#Drawtober2018 04-Carousel Curse

The idea here is that the kids ride the carousel, and the enchanted, capricious carousel horses turn the kids into little ponies, transporting them to a magical pony world, but it's hard to compress am unwelcome body transformation into 3 images.

I would like to thank "Little Pony Drawing Book" by Lindsay Cibos.  I would not have tried to draw the little ponies without using it as a reference.

Before posting my drawings, I give them one last look, and I cringe because I see all kinds of flaws.  But if I give up, I will never improve.

#Drawtober2018 03-Night Owl

Hawks and owls can share the same territory for hunting prey; hawks hunt during the day, owls hunt at night.

#Drawtober2018 02-The Frog Witch

I saw the "Frog Witch" prompt for today and asked: how can I turn this on its head?  Everyone knows the story of the "Frog Prince" wherein a prince is turned into a frog by a witch, and only a kiss from a princess can restore him; what if the witch were turned into a frog, and she needed a prince's kiss to restore her?
It turns out there is already a Russian fairy tale known as "The Frog Sorceress" (or "The Frog Princess") wherein the king's youngest son is forced to marry a talking frog who is secretly a sorcerous princess.  There are many versions of this story, but in the version I read, the princess can transform from frog to human sometimes (at night?  My copy of the story isn't clear on the details), and there is a grand ball wherein the princess reveals her human form to her prince and his family.
In the version of the story I read, her dress is blue with stars, but I decided to modify the stars to star-like water lilies in order to reflect her frog nature. 

I've only told you a little bit of the story, but the whole story is still short and I recommend it because it is better then "The Frog Prince" in several ways. 

#Drawtober2018 01-Pumpkin Head

"Head" can refer to the foam that forms at the top of a glass of beer.

Egg Salad Recipe

Egg Salad

Ingredients:
1 dozen eggs
1 large raw beet, sliced thinly
2 T white vinegar
4 c water
4 T mayonnaise
2 T prepared mustard
2 T kalamata olives, sliced
1/2 c green onions, chopped
Pepper (to taste)
Paprika (to taste)

Put the raw beet slices in a pot with the water and vinegar.  Bring to a boil, then reduce to a simmer.
Wash the eggs with soap and water, rinse them well, then gently place them in the pot with the beet broth.

I suppose you don't NEED to color the eggs before you turn them into egg salad, but I'm leaving it in the recipe for humorous purposes.

Let the eggs simmer for 15 minutes, then strain the beet broth into a bowl.  Place the eggs in the bowl, and let them soak in the broth overnight in the refrigerator.

I was hoping for a beety magenta color.  I mean, I could have BOUGHT brown eggs.

Gently rinse off the eggs.  Take 6 of the really good-looking ones and put them back in the carton to show people later.
Take the other 6, peel the shells away, and rinse any shell fragments off.

They only taste a little beety.

Put the de-shelled eggs in a bowl with the mayonnaise, mustard, olives, onions, pepper, and paprika.  Use a potato masher to break up the eggs and mix the ingredients thoroughly.

Inktober 11th: Run

The prompt for Inktober 11th is "Run."  October 11th is also National Coming Out Day.  I was inspired by The Wizard of Oz, a source of queer iconography, and also a story about people on a road going towards something rather than away from something; why not have the characters run, like in a friendly race?

I wanted to update the characters' designs a bit.  Unfortunately my artistic ambitions exceed my abilities.  Dorothy and the Lion have torsos which are too long.  I post it on the internet even though I cannot stand to look at it. 

I drew this with a Faber-Castell 9000 4B.  It's really growing on me.

Inktober 10th: Gigantic

I'm feeling better about Inktober today. 

Today's prompt is "Gigantic."  Here I reveal why the pyramids are the shape they are, and why Ra carries a giant grapefruit on his head.

I drew this with a Faber-Castell 9000 4B.