octopus

illustration for one of my friends... that octopi looks cute :)

Hand drawn line work then digitally colored. Part of a weekly prompt challenge from my local art shop. The character is loosley based on a well know japanese octopus character.

Watercolor pencils and ballpoint pen

Deep sea diver print.

Extremely useful around the house, but doomed to constant despair, the Kitchenware Octopus loves to cook but has no free hands for carrying groceries. The last of her kind, she yearns for a mate to lovingly entangle ladles with, but has yet to meet anyone willing to risk constant proximity to the cheese grater.

Inside of a Fig during my young creativity days. I love these organic, angular, fun, colourful shapes.

One last merperson for MerMay.

Sketch based on Caribbean octopus. Medium used: Ballpoint pen and coloured pencils Reference: https://www.petesaquariums.com/shop/invertebrate-fish/octopus/caribbean-octopus/

A paper and pencil doodle imported into procreate on iPad Pro.

This Catapus (Sally) wearily traverses an unfamiliar felted wool world.

Watercolour painting, 2020.

Kraken is a gigantic octopus ready to come up from the bottom of the sea to get your boats and sailors

A line in 'Renegade: The Lives And Tales Of Mark E. Smith', which I'm currently reading, got my creative juices flowing this time around!

This elderly octopus is insane with the feeling of love.

Birds perch on their octopus friend’s limbs.

And an octopus somewhere there too

Pen and Ink, approximately 3 by 3 inches.

Little drawing I made for my favorite sushi bar

Can't go wrong with skulls. More so if you're an octopuss...

I make hyperlapse art videos on YouTube if you're interested in that kind of thing, check out my channel, link is in my bio

Octopus enjoying an ice cream cone. Part of a sandwich bag series I’ve been doing since 2008.

This is a design i made into a tshirt on my cotton bureau site. https://cottonbureau.com/people/jim-bryson

Mermay Day 16: Important - Octavius the octopus hasn't been the same since the drunk cargo ship captain ran aground on his reef...