inktober 52 challenge

Inktober occurs in October. The challenge of Inktober is to draw a picture a day in pen and ink for an entire month. I have actually completed the challenge twice. I had tried for several years but gave up partly through until two years ago, when I was able to complete the challenge. The project is made more difficult with a prompt a day. I struggled with those prompts for quite some time before I realized that the prompts were my friends. Having a prompt meant that part of my work was done. I didn’t have to struggle to find something to draw. I could use the prompt that was given and interpret it in any way that I liked.

I also found out that there was a second challenge, called Inktober 52. With this challenge, I get one prompt per week for the entire year. The good thing about this is that it gives me more time to interpret the prompt. I’m finding that I really like the extra time, but I also enjoy the rapid pace of Inktober.

Here are three of my more recent images, with the prompts.

Week thirteen: the prompt was “window.” Here is Bearnacle Bear, looking out a window, at the world and at the window box.
Week fourteen: the prompt was “sniff.” I think that perfume bottles would encourage sniffing, so here you go.
Week fifteen: the prompt was hoop, and here is a bear having fun with hula hoops.
Week sixteen: This is the most recent prompt. It is “critter,” so I chose a bee for my critter.

In what ways do you like to express your imagination?

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