INKtober 2026 - Hooray

Hurrah (hooray, Hoera!)! It’s day 15 of INKtober 2026 and I’ve managed to draw every day. Slowly but surely, I’m getting better at drawing faster; it no longer takes me a whole day, nor even four hours. I still draw in the dark (although I started Oktober drawing straight out of bed ) and I don’t really manage to get ahead with my drawings to skip a day.
Drawing does make me forget about painting a bit. The truth is that it is easier (and stays tidier) to pick up a pen than to use paint and brushes.

A friend said she thought it was a shame I’d left the painting club. I told her I don’t miss the club one bit. It’s strange how little impact my departure has had on my daily routines. To be honest, I learnt very little there, and now I’m learning more through my daily drawings and am also getting round to trying out the many ideas in my head.
Now I don’t have to rush in the mornings; I sleep longer, and I could even go to the market, though I haven’t been there once.

Yesterday I was talking about Cruella and Medusa (Disney animations) and today I’ve drawn Medusa sitting in front of the mirror, getting ready for the night.
Here she’s taking off her false eyelashes whilst chatting to the orphan girl Penny. I think this is a brilliant scene. Alongside Cruella and Yzma, she’s the character who makes me laugh (I doubt the animation 'The Rescuers' was very famous).
To me all three are wonderful strong characters who certainly don’t conform to the ideal of beauty, but are happy with who they are (including their age and sagging bodies).

As far as I’m concerned, that’s something to shout ‘hooray’ about. Nothing is more important than being happy with yourself, and that deserves to be celebrated.

Due to a lack of skin-coloured paint, ‘Aunt Medusa’ ended up with pink streaks of paint on her body. This goes perfectly with her orange hair, purple eyeshadow, green eyes and the pink lace on her nightdress.
Unfortunately, I’d already coloured in her lips with a pen before I decided to add a bit more colour to the drawing with watercolours. Otherwise, the lips would have been red, but there’s no red in my paint box.

Materials:

• sketchbook - bamboo paper
• pencil HB
• fineliner - joie de vivre - black
• watercolour paint (Action)
• waterbrush

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INKtober prompt: hooray
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