Inktober 2017 prompt list

Inktober 2017

2018 UPDATE
Visit the Inktober 2018 Drawings galley to see my drawings from 2018. Instead of strictly following the official prompt list, I did a combination of my own prompts and a few of the official ones! It was another fun October of ink drawing!


This year (2017), I participated in the Inktober ink drawing challenge.

Inktober was created by Jake Parker in 2009 as a challenge to improve his inking skills and develop positive drawing habits. Participation in Inktober is simple: Draw something in ink, post it online, and repeat the process each day during October. Over the years, Inktober has grown from one artist’s personal challenge into a worldwide annual event that is enjoyed by thousands of artists! Continue reading “Inktober 2017”

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Four stickers from my Redbubble sticker collection

Stickers at Redbubble

Stickers are a fun, inexpensive way to dress up your notebook or laptop with a bit of my artwork. My Redbubble shop offers high-quality vinyl stickers in four sizes ranging from 3×3 inch to 14×14 inch. Here’s a photo of my laptop decorated with small (approx. 3×3 inch) stickers—tiny dog added for scale. 😉

Dog posing with Redbubble stickered MacBook Pro laptop

Each purchase boosts my design’s search ranking within Redbubble and searches are the primary way that customers find my artwork. I’m trying to get my art seen by more customers during the fall holiday buying season, so if you’ve considered purchasing my designs, now is the perfect time to do it! Right now, buy any 4 stickers and get 25% off. Buy any 10 and get 50% off.

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Four stickers from my Redbubble sticker collection

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Pen and watercolor drawing of a running tiger

The Tiger

A Bengal tiger design based on one of my daily drawings.

Visit my Etsy shop to purchase 5×7″ and 8×10″ art prints of this design directly from me.

Bengal Tiger 8x10 print at Etsy
The Bengal Tiger

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Redbubble art print of the tigerRedbubble art print of the tiger - purpleRedbubble art print of the tiger - orange

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Society6 version of the tiger

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Blue crab with arms outstretched

Crab

His flailing claws were either exclaiming, “Hug me!” or “Get off my lawn!”

From my daily drawings
Crab – pen and inkwash. Drawn with a TWSBI Mini fountain pen (extra fine nib) using Platinum Carbon Ink and shaded with a Kuretake no. 8 fountain brush pen filled with Noodler’s Lexington Gray ink (diluted 4 parts water to 1 part ink). Digital scan adjusted and edited in Photoshop. Color applied in Illustrator.

Ghost Crab 5x7 art print
Ghost Crab

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Crab design decorating a Redbubble art board
Crab design decorating a Redbubble throw pillow
Crab design decorating a Redbubble studio pouch

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Collage showing the history of the fez fish

Evolving Art

When we first see a drawing, we might imagine a flash of inspiration leading straight to the finished artwork. Many times that’s what happens, but not always.

One of my favorite drawings took a few years and several versions until the art finally matched up with my imagination. The fez fish began as a 2013 sketch book drawing that I scanned and colored in Photoshop. Continue reading “Evolving Art”

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Colorful house sparrow

Sparrow Spectrum

This house sparrow dreams of color.

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Sparrow Spectrum design decorating a Redbubble phone case
Sparrow Spectrum design decorating a Redbubble women's t-shirt
Sparrow Spectrum design decorating a Redbubble sticker

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