Sketch February — Art and sketches by Robert Churchill
Inktober 2021
Let's do this again—Inktober 2021 with the official list of prompt words!(31 posts from 2021-10-01 to 2021-10-31)
Day 1 / Crystal / Billy Crystal and an ersatz Meg RyanMedia: Pen and ink
Well, it's that time of the year when I spam the news feed with #inktober.(2021-10-01)
- Day 2 / “Suit” / Hearts
Media: Pen and ink
#inktober #inktober2021 #penandink #freddymercury #brianmay(2021-10-02)
If you’re feeling super generous, help out with art materials here:
- Day 3 / “Vessel” / Dinghies at Sunderland Point
Media: Pen and ink
Based on a photo from an Easter ramble this year on a very overcast day.(2021-10-03)
- Day 4 / “Knot” / Celtic tiework
Media: Pen and ink
Top tip: don't choose to draw a paisley pattern if you want to go to bed early.(2021-10-04)
- Day 5 / “Raven” / Cos-play
Media: Pen and ink
Hey, if you're going to cos-play a mammal, you need mammaries #artisticallyvalid #inktober #inktober2021 #penandink #raven(2021-10-05)
- Day 6 / “Spirit” / Spirit hands, after William Marriott
Media: Pen and ink
In 1910, magician William Marriott was commissioned to produce photos that debunked contemporary spirit photography.(2021-10-06)
- Day 7 / “Fan” / For fans of previous work
Media: Pen and ink
Not super happy with how this turned out.(2021-10-07)
- Day 8 / “Watch” / Look out!
Media: Pen and ink
Impossible to find a reference for a scene like this, so this is largely from imagination.(2021-10-08)
- Day 9 / “Pressure” / The Execution?
Media: Pen and ink
#inktober #inktober2021 #penandink #goya(2021-10-09)
- Day 10 / “Pick” / Born of Indecision
Media: Pen and ink
Hey, why not combine all my ideas in one picture?!(2021-10-10)
- Day 11 / “Sour” / The Fox and the Grapes
Media: Pen and ink
Oops, the muddy background strikes again.(2021-10-11)
- Day 12 / “Stuck” / Our hero cogitates the next drawing prompt
Media: Pen and ink
Trying a more graphic style today, no colour wash.(2021-10-12)
- Day 13 / “Roof” / Glendale Kennels nr. Balloch
Media: Pen and ink
Tomorrow riffing on “tick” 🤔 #inktober #inktober2021 #sumie #chinesebrushpainting #penandink(2021-10-13)
- Day 14 / “Tick” / To-do list
Media: Pen and ink
I'm still trying to work out how to crowbar some Pampas grass into this year's collection.(2021-10-14)
- Day 15 / “Helmet” / A Helmut in Purple
Media: Pen and ink
Helmut Kohl, for all the fans of post-cold war German politics out there—purple ink as requested by @tinyr .(2021-10-15)
- Day 16 / “Compass” / Naughty Elephant
Media: Pen and ink
I lose some quality of line when drawing over a pencil sketch so I tried drawing freehand today.(2021-10-16)
- Day 17 / “Collide” / Healthier than a Handshake
Media: Pen and ink
#inktober #inktober2021 #penandink #watercolour #winsorandnewton #khadipaper(2021-10-17)
- Day 18 / “Moon” / The Lunatic is on the Grass
Media: Pen and ink
The execution got worse as I progressed through this pic 📉 Tomorrow is LOOP and 📈, I hope.(2021-10-18)
- Day 19 / “Loop” / Tales from Cuningar Loop
Media: Pen and ink
This is the Evolve sculpture at Cuningar Loop, Glasgow, in a Tales from the Loop (Simon Stålenhag) inspired setting.(2021-10-19)
- Day 20 / “Sprout” / Sun Salutation with Problems
Media: Pen and ink
Some magic realism today.(2021-10-20)
- Day 21 / “Fuzzy” / Hobbes Scritch Session
Media: Pen and ink
When I saw FUZZY I knew it would have to be Hobbes.(2021-10-21)
- Day 22 / “Open” / Open Sauce
Media: Pen and ink, Posco pen
I rejected this idea at first for being too punny.(2021-10-22)
- Day 23 / “Leak” / The Man who Peed Sideways
Media: Pen and ink
After a woodcut print by Adam Schofield, which hangs in my brother's loo.(2021-10-23)
- Day 24 / “Extinct” / Spix’s Macaw
Media: Pen and ink
Spix’s macaw was native to Brazil and was declared “extinct in the wild” in 2018.(2021-10-24)
- Day 25 / “Splat” / Mostly Bullshit
Media: Indian ink, acrylic paint
This is the first day where I've had ink on my face.(2021-10-25)
- Day 26 / “Connect” / Look at the World Leaders, children, tirelessly working for us 👏
Media: Pen and ink, Copic marker
A.K.A. Green today, gone tomorrow.(2021-10-26)
- Day 27 / “Spark” / Frankenstein's Monster Given Life
Media: Pen and ink, chinese ink
Shelley's original doesn't really give details on Dr F’s life giving formula.(2021-10-27)
- Day 28 / “Crispy” / Ready Salted
Media: Pen and ink
Only a few days left and I can grab an early night 😴 Walkers — contact me about a sponsorship deal, I have at least ten followers!(2021-10-28)
- Day 29 / “Patch” / Make a difference by planting out your Babbage patch this winter
Media: Pen and ink
#inktober #inktober2021 #penandink #chinesebrushpainting #charlesbabbage(2021-10-29)
- Day 30 / “Slither” / Slow Worm game
Media: Pen and ink, Copic marker
A challenge to combine two styles in one picture.(2021-10-30)
