portrait – Gina Lento: Fine Art and Illustration

Whimsical Valentine portrait

I haven’t posted this yet because it was hanging up for Valentines’ Day. This is our little family as it is today, with Hubby. Mack, Lucy and myself. We look a little different than we did last year, and the year before. Last year, we had just lost Chloe so we were still in mourningContinue reading “Whimsical Valentine portrait”

Friendly Face Day 10

I still have to post yesterday’s “sad” face, which was put on the back burner because of an unplanned technology replacement. It is amazing how we have become so dependent on technology that we can’t do without it and when something needs to be replaced, life gets put on hold until the situation is remedied.Continue reading “Friendly Face Day 10”

Drawing people

I have a daily practice of drawing people. If no one is handy, I use the SKTCHY app for reference. I do two types of sketches. A five minute timed sketch and a Cheater Blind Contour sketch. I use brush fountain pens for the the timed 5 minute sketch. This helps with my brush skills.Continue reading “Drawing people”

Art with coffee

I have a morning ritual where I get my day started with a few habits like exercise, morning pages and I have added a 5 minute timed sketch to the routine. I did this sketch in 5 minutes, all while enjoying my morning cup of java. I look for something on Sktchy that IContinue reading “Art with coffee”