Life Imitates Doodles

Monster Truck

#DoodlewashOctober2021: Monster.
#Inktober2021 prompt: Risk.

Did you know the first monster truck was Bob Chandler’s Bigfoot? In 1981, he decided to test the truck by driving over some cars, and the monster truck event was born!

Grandluxe Earth Care sketchbook. Micron Pigma pen. Pitt Fat pen & Sakura White gellyroll 2011.

I ran out of time to work on the last two prompts, so I’m bringing out some oldies done in 2011.

October Doodlewash Prompts

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Inktober 2021 prompts

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Tools:

To find a list of dealers, who carry Hahnemühle products in the U.S. and Canada, go here.

You can find Zebra pen products here.

You can find ZenArt products here.

Snake in the Grass

#DoodlewashOctober2021: Snake.
#Inktober2021 prompt: Slither.

Did you know that snakes smell with their tongue?

I ran out of time to work on the last two prompts, so I’m bringing out some oldies done in 2011.

5.25″ x 7″ Leah Duncan sketchbook. Micron Pigma, Lyra Rembrandt oil-based color pencils.

October Doodlewash Prompts

Inktober 2021 prompts

Tools:

To find a list of dealers, who carry Hahnemühle products in the U.S. and Canada, go here.

You can find Zebra pen products here.

You can find ZenArt products here.

White Pumpkins in the Wood

#DoodlewashOctober2021: Pumpkin.
#Inktober2021 prompt: Patch.

Did you know that pumpkin ‘pie’ used to baked without a crust in the pumpkin shell? It was often layered with sliced apples and baked over an open fire. I don’t know about you, but that sounds kind of yummy to me!

Hahnemühle Hot Press ‘The Collection’ paper
Zebra Sarasa Grand Gel Pen
ZenArt Allegro Watercolor
Pixabay photo reference courtesy of Larisa-K

October Doodlewash Prompts

Inktober 2021 prompts

Tools:

To find a list of dealers, who carry Hahnemühle products in the U.S. and Canada, go here.

You can find Zebra pen products here.

You can find ZenArt products here.

Bacon-wrapped Mummy Cookies

#DoodlewashOctober2021: Cookie.
#Inktober2021 prompt: Crispy.

Did you know that the average American eats 35,000 cookies in a lifetime? I think I’ve probably exceeded average and am well on my way to exceptional! But not with bacon-wrapped cookies, lol!

Hahnemühle Bamboo Mixed Media paper
Zebra Technical Pen
ZenArt Allegro Watercolor

October Doodlewash Prompts

Inktober 2021 prompts

Tools:

To find a list of dealers, who carry Hahnemühle products in the U.S. and Canada, go here.

You can find Zebra pen products here.

You can find ZenArt products here.

The Firebird

#DoodlewashOctober2021: Fire.
#Inktober2021 prompt: Spark.

!Did you know that shortly after the telegraph was established in the 1850’s, the term ‘grapevine Did you know that in Slavic folklore, the firebird’s feather is often found, leading to a difficult journey usually to capture the bird? After many trials and tribulations, the seeker finds happiness.

It got kind of lost in the color, but there is some pen work in this!

Paper: Hahnemühle Bamboo Mixed Media paper
Pen-Zebra Sarasa Grand Gel Pen
Paint-ZenArt Allegro Watercolor

October Doodlewash Prompts

Inktober 2021 prompts

Tools:

To find a list of dealers, who carry Hahnemühle products in the U.S. and Canada, go here.

You can find Zebra pen products here.

You can find ZenArt products here.

Gaut’s Interlace

#DoodlewashOctober2021: Chain.
#Inktober2021 prompt: Connect.

Did you know that Gaut (around 900AD) was a Norse sculptor, known for crosses on the Isle of Man (aka Mann)? The design I’ve used here was based on a ring-motif he often used, now called Gaut’s Interlace.

A few years back, I created a step-out for the pattern.

Another quick drawing I did while flying home last week.

Strathmore Travel Journal
Zebra Sarasa Grand Gel Pen

October Doodlewash Prompts

Inktober 2021 prompts

Tools:

To find a list of dealers, who carry Hahnemühle products in the U.S. and Canada, go here.

You can find Zebra pen products here.

You can find ZenArt products here.

Pratfall

#DoodlewashOctober2021: Fall.
#Inktober2021 prompt: Splat.

Did you know that the word pratfall now refers to any kind of humiliating blunder, but originally meant you fell on your butt? A planned pratfall was a consider high comedy in 1930’s vaudeville and burlesque.

A quick drawing I did while flying home last week.

Hahnemühle Nostalgie Postcard
Zebra Sarasa Grand Gel Pen

October Doodlewash Prompts

Inktober 2021 prompts

Tools:

To find a list of dealers, who carry Hahnemühle products in the U.S. and Canada, go here.

You can find Zebra pen products here.

You can find ZenArt products here.

Making No Bones About It

#DoodlewashOctober2021: Bones.
#Inktober2021 prompt: Extinct. I stink – close enough for me!

Did you know the saying ‘make no bones about it’ comes from 15th century England, meaning something is stated simply so there is no mistake about it? It references the fact that if there are no bones in your soup, it is easy to swallow.

Paper: Hahnemühle Grey Book
Zebra Sarasa Grand Gel pen
Pentel Milky Pop White Gel Pen

October Doodlewash Prompts

Inktober 2021 prompts

Tools:

To find a list of dealers, who carry Hahnemühle products in the U.S. and Canada, go here.

You can find Zebra pen products here.

You can find ZenArt products here.

The Grapevine

#DoodlewashOctober2021: Grapevine.
#Inktober2021 prompt: Leak.

Did you know that shortly after the telegraph was established in the 1850’s, the term ‘grapevine telegraph’ became popular. The wires of a telegraph resembled the coiled tendrils of a grapevine and often the wires were hung from trees.

Paper: Hahnemühle Nostalgie Postcard
Pen-Zebra Zensations Technical Pen
Paint-ZenArt Allegro Watercolor

October Doodlewash Prompts

Inktober 2021 prompts

Tools:

To find a list of dealers, who carry Hahnemühle products in the U.S. and Canada, go here.

You can find Zebra pen products here.

You can find ZenArt products here.

Open Door

#DoodlewashOctober2021: Door.
#Inktober2021 prompt: Open.

I started out to do something totally abstract and suddenly decided I wanted to do a roundish door such as you would find on a hobbit house. Nothing so grand as Bilbo Baggin’s house, but I think it looks comfy enough!

Hahnemühle Nostalgie Postcard
Zebra Technical pen & Zebra Sarasa Retractable Clip Gel Pens

October Doodlewash Prompts

Inktober 2021 prompts

Tools:

To find a list of dealers, who carry Hahnemühle products in the U.S. and Canada, go here.

You can find Zebra pen products here.

You can find ZenArt products here.

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