home made sketchbook – Page 9 – Gina Lento: Fine Art and Illustration

Madame Papillon and Fifi

Madame Papillon is a very snobby fluffy dog who is obsessed with fashion and is always impeccably groomed. Until one very muddy Spring thaw. Fifi and her owner live in an apartment overlooking a huge park. Their perfectly styled hair always matches their outfits and they were very popular.

Valentine Birds

The Pink Heart bird delivers Valentine’s greetings on Valentine’s Day. However, one year, because of a strong wind, the deliveries didn’t go as planned. Scarlet lives in a field of flowers. Her bedroom is built on an old sunflower, decorated with pink flower hearts and has a great view.

Imaginary Dogs

These creatures came from sketches done in my morning pages. They started out as a random shape, that I move around until I find something I can work with in that shape, and then pull a creature out of it. Chili is a dapper little dog. He’s an explorer of the city and knows allContinue reading “Imaginary Dogs”

Sea Hearts, Swan and Duckie

Violet, the tiny sea dragon, doesn’t have wings but longs to fly like her airborne cousins. Swan and Duckie are the best friends ever. Duckie always rides along on Swan’s back because, well, he’s afraid to swim.

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”

Doodles and cats

I started doing a doodle a day to throw into the mix of all the other things I am working on. It just takes a few moments to fill out a pre made box and I put it away until the next day. Here is a full week’s worth of doodles. Also, here is anotherContinue reading “Doodles and cats”

Sketchbook & Sketches

I recently made another sketchbook. I really love the cold press Fabriano Artistico watercolor paper so I buy it in bulk and make my own sketchbooks. I recently filled a Handbook sketchbook and didn’t have any other landscape format sketchbooks so instead of buying one, I made one. The cover is a copy of twoContinue reading “Sketchbook & Sketches”

Making sketchbooks

Recently I have been spending some time making my own sketchbooks. I like making my own because when you make your own sketchbook, you can customize it any way you want. There are several going on here….the following photos give you an idea of the process… Below is the inside of one book….this is justContinue reading “Making sketchbooks”

Sketch from Wednesday

Good afternoon! Below is a sketch I did with my sketch group this past week. We get together once a week, pick a subject and we bring in those items to sketch. I didn’t get much sketching time this week because I was taking care of some administrative stuff for the group, but I didContinue reading “Sketch from Wednesday”

Morning sketch and…

So some of you are having Zombie doll withdrawal. I could do a holiday version, lol. Here is the next book in progress….I was just getting started….you should see that table now😂. The book I am working on is 4.5 x 6. I also have a 6×9 I am working on as well. I paintContinue reading “Morning sketch and…”