Inktober 2020

Day 19: Dizzy

Back before the global pandemic, the quarantine, my husbands sledding accident 10 months ago {that’s kept us mostly-quarantined since early January 2020}, I used to meet at a local coffee shop and sketch with other artists. My sketches, like mine for Inktober, are rather crude, but the skilled sketchers folded me into their group anyway. They didn’t mind I was just testing out my pens and it gave me so much freedom to explore.

We’d go on music nights to a local cafe and I loved sketching the trumpet – so when I saw the prompt, I knew I wanted to give a nod to Dizzy Gillespie – and my crude trumpet is the best way I can give my sketching admiration to him

Progress, not perfection.

Ink it up.

Haven’t heard of the jazz great? Take a look {and listen!} here”

Now, on to the Prompt List!

Inktober 2020: Official Prompt List

Here it is: The Official Inktober Prompt List for 2020 . . .

1. Fish
2. Wisp
3. Bulky
4. Radio
5. Blade
6. Rodent
7. Fancy
8. Teeth
9. Throw
10. Hope
11. Disgusting
12. Slippery
13. Dune
14. Armor
15. Outpost
16. Rocket
17. Storm
18. Trap
19. Dizzy
20. Coral
21. Sleep
22. Chef
23. RIP
24. Dig
25. Buddy
26. Hide
27. Music
28. Float
29. Shoes
30. Ominous
31. Crawl

There you have it – 31 days of ink all for your drawing and sketching pleasure! I choose to do all my sketches as quick, black ink thumbnails – but there are a plethora of artists doing all sorts of crazy cool art! On most social media platforms you can follow Jake Parker, creator of Inktober, or just Inktober – or by using the hashtags Inktober and Inktober2020 { #Inktober #Inktober2020 } – I post mine on Instagram, but this year I’ll also be posting here!

I’d love to see your work – feel free to catch up with me here or over on Instagram!

Happy Inking!