Inktober Day 9-Broken

A tree fell across the rocks and was carried down the waterfall, broken

Inktober Day 7 and 8

Day 7-Lost
Looking out the back door of our cabin and a sunbreak across the path reminded me that not all those who wander are lost.

Day 8-Rock
All the buildings at the North Cascades Institute are beautifully integrated into the landscape. Our front door had this huge rock for a natural privacy screen!

Inktober Day 6 - Hidden, a Live Periscope Demo

In case you wanted to see a demonstration of how I do my Inktober sketches, I did a live broadcast
on periscope.tv/michelecoopart this afternoon. If you missed it, you can still see the replay.

There's a birdbath in a hidden corner of my garden. A favorite bathing spot for birds.

Inktober Day 5--Sad

 

I don't know about you, but I find it a bit challenging to use the prompt "SAD" for today's Inktober sketch.

I am sure that when I look over the sketches with #inktober2016day5 on them I will find some very heart rending, touching, sorrowful images. Without minimizing the need for expression that generates these renditions, I personally don't feel like going there today. So I will take this opportunity to express  the lighter meaning of sad; actually two ways of interpreting it.

The parked cars at the top left and bottom of this page are from a small village in Yorkshire, which I was sad (regretful) to have had only part of a day to spend drawing and painting on location. I wish I could spend weeks and months there.

The single occupied vehicle above right illustrates the sad state of affairs during gridlock on my commute to Seattle each week. This car was "parked" directly in front of me in the middle lane of I-5, waiting with the rest of us in the same situation to move forward, inch by inch. I hate having to take over 2 hours on a trip that should only be 45 minutes.

Is it InkTober yet?

In 2009, Illustrator Jake Parker set out on a mission to refine his inking skills and develop positive drawing habits. For the month of October, Jake challenged himself to create a drawing every day using only ink-based products. This has grown to become a worldwide phenomenon. Follow the link for more information. 

I'm doing this for the third year in a row this year.
Anyone can do InkTober, just pick up a pen and start drawing.

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The Official 2016 Inktober Prompt List:

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Inktober rules:

1) Make a drawing in ink (you can do a pencil under-drawing if you want).

2) Post it online

3) Hashtag it with #inktober and #inktober2016

4) Repeat

Note: you can do it daily, or go the half-marathon route and post every other day, or just do the 5K and post once a week. What ever you decide, just be consistent with it. INKtober is about growing and improving and forming positive habits, so the more you’re consistent the better.

That's it! Now go make something beautiful.