Inktober 2017

Planning to participate in Inktober an annual event on Instagram for artists like me :) A list prompt words is published and artists have to create an artwork around it. So here are the illustrations I will make this year along with their inspiration!!

This year I plan to make coloring pages around the prompt words, let me know if you want to purchase the physical or downloadable coloring book.

Join me in this journey as I will post each days drawing here.

Day 1: Swift

"It is only when you are pursued that you become swift." - Khalil Gibran

Day 2: Divided

"Happiness is something that multiplies when it is divided." - Paulo Coelho

Day 3: Poison

"Holding onto anger is like drinking poison and expecting the other person to die.” - anonymous

Day 4: Underwater

"My demons tried to drown me, but they didn't know I could breathe underwater." - Jordan Sarah Weatherhead

Day 5: Long

I still have a long way to go, but I’m already so far from where I used to be, and I’m proud of that.

Day 6: Sword

"Beauty is power; a smile is its sword" - John Ray

Day 7: Shy

I’m not shy I’m just holding back my awesomeness so I won’t intimidate you.

Day 8: Crooked

"Pursue some path, however narrow and crooked, in which you can walk with love and reverence." - Henry David Thoreau.

Day 9: Screech

"I play bass. I don't have to go out there and screech." - Tina Waymouth.

Day 10: Gigantic

"Prayer alone will overcome the gigantic difficulties." - John Mott

Day 11 Run

When your legs get tired, run with your HEART.

Day 12: Shattered

"She never seemed shattered; to me, she was a breathtaking mosaic of the battles she’s won." - Matt Baker

Day 13: Teeming

"Nature is ever teeming with life: and all is seed, and all is fruit." - Friedrich Schiller

Day 14: Fierce

"Though she be but little, she is fierce." - William Shakespeare

Day 15: Mysterious

"We yearn for the beautiful, the unknown, and the mysterious." - Issey Miyake

Day 16: Fat

“To all the girls that think you’re fat because you’re not a size zero, you’re the beautiful one, its society who’s ugly.” ― Marilyn Monroe

Day 17: Graceful

"Gracefulness has been defined to be the outward expression of the inward harmony of the soul." -William Hazlitt

Day 18: Filthy

My goal is to be filthy rich. Rich in adventure, in health, in knowledge, in laughter, in family, and in love.

Day 19: Cloud

"Behind the cloud the sun is still shining." -Abraham Lincoln

Day 20: Deep

"Together We Can Face Any Challenges, As Deep As The Ocean And High As The Sky" - Sonia Gandhi

Day 21: Furious

“The next time your core beliefs are challenged – try being curious instead of furious.” – Randy Gage

Day 22: Trail

“Do not go where the path may lead, go instead where there is no path and leave a trail.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson

Day 23: Juicy

“You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there's still going to be somebody who hates peaches.” - Dita Von Teese

Day 24: Blind

The eyes are useless when the mind is blind.

Day 25: Ship

“I'm not afraid of storms, for I'm learning how to sail my ship.” - Louisa May Alcott

Day 26: Squeak

“The wheel that squeaks the loudest is the one that gets the grease.” -Josh Billings

Day 27: Climb

“The elevator to success is out of order. You'll have to climb the stairs... One step at a time.”― Joe Girard

Day 28: Fall

The bird who dares to fall, is the bird who learns to fly.

Day 29: United

A family doesn’t need to be perfect; it just needs to be united.

Day 30: Found

"Happiness can be found, even in the darkest of times, if one only remembers to turn on the light." — Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban

Day 31: Mask

“We create a mask to meet the masks of others. Then we wonder why we cannot love, and why we feel so alone.” -Brenda Shoshanna

Let me know what you think in the comments below, I would love to know your thoughts. And yes, I love challenges, through me some.