plein air sketch – Page 5 – Gina Lento: Fine Art and Illustration

International Urban sketchers Symposium – Chicago Days 1 & 2

So here I am in Chicago, sketching with 575 other artists from 34 countries around the world. I am sitting at Congress and Michigan Ave while I am typing this, before I start another sketch. Here are a few photos of some of the sketches that I did. I am meeting people from all overContinue reading “International Urban sketchers Symposium – Chicago Days 1 & 2”

Alive After Five #2

Here are some sketches from AA5 last night. John and I had dinner at Gallo and I sketched the patrons first. Then I walked down to where Zoe and Fantasia were posing for us. Fantasia, the boa constrictor, stopped people dead in their tracks. I wish I could have captured their expressions but it happensContinue reading “Alive After Five #2”

Sketches from Memorial Ceremony

There is a group in the Patchogue area that maintains Lakeview Cemetery on Main Street. It is an old historical cemetery and comprises (historians believe) 5 separate cemetaries of various faiths. The committee has been restoring and maintaining the graves. There are several graves of significance which were being commemorated on Wednesday. At theContinue reading “Sketches from Memorial Ceremony”

Alive After Five #1 2017

Here are two of my sketches from Alive After Five #1, 2017

Beach sketching

I have lots of beach sketches that were done in Florida. I used a pen that was water soluable and a water brush, sometimes things didn’t come out as planned but that’s why we call them Happy Accidents.

Last but not least….

This sketch was the final sketch for this sketchbook. It was a humid day and we found a shady pavilion on the East side of the causeway. I saw this Jeep in front of me with an open hatch and sketched it. They had a lot of stuff in that car. The trash can blockedContinue reading “Last but not least….”

Another sketch from Stuart, FL

Here is another sketch that I did from the waterfront park in Downtown Stuart. It’s blissfully quiet this time of year. I like that there are lots of different types of tropical palms and plants, there were lizards running around, and the ibis who was a little “put out” that we took over the picnicContinue reading “Another sketch from Stuart, FL”

Sketching while boating

While we were in south Florida, we visited with my sister and her family. She and her husband had gotten a new boat and invited us to come out for a ride. We stopped at a sandbar and I sketched this while sitting on the front of the boat. There were storms around usContinue reading “Sketching while boating”

Sailboat

This sailboat was on the south side of the causeway. I liked that it wasn’t moving around, which made it easier to sketch. The sky was doing it’s preparations for the daily thunderstorm. I loved the clouds in Florida. The daily thunderstorms made the sky much more interesting.

After the rain

This sketch was done after a storm was clearing out. The sun was setting and color was just starting to pop before the sun set. I was lucky with the timing of the evening color happening just as I was adding the watercolor. These are the same sail boats that I have been sketching, fromContinue reading “After the rain”