This is actually the first time I’ve participated in Inktober. It’s a 30 day drawing challenge and every day there’s a different word to serve as a prompt for the art.
Jake Parker created Inktober in 2009 as a challenge to improve his inking skills and develop positive drawing habits. It has since grown into a worldwide endeavor with thousands of artists taking on the challenge every year.
I have all kinds of ink pens – fountain pens, dip pens, felt tip pens, brush pens, technical pens, bamboo pens, etc. etc. which I’ve used and collected over the years. Add to that inks of all kinds and colors. So experimentation was high on my list of reasons to participate in this challenge.
And then my son Andrew Cornelis, who is staying with us now, wanted to do it with me. So now dinnertime is when we show off our efforts, and I will be sharing them here as well. Mine are all portraits done from the Sktchy app archive photos and portrait challenge, and his are fresh from his prodigious imagination.











See more of Andrew’s drawings here! More coming soon!
These are great! I love the creativity!
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Wow soooo wonderful paintings!
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Wow! Those looks brilliant!
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look
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These are FABULOUS! I will try to give myself a dailychallenge starting today.
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Great idea Pat! And I will bear witness to your daily challenge. Expect to see them next Friday!
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These are great, very impressive!! I started doing Inktober for the first time this year, for an abstract artist, it’s really challenging!
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My son and I have totally different approaches to the challenge. I take the easy way out by continuing with portraits. much harder to go the abstract route I think. Good for you!
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