illustration – Page 36 – Gina Lento: Fine Art and Illustration

Balloons of summer

Playing with my character while listening to Don Henley….. The red balloon has his hair slicked back with his Wayfarers on and he’s off to join the Boys of Summer.

This song, both the English and German versions, have been a source of inspiration for me. I am taking a class that I actually purchased last year during a “big sale” back in November. Glad it was on sale then because I am not sure I could spare the finances now. Our assignment is toContinue reading “99 Red balloons…..”

Editorial art

We are slowly getting things more settled and my temporary studio in the garage is looking much more organized. During the move, I had been taking a Lilla Rogers class for artists looking to fine tune their skills and build a portfolio for illustration. It was tough moving and working on assignments for the class,Continue reading “Editorial art”

Patchwork kitty

Here is today’s kitty…..a mixture of collage and mixed media….

Serendipity kitty

Today’s kitty is a lesson in Serendipity. In the world of an artist, serendipity means several things. Aside from being at the right place at the right time, serendipity also applies to the “happy accidents that occur in our work. We’re plugging along on a piece and something happens to alter the work. Paint spills,Continue reading “Serendipity kitty”

Happy Independence Day!

Kitty is enjoying another round of fireworks! PS My kitty here goes to public fireworks displays. She doesn’t like the ones set off near the house.

Now that I have a few minutes…..

The past several weeks have been busy for me. I am still working on designs for my Zazzle shop. I have out sketching for our “It takes a Village” Sketch Club show. And I was organizing it, rounding the sketchers up so they had opportunities to sketch in Patchogue so they would have something toContinue reading “Now that I have a few minutes…..”

Today’s kitty

Today’s kitty is a bit of mixed media. I cropped the reference a lot to get the peeking head that you see here… Reference photo from the Sktchy app.

This week’s doodles and today’s kitty

Here is my week long doodles. I do one a day. It only takes a few minutes to do one and it has become part of my morning routine. Most times, what I am doodling is what happened the day before, unless I post about the weather. Here is today’s kitty. This one is anContinue reading “This week’s doodles and today’s kitty”

Creative kitty

I wanted to try something different today….I drew this kitty using three colors, plus black and white and no reference photo. I enjoyed working with no restrictions.