Echoing octopus. Trying to resist the temptation to go over this one with a brush & water like the last few. Originally posted October 5, 2016.  #inktober #art #octopus #octopusaday #jherbin #jherbinemeraldofchivor #fountainpen #gouletpens #tentacles #artists #ink

An eyeful of an octopus.  Originally posted October 5, 2016.  #inktober #art #octopus #octopusaday #jherbin #jherbinemeraldofchivor #fountainpen #gouletpens #tentacles #artists #ink

Deliquescing cephalopod. This one is still drying – can’t wait to see the iridiscent effects of the J. Herbin ink once it does.  Originally posted October 3, 2016. #inktober #art #octopus #octopusaday #jherbin #jherbinemeraldofchivor #fountainpen #gouletpens #tentacles #artists #ink

Illogical octopus. Not as happy with this as the last one – tried a layer of squid ink under the fountain pen ink and it didn’t quite work.  Originally posted October 2, 2016. #inktober #art #octopus #octopusaday #jherbin #jherbinemeraldofchivor #fountainpen #gouletpens #tentacles #artists #ink

Another quantum octopus. Going to give this #inktober thing a try. Drawn with my Pilot Custom 743 fountain pen and brush with J. Herbin’s Emeraude de Chivor ink.  Originally posted October 1, 2016.  #art #octopus #octopusaday #jherbin #jherbinemeraldofchivor #fountainpen #gouletpens #tentacles #artists #ink

Finally getting to try out an idea I’ve had for a while – depicting overlapping frames of octopus movement in a single image, then incorporating this ‘lasquarelle’ technique – lasercutting the drawing onto watercolor paper, then going over it with watercolor paint. This is just a preliminary test piece but I think it has a …

Gulf stream cephalopod.  Originally posted August 8, 2016. #octopus #octopusaday #staedtlertriplusfineliner #sketch #sketchbook #drawing #octopuses #cephalopod #art #artists  #blue

If you can read this you are standing too closetopus. Originally posted August 4, 2016. #octopus #octopusaday #staedtlertriplusfineliner #sketch #sketchbook #drawing #octopuses #cephalopod #art #artists  #purple

Not especially fond of this octopus, but it was fun watching the J. Herbin ink do its lovely shimmery thing! Originally posted April 21, 2016.   #drawing #pilotpen #fountainpen #art #octopus #octopusaday #ink #art #artists  #sketch #sketchbook

Jewel in the octopus. This new (to me) Emerald ink by J. Herbin is shimmery, gold-flecked glory, but I can’t seem to capture it on my phone alas.  Originally posted April 13, 2016.  #octopusaday #octopus #art #artists  #tentacles #sketch #sketchbook #jherbin #ink #fountainpen #pilotpen #drawing #emerald