Wednesday, 31 October 2018

INKtober - DAY 31!!!

This is it! 
The last day of 
INKTOBER 2018!

What a month! 

Full of challenges,
new accomplishments,
31+ ink drawings!

It has been a lot of fun 
trying to depict objects
in black & white, after 
working in colour for 
so many years...

Today's prompt: 
"Slice"

It's Halloween, so I decided to draw a party
taking place in Buttercup Dale*.
The squirrels made sure the pumpkins 
were carved and set about just right.
Several big pies were donated by Bonny 
(of The Bonny Baker Bakery & Cafe)
and they were served up in generous
slices to all the hungry trick o' treaters! 

*Buttercup Dale is the field between 
Elderberry Hedge and Acorn Woods.

 

Happy Halloween!

#inktober2018

Cath- 
 
 

Tuesday, 30 October 2018

INKtober - Day 30

October is almost over!
 Shocking, I know!!

This month my creativity
 was electrified!

Bolts of inspiration
were striking me daily!

Pen strokes sparked new ideas!

Wow, this month went by
lightning fast!

What a thrill!


#inktober2018

🖤 Cath-

Monday, 29 October 2018

INKtober - Day 29

"A shared joy is a double joy,
A shared sorrow is half a sorrow."
(Swedish Proverb)


"Double"

#inktober2018

🖤 Cath-

Sunday, 28 October 2018

INKtober- Day 28

The greatest gift 
we could ever
give is love.

It was the greatest gift
ever given to us by God.

He showed us how to love
unconditionally,
selflessly,
thoughtfully.

He showed how to have a heart
focused on wanting what is best
for the other person, no matter what.

Give the gift of love.
Show others the love of God!
It will be the best gift you
could ever give!


#inktober2018

🖤 Cath-

Saturday, 27 October 2018

INKtober - Day 27

"Thunder"

Thunder is the sound that follows
a lightning strike, so it is often
depicted as a lightning bolt.

Even Thor, is called the Norse 
god of thunder because he 
throws lightning bolts in battle,
but still thunder is a sound; 
how do you depict a sound?

Well, I decided that the only way
was to depict the effect thunder has
on some who are fearful of it...

So, imagine if you will, a wee l'il pupper happily
snoozing in front of the fireplace, when a flash
of light startles him awake.  Bleary eyed, he looks 
around to gain his bearings and, BOOOOOOOM!!

The thunder cracks through his confusion
and fear strikes his heart! His eyes widen and 
it's all he can do to get his trembling l'il legs
 to take him to the only place he can feel safe 
- under his person's bed!


#inktober2018

🖤 Cath-

Friday, 26 October 2018

INKtober - Day 26

"Oooo, that one looks even juicier!"

"If... only... I... could... stretch....
just... a litttle... bit... more!"

"Almost... therrre..."


#inktober2018

🖤 Cath-

Thursday, 25 October 2018

INKtober - Day 25

"Prickly"

but, oh, so cute!!


#inktober2018

🖤 Cath-

Wednesday, 24 October 2018

INKtober - Day 24

Only 1 week to go in Inktober 2018!

Today's prompt:
"Chop"

Keeping it simple:


#inktober2018

🖤 Cath-

Tuesday, 23 October 2018

INKtober - Day 23

"Muddy"

Well, they say nothin's happier 
than a pig in mud.

Don't know who "they" are, 
but I think this drawing says it all!


Here's a closer look:



#inktober2018

🖤 Cath-

Monday, 22 October 2018

INKtober - Day 22

Busy day... Hurting hand and wrist...

But INKtober must go on - only 9 days to go!

Today's prompt:
"Expensive"

Vehicles are not my wheel house 
but when I think expensive,
I always think of cars.

The most expensive car of all time
is the 1963 Ferrari GTO,
which sold for $52 million -

What?!?


#inktober2018

🖤 Cath-

Sunday, 21 October 2018

INKtober - Day 21

Day 21 Prompt: Drain

Sundays are my days for filling up
with all good things from God's word,
sharing in study and worship with
others of like minds...

It is definitely edifying!

So it was unusual to have to think 
about a drain today... 
Sundays are anything but draining!



#inktober2018

🖤 Cath-

Saturday, 20 October 2018

INKtober - Day 20

"Breakable"

Oh, yes, hearts are breakable,
in every sense of the word!

Physically and emotionally.

Emotions can help and hurt the 
physical functioning of our hearts.

Laughter and joy benefit it...

Depression and anxiety 
hamper its processes...

