I took a class…..

I took a class to learn how to build up my portfolio for editorial work. It was a good class. I stepped out of my comfort zone and did the class projects on Procreate. I prefer to use the good old fashioned way to create art but wanted to see what I could do withContinue reading “So I took a class…..”

Cat morphing into cow

Yesterday’s photos are raw cat. Today’s photos show the gradual progression to cow. I still have to add udders, a collar and cow bell and eyelashes. Then I have to tweak and sand it. I am trying to keep the sanding to a minimum. The Magic Sculpt dries like concrete. It’s amazing stuff. I tweakedContinue reading “Cat morphing into cow”

And my current project is….

A Catskill Cat. Every year Catskill, NY had about 50 cats on display that are fiberglass molds that artists convert to all sorts of amazing cat art. My Cow Kitty design was selected and I am in the process of converting this cat into a cow. As you can see, I am still working outContinue reading “And my current project is….”

Last but not least….

Here are the last three doggies of the book. It was a wonderful project and I truly enjoyed it so much that I am looking for another tiny project. Though I am looking to get or make books where the pages don’t chop my image in half. The PAGE size was 2.33 x 1.66 andContinue reading “Last but not least….”

Getting close to the end of the book

Several more tiny book pages

Tiny Book is Finished!

And it is in the mail with time to spare. I really enjoyed this project and I hope the people who visit it in person at the Brooklyn Art Library will like it, too. Here is the cover and over the next few posts I’ll share the many spreads that it took to complete thisContinue reading “Tiny Book is Finished!”

Preview….

I am working on the Tiny Sketchbook Project for The Sketchbook Project, a library in Brooklyn that houses thousands of sketchbooks. I have worked on cats for so long that I began a 100 day project of sketching chihuahuas to give myself a break. That segued into doing Chi’s for the Tiny Sketchbook Project. TheContinue reading “Preview….”

Jan 13 – 19 and my NFL picks

Well it’s that time of year again. NFL Championships. Eagles didn’t make it thanks to the dirty hit by Seattle that gave Wentz a concussion. We’re still scratching our heads over how that wasn’t a personal foul. And our backup QB was playing with an injury. Oh well. Movin’ on to the 2020 season…. PhilliesContinue reading “Jan 13 – 19 and my NFL picks”