Disappearing onetopus. Inspired by the utterly beautiful pieces currently up in @art629gallery by Marcin Szprengiel. Made with squid ink, gel pen, and Speedball acrylic ink. #octopus #octopusaday #blackandwhite #squidink #gelpen #speedballacrylic #art# #cephalopods #tentacles
Recalcitrant cephalopod.Drawn at the lovely bar Felix in downtown Charleston, SC. Originally posted June 26, 2018. #octopus #octopusaday #anoctopusaday #linework #blackandwhite #minimalist #art #artnouveau #sealife #cephalopods #tentacles
the only way out is throughtopus.Sometimes the title for a piece will suggest itself before I’ve even started, and I’ll draw with that in mind. I had a very different title and style planned for this one but all the confused interior/exterior spaces led me elsewhere. I’m about 90% sure that I’ve actually already done …
We Sail Through Endless Skiestopus, watercolors & ink, 5×7. Originally posted July 14, 2017. #anoctopusaday #octopus #watercolor #art #painting #planetcaravan #blue
Tangled up in bluetopus. Watercolor, squid ink, gel pen. Originally posted July 2, 2017. #octopus #octopusaday #painting #watercolor #squidink #art
Colors! How do they even work? Trying, ever so slowly, to incorporate more color in my octopuses. Originally posted May 13, 2017. #octopus #octopusaday #painting #watercolor #tentacles #art #colors
The best Mother’s Day gift: a Friday night at home alone, drawing octopuses, drinking a delicious sake/ginger liqueur/pineapple juice cocktail or two, and listening to China Miéville’s new audiobook “October”. Originally posted May 12, 2017. #solitude #athomewithoctopuses #octopus #art #mothersday #chinamieville
A closeup of yesterday’s #inktobersketch – wasn’t terribly happy with the finished piece, but it had beautiful sections here and there. Originally posted October 15, 2016. #inktober #art #octopus #octopusaday #jherbin #jherbinemeraldofchivor #fountainpen #gouletpens #tentacles #artists #ink
The hell you saytopus. During a hectic day, there’s nothing more calming & meditative for me than doing one of these nested linework pieces. Originally posted October 11, 2016. #inktober #art #octopus #octopusaday #jherbin #jherbinemeraldofchivor #fountainpen #gouletpens #tentacles #artists #ink
The Quiet Cephalopod. Originally posted October 10, 2016. #art #octopus #octopusaday #jherbin #jherbinemeraldofchivor #pelikanink #drawingink #gelpen #pentelhybridtechnica #gouletpens #tentacles #artists #ink #texture