Experience is simply the name we give our mistakes.
~Oscar Wilde

Inktober 16 – Angel
Date
15 October 2023
The grid was useful for maintaining symmetry, but the clock method probably would have worked…
Inktober 15 – Dagger
Date
15 October 2023
The rosebud pommel isn’t exactly practical, but jambiyas are mostly ceremonial. A dagger had sprouted…
Inktober 14 – Castle
Date
14 October 2023
Having issues with the wobble. The wrist rest is a pervasive habit and it’s proving…
Inktober 13 – Rise
Date
13 October 2023
Excellent timing; that can was in my fridge for a week. Next time less lettering….
Inktober 12 – Spicy
Date
12 October 2023
Rather on the nose, but everyday is a lot and I’m sleepy but caught up…
Inktober 11 – Wander
Date
12 October 2023
This prompt reminded me of Dex the tea monk in Psalm for the Wild-Built. I…
Inktober 10 – Fortune
Date
10 October 2023
Dunn recommends trying reflections in Pen & Ink and the reference I found online reminded…
Inktober 9 – Bounce
Date
10 October 2023
This prompt left me rather cold, so I leaned into the perfunctory and went with…
Inktober 8 – Toad
Date
8 October 2023
I want to try this one again, but wearing a tie and leaning on a…
I was wondering which way to go
Date
8 October 2023
Trying not to go full on bang or bust with the ink (again), but it’s…
Inktober 7 – Drip
Date
7 October 2023
I need to work on foreshortening. I keep trying to inflict symmetry on perspectives that…
Inktober 6 – Golden
Date
6 October 2023
Lost in translation. Was nice to have the brush out though. I think I may…
Inktober 5 – Map
Date
5 October 2023
Sisyphus and Corvus, perched in a tree, l-o-n-g-i-n-g… As Ovid tells the tale in his…
Inktober 4 – Dodge
Date
5 October 2023
Leaky grey pen, failed white ink test. I think I like the traffic light best….
Inktober 3 – Path
Date
4 October 2023
I should add more contour and color but my marker palette is limited and I’m…