Because of its fragility,
it's breakability,
we need to take care of it,
physically and emotionally.


#inktober2018

🖤 Cath-

Friday, 19 October 2018

INKtober - Day 19

"Scorched"

...but where there is life, there is hope.

te·nac·i·ty
/təˈnasədē/
noun
    • 1. the quality or fact of being very determined; determination.
      2. the quality or fact of continuing to exist; persistence.

      Synonyms:
      persistence, determination, perseverance, doggedness,
      strength of purpose, tirelessness, indefatigability, resoluteness,
      resolve, firmness, patience, purposefulness, staunchness,
      steadfastness, staying power, endurance, stamina, stubbornness,
      intransigence, obstinacy, obduracy, pertinacity

      Those are some pretty good words!
       
      They should be printed out and stuck on your fridge or mirror!
      Let them remind you of who you want to be 
      - a "NeverGivingUp-er"!
       
       #inktober2018

      ♥ Cath-





Thursday, 18 October 2018

INKtober - Day 18

Bottle

That's what the official prompt listing says for Day 18

Bottle

My first thought was to draw a ship in a bottle,
but all those masts....

*sigh*
 
So, I just let my imagination take over on this one.

When a whimsical imagination runs the show there 
are no specific rules, no math, no need for perfection
- it's a happy place to hang out at times!

The bottle that my imagination developed 
houses the playground of the ladybug faerie. 
It is there that she visits with the ladybugs 
from all over the forest. They enjoy festive 
picnics on the knoll, and when she sits 
on the great swing the ladybugs all know 
that a wonderful story is about to be told!

They gather on the ground around her, 
their little spotted shells click-clacking
 together as they squeeze and wriggle 
into a comfortable spot on the grass...

    #inktober2018

♥ Cath-

Wednesday, 17 October 2018

INKtober - Day 17

Have you so poor,
but oh-so-cute doggos
who have had the 
misfortune of getting
stung by some sort
of flying insect?

Their snoots swell up
Their fuzzy faces puff up
and their chocolate-drop
eyes look all the more pitiful!

So, when I saw today's Inktober prompt
I thought of those puppers...

"Swollen"


#inktober2018

🖤 Cath-

Tuesday, 16 October 2018

INKtober - Day 16

When I was in Grade 8 I was placed 
in a pilot programme that was made to encourage
girls to pursue maths and sciences in high school.
My Grade 9 math class was an all-girl group
so we wouldn't be have to worry about looking 
too dumb OR too smart, 'cause, you know, 
girls are all so supportive of one another...
{insert eyeroll emoji here - maybe two!}

It may now be needless to say that 
from that point on I took only the required
Maths and Sciences and filled the rest of my 
semesters with every Art and English
course the school offered.

I didn't like Math, I didn't appreciate it.
The same could be said for Science,
But now I find I use math in my art compositions
and I'm fascinated with biology and kinesiology, 
in animals and humans alike...

I like the black & white rules, the consistency,
the truth and fact of it all, and if you get it right
you can fun with everything else around it!

Today's Inktober prompt is "Angular"
Since my go-to starting shape for most 
everything I draw is a circle, I had to go 
looking around a bit for something more 'edgy!


It took some time to figure this one out, and even now
I see wonkiness in it, but I'm still pretty happy with this design!

Pushing my limits and trying new things!

#inktober2018

🖤 Cath-

Monday, 15 October 2018

INKtober - Day 15

Fall is here!

It's cold and drizzly today.
The golden autumn foilage is doing
all it can to add some brightness to the grey.

It's a good day for tea!

I like herbal tea because I don't want caffiene
and I don't want anything in it.

No milk.
No sugar.
No honey.

Teabag can be in, but only if it's chamomile.
If it's Earl Grey, Orange Pekoe, or English Breakfast
I will swish the bag around in my cup of freshly boiled 
water until the water tints auburn, they it immediately
gets pulled, 'cause I like my classic tea on the weak side.

Today's Inktober prompt is: "Weak"

So it only made sense to draw this:


#inktober2018

🖤 Cath-

Sunday, 14 October 2018

INKtober - Day 14

Inktober Day 14:
Clock

This a bit more cuckoo than clock, 
but still a piece that I had some fun with! 

Several of the ideas that went into this 
illustration were ones that I have been
wanting to try for some time now. 
I kept telling myself,
"If not now, then when? Just go for it!"


#inktober2018

♥ Cath-
 

Saturday, 13 October 2018

INKtober - Day 13

Well, we've reached Day 13.

