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#InkTober #15 – Happy Birthday & Gopher Tortoise!

by on Oct.16, 2024, under Cartooning

The #InkTober #15 live broadcast over on YouTube celebrated little Mason’s 5th birthday.
Happy Birthday, Mason!
(He was harder to draw for me as his newest haircut made him look so much different than I knew him as!)

Also after a nearby visit to Turkey Creek Sanctuary earlier in the day came up in the chat and I drew a common resident at the park, a gopher tortoise.

All made up as I inked. No pencils or plans.

You can see the YouTube video here:

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@InkTober #InkTober #Art #LiveArt #Drawing #Draw #Ink #Cartooning #Cartoons #Illustrations #LiveDrawing #Birthday #Tortoise #Gophertortoise

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#InkTober #10 – Drawing a Crowd.

by on Oct.15, 2024, under Caricatures, Cartooning

October 10th had me improvising what popped up in the chat area for InkTober #10. This was the 2nd drawing. One visiting was from “somewhere near Minnesota and Michigan”, thus the map. Mention of Minnesota had me remember, my old pal & caricaturist, Greg Gray. Banjos, laughing dogs, dinosaurs, Chinese and My Little Pony all became part of the chat area.

Made up as I drew.
You can see the video here: https://www.youtube.com/live/plNl4K6jKWk?si=spcrv3fOwVLcJuns
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@InkTober #InkTober #cartoon #Minnesota #Drawing #Caricature #Art #Liveart #ink

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#InkTober #10 – Buffalo Football !

by on Oct.13, 2024, under Cartooning, Illusration

October 10th’s InkTober #10 recorded over on YouTube had a visitor from northern New York. I asked her about Rochester. She said it was nearby. That got me talking about the great Dave “Bippy” Boyer, caricaturist, Rochester Good Will Ambassador and all around good egg. Thus, I started scrawling Bippy.

That led to mention of the Buffalo Bills and my drawing Bippy as a skilled football player.
This led me to mentioning another friend and good egg, Jennifer Huber, avid Buffalo Bills fan. That had me adding her dog, Radcliffe, and cats into the game. Jennifer to the side, cheering.

Chat turned to viking helmets and Bippy gets assistance of a lad donned with viking chapeau.

The live drawing of this and others from October 10th can be sen here:
https://www.youtube.com/live/plNl4K6jKWk?si=LfUq83vhloLndXvk
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@Inktober #InkTober #Football #BuffaloBills #Dogs #Canines #Kitty #Cats #vikings

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InkTober #9 – Misspelling Fruit Stand

by on Oct.10, 2024, under Cartooning, Illusration

My InkTober #9 is from my live YouTube video the same day.
Made this up as I inked. No penciled or plan.
I started with a kitty and then the chat area led to the rest.

If you would like to see the video of me drawing the above on You Tube, click here:

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If you would like to help cover the costs of pens, paper, etc.:
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@InkTober #InkTober #Art #Cartoon #Cartooning #Illustration #LiveArt #Draw #Cute #Lemonade #Elephant #ElephantArt #Kitty #cats 


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InkTober #6 – The Florida Palmetto Bug is after YOU!

by on Oct.09, 2024, under Cartooning

During the October 6th live drawing over at YouTube one of the viewers thought he was attacked by a bug. Thus this drawing!

No pencils. Made up as I drew.

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#InkTober #7 – Florida Panther Stroll

by on Oct.08, 2024, under Illusration

#InkTober #7 – Florida Panther Stroll.

This is a drawing I started at an event for politician Thad Altman. I promised to get it done and did during the meeting tonight involving the candles.
I’d initially started with thick brush pens illustrating the panthers. Tonight all else was added with a thin Sipa brush pen.

No pencils. Made up as I inked. 17″x 14″ sketch paper.
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#Drawing #Ink #Art #Florida #FloridaPanther #Cub #FloridaNature #FloridaArt

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Live Drawing – October 6th – Swampy’s Florida drawing Florida happy animals and a bit of improv drawing!

by on Oct.06, 2024, under What's New?

Live Drawing – October 6th – Swampy’s Florida drawing Florida happy animals and a bit of improv drawing!
8 – 9-ish pm tonight.

On YouTube:
https://lnkd.in/e8Pa3d5x
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If you would like to help cover the costs of pens, paper, etc.:
https://lnkd.in/e3W25dQE
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hashtagArt hashtagCartoon hashtagCartooning hashtagIllustration hashtagLiveArt hashtagDraw hashtagCute

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#InkTober #5 – Part 2 – Pelican, Pelican Beach Park.

by on Oct.06, 2024, under Illusration

#InkTober #5 – Part 2 – Inked this snowy egret for a series of small illustrations I’m doing that will be available via Fine Art America, EBay and a local antique store in Melbourne.

Each critter picture is associated for a local park.
This for Pelican Beach Park in Brevard County, Florida.

Now penciled and inked. Next is to watercolor.
May do that during a YouTube live as this was inked.
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@Inktober #Drawing #DrawLive #ink #inking #Birds #Aviary #Egrets #Snowyegret #Improv #improvisational

 

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#InkTober #5 – Manatee, Manatee Cove Park.

by on Oct.06, 2024, under Illusration

#InkTober #5 – Inked this manatee for a series of small illustrations I’m doing that will be available via Fine Art America, EBay and a local antique store in Melbourne.

Each critter picture is associated for a local park.
This for Manatee Cove Park in Brevard County, Florida.

Now penciled and inked. Next is to watercolor.
May do that during a YouTube live as this was inked.
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@Inktober #Drawing #DrawLive #ink #inking #Birds #Aviary #Egrets #Snowyegret #Improv #improvisational

 

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#InkTober #4 – Florida Critters – Snowy Egret.

by on Oct.06, 2024, under Illusration

#InkTober #4 – Inked this snowy egret for a series of small illustrations I’m doing that will be available via Fine Art America, EBay and a local antique store in Melbourne.
Each critter picture is associated for a local park.
This for Ryckman Park in Melbourne, Florida.Now penciled and inked. Next is to watercolor.
May do that during a YouTube live as this was inked.

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@Inktober #Drawing #DrawLive #ink #inking #Birds #Aviary #Egrets #Snowyegret #Improv #improvisational

 

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Live Drawing – October 5th – Swampy’s Florida drawing Florida happy animals!

by on Oct.05, 2024, under Cartooning, Illusration

Live Drawing – October 5th – Swampy’s Florida drawing Florida happy animals!
8 – 9-ish pm tonight.
On YouTube:
https://www.youtube.com/@RobSmithJr/streams
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If you would like to help cover the costs of pens, paper, etc.:
https://www.youtube.com/@RobSmithJr/streams
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