Working On My Mythic Mail Japan Illustrated Novel. I Have My Nose To The Grind Stone So Don’t Talk

MERMAY // Saturn Mermaid 🪐 👁See 👁 more in the scroll 👉 Follow @ursa.ink for more mermaid-y planets! . #celestialsirens2021 hosts: @josephbayfield @shlokadraws @donaverbo.art @leoniergg @lova.draws @dampfnudel_illust @nlo_illustration @naman_doodles (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/COySfdNMDRk/?igshid=38biqoary0sb

Two things I am constantly reminding myself of is that sketchbooks don’t need to be perfect, and that not every drawing needs to become a finished piece. I happen to like this pose so I may do something with it, but it’s nice to give yourself the leniency to simply create with no expectations. 💞✨💞 #ursaink #sketchbookart @ohuhuart #ohuhumarkers #sketchbookpage #sketchysketch #markersketch #sketcheveryday #sketchbooktour #brainbreaks #artbreak (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CKU8fYDMZ84/?igshid=2y2c1n9xyobj

My Kleiner Krampus series for “Cursed Christmas” 2020.

Monster Cat! Scroll to see more 👉 It took quite a bit of practice to make sumi ink paintings I was happy with. Now I need to find some nice paper to mount them on... On a side note, my daughter and I spent nearly an hour on Google translate trying to figure out what type of hair each of my Chinese ink brushes is made of. 💜 #yokai #yokaiart #sumiink #sumiepainting #inkpainting #monstercat #catofinstagram #japanesebrushpainting #inkbrush #painting #artistic #artworkpromotion #artistoninstagram #artoftheday #artfeature #artpage #100daysofart (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTIFgjylB3w/?utm_medium=tumblr

WORK IN PROGRESS// Last spot illustration in my new book, Mythic Mail Japan!!! 🎉 Like my great grandmother, also an artist, I have a great fascination with Ukiyo-e style art. I really admire traditional Japanese paintings. It appears simplistic, but in actuality, this style is very difficult to replicate—especially since my personal style is semi realistic. But I love it all the same and I’m excited to feature a few Ukiyo-e inspired illustrations in my book. . #mythicmail #ukiyoe #ukiyoeart #japanesestyle #daruma #darumadoll #artistsoninstagram #painting🎨 #artistic #artworkpromotion #artoftheday🎨 #artpage #illustrationartist #digitalillustrations #digitalpaintings #digitalartwork #digitalarts #digitalarttutorial #digitalartist #californiaart #procreateartist #ipadart #californiaartist (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQWf9IHMLVY/?utm_medium=tumblr

✨Ukiyo-e inspired excerpt from my Mythic Mail Japan book coming in September! ✨ Follow @ursa.ink for more. 💜 . I have always adored and admired the simplicity of Ukiyo-e style art. In reality, it is very difficult to create... for me it is anyway. Not coincidentally, Camellia is the name of my daughter so I kind of snuck her into my book. 😉 Are you familiar with Ukiyo-e Japanese art? (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQ1a274MyI8/?utm_medium=tumblr

I am a closet button fanatic. How about you? I think buttons speak to that little part of me that likes to collect pretty little things, just for the sake of collecting. ✨🖤✨ #ursaink #buttonpins #pinbutton #buttoncollector #buttoncollection #pincollection #pincollector #artpin #artbuttonpins #makingbuttons #makingpins #supportsmallbusiness (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CLPsHdSswSS/?igshid=1h3nsco83mf9w

What is the weirdest creature or myth you’ve heard of? The kappa is pretty high on my list of most bizarre. They love long walks on the shore, cucumbers, sumo, and raw offal right from the source… to put it nicely. 😂 . #kappa #japanesekappa #mythicmail #japaneseyokai #yokai #artistsoninstagram #painting🎨 #artistic #artoftheday🎨 #artpage #illustrationartist #digitalillustrations #digitalpaintings #digitalartwork #digitalarts #digitalarttutorial #digitalartist #californiaart #procreateartist #ipadart #californiaartist (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSCrVK8J2CK/?utm_medium=tumblr