Cooler, November-like temperatures
and working on some Christmas designs
has got my mind in holiday mode,
so when I saw, "Guarded", 
as today's prompt
I thought,
"Nutcracker!"

"The legend says that a nutcracker represents power and strength and
serves like a trusty watch dog guarding your family from evil spirits and 
danger. A fierce protector, the nutcracker bares its teeth to the evil spirits 
and serves as the traditional messenger of good luck and goodwill."
(from www.magicofnutcrackers.com)

In my opinion, nutcrackers are brilliant
at guarding nuts from being shelled!
Have you ever tried cracking 
a nut with one of those things?

They sure are decorative though!
Bright, lacquered colours... even with
the barred teeth they are charming!


#inktober2018

🖤 Cath-

Friday, 12 October 2018

INKtober - Day 12

Day 93

You might be thinking,
"Um, Cath, it's only Day 12, 
you just typed it in your title,"

But I'm not talking about Inktober,
I'm referring to how many days I've
been working my way through
the classic novel, Moby Dick. 

Oh, Herman Melville, you were
obviously a man of intelligence, 
a diligent student and researcher,
a very capable and descriptive writer,
but I'm on chapter 114, page 464,
of your valued composition
and there still no sightings 
of the "great white whale"
- not even a glimpse!

My family now looks at me with surprise
when they discover that I'm still on that book.

I laughed when read today's Inktober prompt!

Ishmael, for never having been on a whaling
ship previous to his sail with Ahab, sure 
knew a lot about everything having to do
with the great leviathan of the deep! 

I've now read chapter after chapter about 
the species, their heads, their flukes, their tails, 
their skeletons, and how these parts, while in 
parts, were considered very useful to mankind! 

The descriptions were detailed to the point 
that I thought I was reading a cetology textbook,
so having to draw a whale for today's Inktober,
was at the very least, laughable.


  
#inktober2018

🖤 Cath-

Thursday, 11 October 2018

INKtober - Day 11

I get excited about these Inktober drawings!
Some days I don't plan my time really well
and end up rushing a drawing to keep on course,
but most days I purpose time for them, 
which makes it enjoyable.

Some times I get so excited that, before I go to bed,
 I take a peek at the prompt for the next day. 
It gives me a bit of time to think about 
how I might depict or interpret the prompt.

I looked last night and saw:
11. Cruel

What?? 

I'm the girl who draws mice and bunnies!
I draw white picket fences around their imaginary homes...
They are happy; there is no upset, no one gets angry...
And it's certain that no one is cruel!

What am I gonna draw?

My mind went first to the Evil Queen from Snow White,
but then I remembered Cruella de Vil

I based my illustration on the description made by the author, 
Dodie Smith, from her 1956 book "The Hundred and One Dalmations"

~ She was a glamorous London heiress.

~ In her younger years at school, she wore only 
black dresses trimmed with white. She wore her 
hair in black and white braids (plaits), and she 
was expelled for drinking a bottle of ink.

~ She married a furrier (knowing the character you can 
see how this was a marriage of convenience!). She 
belittled him and made him take her last name.
They had no children.

~ Her husband gifted her a white mink coat, 
which she wore even on the hottest days.

~ She was known for wearing skintight satin dresses
with ropes of jewels in contrasting colours. 
(Black satin with pearls or green satin with rubies)

~ And she had a white Persian cat which she abused... 

Yeah, this character will fit the bill for today's prompt!


 #inktober2018

♥ Cath-

Wednesday, 10 October 2018

INKtober - Day 10

Great morning, out for a long walk 'n' talk with a friend,
enjoying the unseasonably warm weather - and clear skies!

Nothin' like a little exercise first thing 
in the morning to get the ideas flowin'!

Today's Inktober prompt is FLOWING

I had a couple of thoughts for today's prompt, one spurred on by my friend,
and the other was an idea I had that needed to find it's way to paper!



Always inspiring when the ideas are flowing!

#inktober2018

♥ Cath-

Tuesday, 9 October 2018

INKtober - Day 9

Today's Inktober prompt is PRECIOUS

What is precious?

It is something valued,
 something dear to us,
something honourable and excellent.

To me, that's God's love!

We put our trust under the shadow of His wings when 
we understand just how precious His lovingkindness is.

When we trust in His promises, and see that He is faithful to fulfill them.
When we trust His instructions, and see that they are only ever for our benefit.
When we trust in His help, and He grants us wisdom, strength, peace, and comfort.

