Author Archives: Gina Lento

Art Before Breakfast “I SWEAR officer! I didn’t eat that berry! I didn’t do it! (And if I did, I wouldn’t admit it.). #sketchbookskool #artforall #illustatedjournaling #sktchy #visualjournal #sketchbook #sketch #ginalento. This photo cracked me up and the first thing I thought of was a police line up. It was a tough pose but IContinue reading “Art before Breakfast”

The Art before breakfast drawings are inspiration drawn from the Sktchy app on the IPhone and IPad.  As a warmup for my day, I pull a photo and draw it.  It gets my mind set to create art the rest of the day.   Art Before Breakfast “Fairy baby”.  #sketchbookskool #artforall #illustatedjournaling #sktchy #visualjournal #sketchbookContinue reading “Art Before Breakfast”

“Happy Mother’s Day” So today is Mother’s Day.  I wasn’t going to do a Sktchy post but I figured, “what the heck…” I took a few minutes and sketched this….

“Derby Day” My pick for the Derby is Creator. #sketchbookskool #artforall #illustatedjournaling #sktchy #visualjournal #sketchbook #sketch #ginalento

“Blonde Hair Girl” #sketchbookskool #artforall #illustatedjournaling #sktchy #visualjournal #sketchbook #sketch #ginalento Art Before Breakfast “Blonde Haired Girl”

Here is another Art before Breakfast sketch to brighten your day.  I saw this photo on Sktchy and it just SCREAMED “Boxtroll”. The girl’s goggles and whole perky demeanor made me happy so I thought I would share that happiness with a smile from a Boxtroll. #sketchbookskool #artforall #illustatedjournaling #sktchy #visualjournal #sketchbook #sketch #ginalento

This was more Art before breakfast and lunch! #sketchbookskool #artforall #illustatedjournaling #sktchy #visualjournal #sketchbook #sketch #ginalento

I do some sketches before breakfast, sometimes a doodle or I sketch my dogs.  I found an app called Sktchy where I can use a photo reference that someone posted on the app just for the purpose of getting their photo turned into art.  The app is called Sktchy and here are two of myContinue reading “Art before breakfast”

“Life’s so short, why live only one?” GOALS: My goal this month was simply; to complete the month.  Making a commitment to work on something religiously for 30 days is a tough commitment.  This is my third year participating.  The first year I did everything wrong.  That was back in 2010.  I had just readContinue reading “International Fake Journal Month – Wrap up”

The Cinderella of today has choices…. April 30…it’s early in the morning here at our hotel.  My sisters are getting showers.  I took mine already.  I wanted to close out this Prom sketchbook and get back to a regular one.  Anyway, the real Cinderella was coming out in society and the shoes led to herContinue reading “IFJM DAY 30….the last day”