Japanese Reflection for #inktober

Title: "Japanese Reflection." Created this as my first ‪#‎inktober‬ piece. The Japanese figurine was a gift from my mom to my father years ago. In addition to other differences, the girl in the ink reflection is holding a book instead of a fan. :-)

My mom loved to read, though most of the books she read were in Japanese.

When characters come to life...

An #inktober doodle with a Pentel Pocket Brush.

An #inktober reading doodle using a Pentel Pocket Brush & Derwent Inktense Blocks

An #inktober cat for Lee Wardlaw

A while back as part of an art challenge for myself, I asked people to suggest animals for me to draw in my Daily Sketch project -- animals I don't normally draw. You can see links to past animals & people's suggestions here.

This cat is for Lee Wardlaw. I was aiming for a creeping/hunting pose, but the limbs don't look quite right. I find it's easy to draw cats in sitting poses and curled up poses, but I need more practice drawing "in action" poses.

Created in ink (Pentel Pocket Brush) and almonds.

When an idea finds you... (for #inktober)

I'm participating in InkTober, a challenge started by Jake Parker in which artists all over the world do an ink drawing (actual ink, non-digital) each day for the month of October. Pencil under-drawings allowed. See the guidelines here.