Christmas design – Page 3 – Gina Lento: Fine Art and Illustration

Polar bears

Giants of the ice Almost as white as the snow Roaming wild and free I hope we have polar bears for a long long time. Today’s stamp is a Christmas tree…

Cardinals are such perky birds. The nice thing is when I moved from the Northeast, the cardinals were here, too. I get to observe them in a different environment. They sing a lot down here and they tattle on predators and raptors. I am always amazed at their bravery. I did a sketch of aContinue reading “Cardinal”

Bells and packages

Today’s prompt is Bells and this is my submission for today. Also, my Carve December stamp for today is a package. The prompt was ‘depth’ so I improvised, lo.

Ski Lift

I almost didn’t do this prompt but I am not one to avoid a challenge, especially when I really got into doing the background. I pulled up a few of my photos from a Colorado trip as a reference and I found that the Apple pencil was well suited for doing the trees. I hadContinue reading “Ski Lift”

Puffin

This prompt was easy because I made a pamphlet book for my grandkids a few years ago that was about Arctic animals, puffins being one of them. I have not shown this book outside the family so this is the first time that I can remember actually posting one of the illustrations on my blogContinue reading “Puffin”

Icicles

The toughest part about being an artist and promoting your work is the marketing part. I try to schedule my posts but sometimes I get behind and this is one of those times. The holidays add another list of chores to an already busy day. Taking 5 minutes to take a photo can be aContinue reading “Icicles”

It’s December….Again

December is such a busy month and I scratch my head when art challenges pop up for December. Especially when the list hits right before the start date so that you can’t prepare ahead of time. It almost seems sadistic. Getting off my soapbox….Shannon McNab’s “Daily Sketch Challenge” prompts for December are very helpful andContinue reading “It’s December….Again”

Merry Christmas 2020!

Well we made it to Christmas! It has been a tough year, for sure, but we are all making the best of the situation. I get to meet my new Grandkitty today. Today’s post is the stocking that was supposed to be posted on the 11, but John and I liked it so much thatContinue reading “Merry Christmas 2020!”

Christmas Art Countdown – Day 24

Merry Christmas Eve! We’ll be enjoying our 7 fishes meal today! Here’s what I wish for this holiday and for 2021. Tune in tomorrow to see this year’s Christmas Card.

Christmas Art Countdown – Day 23

This is my dove that I did using as a mono print. Then I scanned it into Procreate so I could tweak it slightly and play with the lettering. I have several different lettering versions but my husband liked this one best.