map – Gina Lento: Fine Art and Illustration

Inktober Day 5

What a frustrating evening trying to do this post. My Mac is hosed up and I can’t use it because I lost power in the middle of doing some research which caused my Adobe software to not be able to shutdown properly. Now it’s all hosed because Adobe is a memory vampire. Good thing IContinue reading “Inktober Day 5”

Jensen Beach Map

I was playing around in my sketchbook trying to work on some illustration “to do” lists and one of the items on my list is to do more maps. I usually go very project detailed and would post them on They Draw and Travel but sometimes just freeing up my creativity to play in myContinue reading “Jensen Beach Map”

Mapping this moment

I haven’t done a map in a while. I decided to post one for the call for artists for the ‘They Draw and Travel’ Blog. They requested that artists submit a map that records this moment in time. Art in the time of COVID-19. I decided to map our morning walk. We are fortunate toContinue reading “Mapping this moment”

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!”

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”

Santa Clown and something totally awesome

I found out last week that my Horses of Asia map was selected for They Draw and Travel’s Maps of Asia book! I am so excited! You can get a copy of the book from Amazon! This morning’s sketch inspiration: There are multiple submissions on Sktchy of clowns, especially since clowns are thought of asContinue reading “Santa Clown and something totally awesome”

Over the River

This post is a week early since the map has already been posted on Instagram by They Draw and Travel. I am really excited they liked this map! Thanksgiving Day is a day of long tradition. It is a day for spending time with family and friends over a traditional meal that usually involves turkey.Continue reading “Over the River”

Horses and yesterday’s Inktober Sketch

I spent over a week researching and working on this map that I did as a very belated Sketchbook Skool Assignment. I was away when the class was “in session” and I mulled over ideas and nothing really inspired me until I saw they were requesting maps for Asia. Then I had to mull thatContinue reading “Horses and yesterday’s Inktober Sketch”