How very precious is His lovingkindness!! 
 

 
#inktober2018

♥ Cath-

Monday, 8 October 2018

INKtober - Day 8

It's Thanksgiving today!
The sun is shining and the air is cool!

We had dinner with the in-laws yesterday 
and dinner with my family is later this week,
so today is a quiet, stay-at-home kinda day!
Finished up a commissioned painting, 
sent a preview off for approval,
and set to work on today's Inktober prompt:
"Star"  

Star light, star bright,
First star I see tonight;
I wish I may, I wish I might
Have the wish I wish tonight.
#inktober2018

♥ Cath-

Sunday, 7 October 2018

INKtober - Day 7

Today's Schedule:

7am Wake Up
7:15am Bible Reading
8:15am Breakfast
9:15am Dress for Church Service
9:45 Head to Church Building
12:20pm Home from Church Service
1:30pm Lunch at In-Laws
4:20pm Home to change for Evening Services
4:45pm Head to Church Building
6:30 Home from Church Service
6:30pm Get snack
7:00pm Inktober!

Day 7 - "Exhausted"

After a day of cooking for the family, serving a big Thanksgiving meal, this Gram shooed the 
kids and grandkids outside to enjoy the fresh Autumn evening while she set to cleaning up...
And when she was finally done drying that last dish... Yep, EXHAUSTED! 

Help your loved ones with the dishes,
and have a wonderful Thanksgiving! 
♥ Cath-

Saturday, 6 October 2018

INKtober - Day 6

Grey day...
Bouts of rain...

 Good day to read and paint!

Spent some time finishing up a commissioned
design for custom Christmas cards...
Put some finishing touches on 
the kitchen mini - makeover...

And then remembered that this is Thanksgiving weekend!

What?! 

It's early this year, and doesn't quite feel like a holiday
BUT it is, and there is a lot to be thankful for!

Day 6 Prompt is "Drooling"

My favourite part of Thanksgiving weekend 
is the delicious meals we enjoy with family,
So, it didn't take long to imagine a suitable illustration! 


Turkey... stuffing... potatoes...
thick slices of gelatinous cylinder of cranberry "sauce"...

Yep, despite the rain, it sure to be a good weekend!

#inktober2018

♥ Cath-

Friday, 5 October 2018

INKtober - Day 5

Well, it's Day 5
and today's prompt is:
"Chicken"

My mind went to the most chicken chicken of 'em all,
Chicken Little!
 


#inktober2018
 
♥ Cath-

Thursday, 4 October 2018

INKtober - Day 4

Woke up, 
grabbed breakfast 
and started clearing out the kitchen...
It's painting day!

Kitchen walls were stripped of their 
17 year old wallpaper, two years ago, 
and FINALLY I'm getting 
primer and paint onto them!

Woo-hooo!

Clock strikes 5pm and, oh no!
I haven't got to my INKtober drawing!

But got it done!


#inktober2018

Phew!

❤ Cath-

Wednesday, 3 October 2018

INKtober 2018 - Day 3

I love that I look forward to this each day!

Yes, it's only Day 3 and my schedule is light this week,
but I don't ever want to take that wee spark of enthusiasm for granted.
I know what it's like to not have it, for weeks at a time, and boy, it's blah!

I went for a literal interpretation of today's prompt, "Roasted".

Aww, the classic marshmallow, roasting over a campfire...

 

#inktober2018  

Have pen and paper, will take on a challenge!
♥ Cath-

Tuesday, 2 October 2018

INKtober 2018 Challenge - Days 1 & 2

I'm going for it!
I'm finally going to try one of these drawing "challenges" 
that I have been wanting to participate in for years!

Jake Parker started Inktober - 31 drawings in 31 days - to encourage 
artists to get creative  and share their work with others. Official Prompt 
Lists have been posted since 2016, making it an exciting month 
to create and view how different artists interpret each day's prompt!

I've been busy with commissioned art pieces, house renovations,
 and writing for a Facebook group I established in January 2016 
- I've been enjoying it all, but am eager to get back to 
creativity for the sake of creativity!    

So, I got my pens and sketchbook ready,
screenshot of the prompt list, and set to it!

Here we go!

Inktober Prompt - Day 1
"Poisonous"


 



Inktober Prompt - Day 2
"Tranquil"


The Lord willing, I will post my drawings each day this month!  

Join me on the challenge! I talked my brother into it!
Check out Inktober for all the details!

#inktober2018

Happy Drawing!

I'm glad to be back at it!
♥ Cath-