Author Archives: Gina Lento

These beautiful coneflowers adorn our front flower bed and I thought they would make beautiful glassware patterns. These glasses are from my own original sketches, seen below, with their photos. Both glasses are available for sale.

“Kimono” #sketchbookskool #artforall #sktchy #visualjournal #sketchbook #sketch #ginalento#illustratedjournaling #artistoninstagram #Dailyart

When I first saw this photo, I laughed. I have a bunch of ideas but I started with this one. #sketchbookskool #artforall #sktchy #visualjournal #sketchbook #sketch #ginalento#illustratedjournaling #artistoninstagram #Dailyart

My sketch of the Harbor Crab boat has been printed in the Discover Patchogue Magazine! Many thanks to my friend LuAnn for urging me to submit and to my friends at the Chamber! Also, my recipe for tomato pie has been posted  on They Draw and Cook.  I am so excited! Click the link belowContinue reading “A couple of exciting things are happening…..”

“Nora” #sketchbookskool #artforall #sktchy #visualjournal #sketchbook #sketch #ginalento #illustratedjournaling #artistoninstagram #Dailyart

I love this photo on Sktchy..A cowboy with mischief in his eyes….. #sketchbookskool #artforall #sktchy #visualjournal #sketchbook #sketch #ginalento#illustratedjournaling #artistoninstagram #Dailyart

As promised….Here are two wineglasses based on sketches. We have a huge flower bed bordering our lawn and it’s full of black eyed Susan’s. I took this photo to show you my inspiration….I went into the house and doodled in my sketchbook. The large black eyed Suzi is based on DA’s sunflower but I modified toContinue reading “Putting my doodles to work”

This young man is like a blonde Jon Snow, so I had to sketch him…  #artforall #sktchy #visualjournal #sketchbook #sketch #ginalento#illustratedjournaling #artistoninstagram #Dailyart #SketchbookSkool

Baby chihuahua  #sketchbookskool #artforall #sktchy #visualjournal #sketchbook #sketch #ginalento #illustratedjournaling #artistoninstagram #Dailyart

Awesome photo….I still have ideas for this one….nice flea bitten gray….couldn’t tell what the base color was so I winged it and leaned toward bay in my splatters…. #sketchbookskool #artforall #sktchy #visualjournal #sketchbook #sketch #ginalento#illustratedjournaling #artistoninstagram #Dailyart