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  • Deer in the Moonlights – Ink Wash drawing with digital highlights

    Deer in the Moonlights – Ink Wash drawing with digital highlights

    Using the official Inktober prompt list: This art is for day 5 – DEER.

    When I first started to brainstorm for “Deer”, the first images that came to mind were the fire scene in Bambi. Those scenes were animated so beautifully. I also looked at a lot of Amy Sol’s art.

    Wanting to keep a spooky, inky feel, I began this Deer piece in the same way I did the Inky Swamp. I started with very a light toned wash and slowly built in the dark areas. I really like the way the texture of the water turned out.

    I scanned my very inky drawing into ProCreate and added the purple flower and a lot of the moonlights.

    For Inktober day 4, I re-used my Inky Swamp from 2024.

    An eerie ink drawing of a swamp dream

  • Ink wash drawing of endemic Hawaiian flower Pua Kala

    Ink wash drawing of endemic Hawaiian flower Pua Kala

    I hadn’t known of the Pua Kala (Argemone glauca) before. It also is called the Hawaiian Poppy. I think it’s a really pretty & soft looking flower with some intimidating leaves.

    This drawing was for day 3 of an Inktober prompt list by Laulima Nature Center & Laulima Hawaii. My bestie gets me a gift from their brand every birthday and Christmas and I use them all often.

    I think this flower will pop up in my art again. I really like it.

  • Oil pastel drawings of Mililani’s shady park trees

    Oil pastel drawings of Mililani’s shady park trees

    Pastel drawing of a white tree trunk
    Pastel drawing of a Monkeypod tree and it's shadow

    Some pastel trees for today!

    The first drawing is of a tree in Mililani Mauka Ravine Park. It has a white trunk with lichen.

    The second image is of a Monkeypod tree. We are surrounded by them here in Mililani. I love their shade! After my runs, I take time to lean on a tree and ground myself. Then, I pour out the last of my water near it’s base out of gratitude. Everything has been so crunchy dry after the summer passed.

    I hung out with some friends a couple weeks ago, and one of them said how Mililani is the prettiest town he’s ever seen. The trees, the parks, the clean roads. I get it. It was really nice to hear someone else appreciate it.

    In Ravine Park, they have fruit trees that are marked and also a section of native Hawaiian plants. It’s a really nice walk that I’ve enjoyed a bunch of times.

    Except this one time… it was night. My friend and I approached the park in our car, and all the nearby street lights shut off. The sprinklers turned on as a cold wind came down the road. There are a lot of large rocks in ravine park. I could have sworn something was between the rocks near the entrance. We got the creepiest feeling and got the hell out of there.

    And this other time that the whole park smelled like a litter box. We had to leave. Don’t get me wrong, I love cats ~ but it was out of hand. I’m sure even the cats were pissed.

    Anyways – these were my trees for today. Hope you liked them!