Putting my doodles to work

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 to be a black eyed Suzi. The other glass, I used my sketch as a reference and winged it and I love that glass. They are both for sale! Pleas email me at gina@ginalento.com

Today’s Sketch

This young man is like a blonde Jon Snow, so I had to sketch him…

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Another sketch from yesterday

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….

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Art Before Breakfast

Art Before Breakfast “Tiny Bundle of Energy” and hey! I am back to drawing before Breakfast again! The past couple of weeks have been non-stop so it’s good to be able to start my day with Sktchy. As some of you already know, I am owned by Chihuahuas so I am very familiar with their nature. This photo cracked me up because although this little guy is on his side, the light in his eye tells the truth of the impish mischief that is ready to spring at any time. My lines were deliberate to foretell the energy these wonderful little dogs have. Great photo!Inspired by Sktchy


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Out on the beach this evening….

Technical difficulties with extreme humidity. The paper was so saturated that I couldn’t put in any details…plus all 

of my subjects packed up and left. I should have sketched the party group. They were still there when we left.

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Today’s sketch

Well, I took a few days off from posting.  A very busy Independence Day weekend and I played catch up today…. Here is today’s sketch based on a photo from Sktchy…


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Artist Trading Cards

We had an Artist Trading Card night at one of our local artist organizations…..I did 12 Sktchy 5 minute portraits for the trade. This was an awesome exercise for me. I frequently sketch at places like Starbucks, but Sktchy is chock full of great inspiration. Enjoy!

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