Oh HEY! Where did this guy come from? The idea for this guy came from Carla Sonheim’s 2021 Sketchbook Revival lesson. The first part of the lesson is to draw a bunch of one liner subjects…cat, elephant, vase of flowers, toilets…..then we each picked one of our own to turn into a more finished piece….Continue reading “Wild Calico”
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Cloudwalker
Cloudwalker loves playing with the Snow and Frost Faeries. He loves to use his wings to make strong blizzards. He’s sad because winter is over. This is the last page in my St Patrick’s Day sketchbook. I hope you enjoyed these pages. All of the sketches were very involved and had a lot of layersContinue reading “Cloudwalker”
Ziggy
Ziggy worried about everything. He practically wrote the book on worrying. He worried so much that his hairs on his back stood up permanently.
Buttercup
Buttercup loves warm spring mornings… the smell of dew loaded grass, birds singing, and his favorite treat, buttercups, growing everywhere.
Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral bird
The Too-ra-loo-ra-loo-ral bird likes to sing lullabies, especially the Irish lullaby. He loves to gently sing in the evening, putting the forest slowly to sleep.
Phragmites Troll
Oooooo this guy’s a true environmental pest. PT hides in phragmites marshes to gather up the seeds for spreading to other wetlands. Phragmites is an invasive plant here on the East Coast and it has been choking out native species like the cattails.
Agate
Agate is a tiny Rock Terrier. He lives in a tiny rock cave with his family. He loves alpine strawberries, and he’s afraid of heights.
Murphy
Murphy lives in a cottage on a moor. He loves tea and biscuits, clotted cream and salted caramel scones. And Shepherd’s pie.
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.
Gina Lento: Fine Art and Illustration 