illustrated journaling – Page 9 – Gina Lento: Fine Art and Illustration

Inktober Day 16 – Rocket

The dragonet wandered off without us realizing that he wasn’t here. And having wings complicates things, he can wander pretty far. Little did we know that he was in Cape Canaveral for the latest rocket launch and he thought it would be fun to race the rocket. He caused quite a stir because humans aren’tContinue reading “Inktober Day 16 – Rocket”

Inktober Day 15 – Outpost

The dragonet is still pissed that he had to wear armor yesterday. He flew off to parts unknown so he wouldn’t have to pose for anything today. The prompt is “outpost” anyway. I had to wing it without him.

Inktober Day 14 – Armor

Ok, I told the dragonet this morning that he had to wear armor today. The conversation did not go well… “D – “don’t want to wear armor! It’s too heavy and hot!! Me – “ Oh for heavens sake, it’s only for about 30 minutes.” D – “why do I have to wear ARMOR? WhyContinue reading “Inktober Day 14 – Armor”

Sloth plant revealed

I haven’t been posting these but this week is a little different. It was a sad week but it was also a week where the sloth plant finally bloomed. Sloth plant you ask? Yeah, what was that plant I called the “sloth plant?” I wasn’t giving this plant it’s given name until I saw flowers!Continue reading “Sloth plant revealed”

Spice is nice

Just a little spicy sketch…..

This week’s sketches

Happy Mother’s Day to the mom’s out there…It’s another week during Corona Virus World. I have been spending my time creating art, which is business as usual for me. We’ve been watching Ozark in the evenings and finished the first season and are in the second season. That series shows how lies just make peopleContinue reading “This week’s sketches”

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!”

Inktober Week 2 Spread

Here are my daily vignettes for week 2:

So, we’ve been getting a little rain…..

Kitty is prepared….

Feeling a bit crabby

A few years ago I took a year long class with Carla Sonheim and Lynn Whipple, called Year of the Spark. One of the assignments was automatic writing in little booklets that we made just for the purpose of writing in them. I have done a bunch of them and occasionally I use them asContinue reading “Feeling a bit crabby”