I haven’t engaged in any big drawing challenges since Quarantober at the start of the shelter-in-place. I planned to take on Inktober this year so I could motivate myself to draw while most of my work is writing-intensive. I used to doodle on my Japanese homework for both visual aid and the delight of my Japanese teacher and professors. I intended on following one style and two different prompt lists, but I dropped both after a few days because of writing commitments and my tired hand. Instead, I drew as I pleased in rows of three for Instagram’s grid layout.
I am linking my illustrated posts below, but some may be archived and disappear from this page later because my presentation to be minimalistic. It’s nice to rotate what is on and what is off for a refreshing look.
Pre-Inktober, Day Zero: 28 September 1997
Spellstober, Day 1: Tea
Spellstober, Day 2: Thread
Spellstober, Day 3: Honey
Spellstober, Day 4: Bread
Francissetober, Jour 5: Animal Imaginaire
Francissetober, Jour 6: Champignons
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No-Prompt Inktober, Day 7: A New York City subway car
No-Prompt Inktober, Day 8: A New York City subway station
No-Prompt Inktober, Day 9: A tribute to the “Funny Face” (1957) photo shoot
No-Prompt Inktober, Day 10: A portrait of Hitchcock, “Spellbound” (1945)
No-Prompt Inktober, Day 11: A portrait of Hitckcock, “Vertigo” (1958)
No-Prompt Inktober, Day 12: A portrait of Hitckcock, “The Trouble with Harry” (1955)
No-Prompt Inktober, Day 13: The witches of the movies
No-Prompt Inktober, Day 14: The witches of television
No-Prompt Inktober, Day 15: The witches of theatre
No-Prompt Inktober, Day 16: The circus of Marc Chagall, “Le Cirque Bleu” (1950)
No-Prompt Inktober, Day 17: The circus of Marc Chagall, “Le cheval de cirque” (1964)
No-Prompt Inktober, Day 18: The circus of Marc Chagall, “La Dance et Le Cirque” (1953)
No-Prompt Inktober, Day 19: The Billy Wilder Years, “Sunset Boulevard” (1950)
No-Prompt Inktober, Day 20: The Billy Wilder Years, “Sabrina” (1954)
No-Prompt Inktober, Day 21: The Billy Wilder Years, “The Apartment” (1960) and “Irma la Douce” (1963)
No-Prompt Inktober, Day 22: The return of Pierre Bonnard, “Garden” (1935)
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No-Prompt Inktober, Day 23: The return of Pierre Bonnard, “The Red Checkered Tablecloth” (1910)
No-Prompt Inktober, Day 24: The return of Pierre Bonnard, “Le chat blanc” (1894)
No-Prompt Inktober, Day 25: Ode to Sylvia Plath, the “Poppy” series
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No-Prompt Inktober, Day 26: Ode to Sylvia Plath, Portrait.
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No-Prompt Inktober, Day 27: Ode to Sylvia Plath, “Mirror”
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No-Prompt Inktober, Day 28: The beloved “Love Live,” Kasumi Nakasu
No-Prompt Inktober, Day 29: The beloved “Love Live,” Kanon Shibuya
No-Prompt Inktober, Day 30: The beloved “Love Live,” Kêkê Táng
No-Prompt Inktober, Day 31: A throwback to cats
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Dearest Reverie 