Author Archives: Gina Lento

So, for the past several months, in between commissions, participating in shows and plein air events, getting my tonsils out and the usual holiday shopping, decorating, baking, cooking, etc, I have been working on my submissions for the Tiny Book Show.  I belong to a Book Arts email group and I found out about the TinyContinue reading “Project: Tiny Books”

Here is our 2015 Christmas Tree. I wanted to try something different when I sketched this….I had fun playing with different pens. #sketchbookskool #artforall #illustatedjournaling #urbansketching #visualjournal #sketchbook #sketch   

 Well here is the first official sketch of the new year. I say “official” because it’s the first one I am posting. (Some things I am working on don’t get posted)  I ended 2015 with a nasty sinus infection and spent all last week in a sinus induced fog. Today was the first day IContinue reading “Happy New Year”

Starbucks sketches. I was sitting facing the counter so I could get some quick sketches of folks making their orders……the lady with the spotted coat was my favorite person to sketch. The guy with the hood made me think of MR ROBOT.I didn’t have much time to do these….The amount of time I had dependedContinue reading “Starbucks sketches”

     

Here are my sketches from the museum of Natural History in NYC   

Yesterday’s sketch at Bayport Flower House   

Today’s sketches done at a local Christmas tree lot      

Some of my artist friends and I have taken up a bit of pop up sketching in places where you wouldn’t normally think to sketch. Here’s one done at Lowe’s….   

   These are three tiny books I made for the the Christmas ornament fundraiser for the Paper Cup Studio in Bellport. It’s a Holiday project I have been working on in between other projects and in between Thanksgiving and holiday shopping. I will also be selling these tiny books through the month. They are roughlyContinue reading “Mini books”