This year for Inktober 2019 I decided to work only with iron gall ink, which I made earlier this year. I am using pen nibs and brush to create the drawings, always done directly with the pen and no preliminary pencil drawing. The first two pictures are not exclusively iron gall ink, but may be a mix of permanent ink and iron gall.
#1: Ring
Tomato cages – I saw these when I was out on the patio trying to figure what to use for rings.
#2: Mindless
Mindless = Brainless – been watching zombies on TV! How mindless is that?
#3: Bait
All kinds of bait – jail bait, take the bait, etc. I chose a fish lure and a mouse trap. Still warming up at this point for Inktober and getting the groove back, as they say. This is when the pure iron gall ink begins. And I decided to do away with the frames I usually use for my photographs.
#4: Freeze
Again, still warming up. This one had me stumped.
#5: Build
Here is when the brain began to work and imagination started warming up. Heavy equipment for building. I think it would be a lot of fun to drive one of these things!
#6: Husky
For those of you who speak English, but may not be aware of the term, “husky” can be big and strong, at least in American English. I like Sumo wrestlers, and though I don’t know much about the sport, I like to watch it now and again.
Ink, Yarn & Beer 
These are plain awesome Naomi, love them all, especially the fish. And the digger. And the zombie brains! 😀 😀
Glad you like them!
I really do, I wish I could draw like that. I never get proportions or perspectives right even though I practiced loads back in the day. You’ve really nailed it.
Thanks, Fraggy. I’m getting better at perspective and proportion just by doing it. I’m actually surprised that I can do it!
Nice to see you’re Inktober on in a great way. Beautiful work. Question, what is iron gall ink, and as compared to what? You can tell that I know nothing about art!