Author Archives: Gina Lento

I was saving this moon for Halloween and then Inspiration hit me……. Titled “Love, Actually” The second one, I had more work to do, but the  musicians packed up and left  The third one is of the ribbon cutting ceremony of the newly renovated Carnegie Library. I sketched it during the ceremony. . #WAXPulse #lovewinsContinue reading “Today’s sketches “

Solidarity for Orlando #sketchbookskool #artforall #sktchy #visualjournal #sketchbook #sketch #ginalento #illustratedjournaling #artistoninstagram #Dailyart

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

“The woman with the Mermaid Hair”. I LOVE the hair. I had so much fun doing this. There are so many awesome photos on Sktchy that I just love scrolling through looking for Inspiration; #sketchbookskool #artforall #sktchy #visualjournal #sketchbook #sketch #ginalento#illustratedjournaling #artistoninstagram #Dailyart

“Up up and away!!!!” #sketchbookskool #artforall #sktchy #visualjournal #sketchbook #sketch #ginalento #illustratedjournaling #artistoninstagram #Dailyart

This weekend was Work In Progress weekend where we show our process….or in my case, one of my processes because I don’t always use pencil to lay in my sketch, sometimes I just grab a pen and hope for the best. Anyway, I started with pencil, carefully drew in the ink with a Sumi brushContinue reading “Today’s sketch”

Busy as a bee…. #sketchbookskool #artforall #sktchy #visualjournal #sketchbook #sketch #ginalento#illustratedjournaling #artistoninstagram #Dailyart

Gouache and colored pencil. The sketchbook I am using is a custom made Innovative SOUL Journal filled with Arches Text Wove paper. Hubby got it for me for Mother’s Day.  #sketchbookskool #artforall #sktchy #visualjournal #sketchbook #sketch #ginalento#illustratedjournaling #artistoninstagram #Dailyart

I saw the hair blowing in the wind and the sun setting on the side of the hat and had to do this one. #sketchbookskool #artforall #sktchy #visualjournal #sketchbook #sketch #ginalento#illustratedjournaling #artistoninstagram #Dailyart

We have a 1 year old black cat who we found last year when she was 4 weeks old. She thinks she’s a Chihuahua. Our Cleopatra lives up to her name, she is regal and beautiful. This kitty looks a little bit like Cleo. I used a Sumi ink brush pen to sketch this out.Continue reading “Today’s Sketch”