Gina Lento

Catching up

Lots of stuff to post! Stay tuned. I participated in Sktchy’s Creative Cupid Valentine yesterday where we signed up to sketch someone for Valentine’s Day and someone else sketched a reference photo that we posted, and so on. I was assigned Yang Yi-Ting. Here was yesterday’s Sktchy Valentine of Yang….. I did a test driveContinue reading “Catching up”

Happy Valentine’s Day!

In between making sketchbooks, making Valentine’s Day cards and a multitude of other projects, here is my map for Valentine’s Day, which is also up on They Draw and Travel’s website. My favorite candy is Lore’s Chocolates in Philadelphia. But I love See’s and I like Kilwin’s ice cream (their candy isn’t bad either.) See’sContinue reading “Happy Valentine’s Day!”

Making sketchbooks

Recently I have been spending some time making my own sketchbooks. I like making my own because when you make your own sketchbook, you can customize it any way you want. There are several going on here….the following photos give you an idea of the process… Below is the inside of one book….this is justContinue reading “Making sketchbooks”

Sketching hats

Two pages of sketches that I did using a Bic Cristal pen. The lowly Bic can be an exquisite sketching tool. These hats were our featured subject from our sketch night this past Wednesday.

Sketching in the city

I was in the city today sketching with the NYC Urban Sketchers. We sketched at the NY Waterway Ferry terminal. There was a ferry that was sitting at the dock. I was able to sketch it because it was just sitting there. The other ferries were careening in and out of the terminal and itContinue reading “Sketching in the city”

Butter Beans

My grandmother had a recipe where she made baked beans out of white lima beans. She used to make then when she was roasting pork. When I don’t have the time to soak dry beans, I use Hanover or Goya Butter Beans. There’s no butter in them, I guess they get their name from theContinue reading “Butter Beans”

Sketch from Wednesday

Good afternoon! Below is a sketch I did with my sketch group this past week. We get together once a week, pick a subject and we bring in those items to sketch. I didn’t get much sketching time this week because I was taking care of some administrative stuff for the group, but I didContinue reading “Sketch from Wednesday”

5 minute sketch using my left hand

This gentleman, Rick N, is a very prolific contributor to Sktchy, the app I use for reference photos. I have sketched him a few times. The object of this sketch was to use my non-dominant hand and sketch a person in 5 minutes. I prefer to use live people when I can but when thatContinue reading “5 minute sketch using my left hand”

Last holiday surprise

Today’s post is my last surprise of the holidays. I finished this map on 12/29 and I sent it along to They Draw and Travel. I did a lot of research for this map. There were three Miracle on 34th Street movies and in my opinion, the only one worth watching is the 1947 version.Continue reading “Last holiday surprise”

Getting out to sketch….

Today, I went out with some friends to sketch at a local wildlife refuge. The refuge has many live and stuffed subjects to sketch. It is wayyy to cold to sketch outside so I went into the Nature Center to sketch the taxidermy animals. I sketched this possum and found out that possums can eatContinue reading “Getting out to sketch….”