illustrated journaling – Page 6 – Gina Lento: Fine Art and Illustration

Happy St Patrick’s Day

It’s St Patrick’s Day….again. LOL It feels like St Patrick’s Day is Groundhog Day. Later on today I will be cooking my traditional meal. And I’ll make Irish soda bread and Irish Potatoes (candy). I grew up in Philadelphia and we always had Irish potato candy around St Patrick’s Day. Every candy shop carried them.Continue reading “Happy St Patrick’s Day”

Argyle

Argyle lives with a little old lady in a house built on stilts, at the edge of a marsh. His best friends are seagulls and killdeer.

Claude

Claude wants to be a detective. He wants to be able to sniff out suspects, catch the bad guys and protect children.

Sparky

Sparky is a loyal little terrier who was born on St Patrick’s Day and has a clover shaped mark on his shoulder.

Piñata

Piñata loves to perform. He’s looking forward to the Easter Parade next month. He’s been very good about keeping his feathers clean and neat.

Elliot

Elliot is a rock bird. His beak is designed to crush rocks for nest building. Elliot wants to work in construction as a bricklayer.

Chester

Chester is a large chicken who wants to lose weight. He eats fruits and vegetables and he runs once a day.

Norma Jean

Norma Jean is a big-eared mountain cow. She’s a great climber, loves the sun, and hanging out with mountain goats and burros in the Grand Canyon.

Figment

Figment is another imaginary creature, so for you model horse folks that follow me, Figment isn’t meant to be anatomically correct….she’s just another of the many creatures that wander the pages of my sketchbooks….and started as a random mark on the page…. Figment is a small stocky pony that lives on the Emerald Isle. SheContinue reading “Figment”

Angus

Angus is a Scottish Mustached Terrier. He is very proud of his mustache and keeps it combed and groomed. Angus doesn’t like windy days. Angus started out as a mark on paper ( in my morning pages) that basically formed his whiskers and and I worked out from there. I used watered down acrylics forContinue reading “Angus”