Chop

I chopped onions yesterday, so for the chop prompt, that was an immediate thought. I even sketched a trio of onions. … More

Muddy

I came up with lots of possibilities for muddy as a drawing prompt, but at the same time I was baffled … More

Expensive

Other than my wedding ring, I don’t wear jewelry. When I was younger I occasionally wore a few bangle bracelets, … More

Drain

Usually when I see a prompt word for any form of creative expression, my mind skips about in a dozen … More

Breakable

As always, I had several thoughts for this Inktober prompt — breakable. A shattered mirror, delicate china teacups, lovely plates … More

Scorched

For the Inktober prompt scorched, several different ideas came to mind. In the end, I decided to create a new doodle monster … More

Bottle

First, let me say that when Inktober began, I had no intentions of creating drawings or narratives that included cruelty … More

Swollen

While creating people monsters, I recently sketched this fellow. I liked him, and when I noticed swollen as an Inktober prompt, I decided … More

Angular

While drawing weird monsters at the library one morning, I created a very angular man — his body a long, narrow … More

Weak

Back in the 1950’s every comic book — and many magazines — had an advertisement in the back about Joe, … More

Clock

After the emotional turmoil of drawing Killer, the friendly guard-dog, I was quite reluctant to pick up my ink pens and … More

Guarded

Today’s drawing was the most difficult for me of all the Inktober prompts — for several different reasons. I had … More

Whale

A funny thing happened on the way to creating this doodle monster whale. I forgot which way its fins should go, … More

Cruel

Today’s prompt word — cruel — leads to another departure from my playful doodle monsters and back toward what I’m calling people monsters. The one … More

Flowing

It may seem as though I’m behind in my Inktober prompts, but I am working through them, and I think … More

Precious

Today’s drawing is a bit of a departure from my doodle monsters, and at first glance you might see nothing precious — my prompt … More

Star

This little star monster was fun to create. She — I think she’s definitely female — looks like a cross between … More

Exhausted

Yes, I have my Inktober prompts a bit askew, but eventually they’ll all be straightened out as I continue having … More

Chicken

One of the reasons I’ve mixed up my Inktober prompts a bit is because I wanted to have chicken as my prompt … More

Drooling

I may be a bit mixed up on days and prompts, but I’m not going to worry about it. In … More