animals – Page 15 – Gina Lento: Fine Art and Illustration

Back to school

Here is another “Little Witch and Kitty” post. I don’t know if I will be posting these every day since October is in a week and I may going gung ho on a mixed media project. Today I remembered to photograph the actual back of the postcard…hopefully you can read it without me having toContinue reading “Back to school”

Yesterday was the first day of Autumn

This post was supposed to go out yesterday. John and I have been very busy going through all of our belongings to reduce what we have, then putting it out for yard sales. It’s been taking some time and it pulls me away from my desk. I still create daily but I keep getting pulledContinue reading “Yesterday was the first day of Autumn”

Morning Page

Every morning I do a page spread like this. I first learned about it from Carla Sonheim when she introduced us to The Artist’s Way by Julia Cameron. Carla showed us how she did a page in her sketchbook and over the years I have tweaked it to fit my needs. I took my timeContinue reading “Morning Page”

It’s August

My show was up for a month and a half but regretfully, it’s over. It was a lot of fun. It was on exhibit at the Patchogue Theatre for the Arts. We get a lot of great shows at the Patchogue Theatre. For those of you that didn’t see it, it was whimsical and charming.Continue reading “It’s August”

Laughing gulls

These guys nest on the East Coast. They are a summer staple along the New Jersey coastline. Growing up, we went down the Shore every summer and our summer days were filled with laughing gull calls. Note: people from South Jersey and Philadelphia do not call it the “Jersey Shore.” 😱 We call it “downContinue reading “Laughing gulls”

Painting au jour

Here is another recent painting for your viewing pleasure….. It’s a collage/mixed media piece. 12×16 Here is a quick sketch I did this morning using the Sktchy app on iPhone. The young man had a scrunched up face and it made me laugh. He was sketched in a drawing box that I have reserved inContinue reading “Painting au jour”

The process of kitty

Here are some of of the kitties I drew before finding the one I liked. The large one circled in yellow and then trying it out on a smaller piece of paper. And one sketchbook page using that kitty shape….

Some recent kitties

The “Cats out of the Bag” show is up for a few more days. I am already jumping into new projects. This is a recent painting that I submitted to a show. The original idea came from a stack of kitty sketches on index cards that I have been reusing this shape over and over.Continue reading “Some recent kitties”

The finished kitty book

I have been busy working on a few projects that have deadlines, so I haven’t been on social media very much. I finally tweaked this sketchbook so I could do the video of the completed book. This sketchbook is handmade. I usually use the Strathmore 9×12 watercolor paper for these 6×9 books. They don’t takeContinue reading “The finished kitty book”

Kringle Kitty Sketchbook

Happy New Year Everyone! I hope that everyone is enjoying the first few days of the new year. I closed the studio down for a few days so that we could just enjoy the holiday and hang out with family. (Don’t worry, mom was still getting cards!). John and I went to Florida to seeContinue reading “Kringle Kitty Sketchbook”