#MarchMeetTheMaker 😂 NEWEST MAKE 🤦‍♀️ My Daughter Made Some Bizzare Comment Last Night About

I can’t live without my water bottle. I’m one of those people that carries it everywhere because otherwise I would forget to drink ANY water during the day. So of course I have to decorate my massive water bottle with my pretty stickers. 😍 . #ursaink #stickerclub #stickershop #trollstickers #kitsunesticker #alienstickers #alienmovie #xenomorph https://www.instagram.com/p/CNdTICRsTb1/?igshid=xn5b0sjydpxm

What is your favorite stone/gem? Rock junkies unite! Azurite brought to you by a fun collab art challenge with @dulce_somnium_art . I love azurite not only because of its deep color, but because it is ground up and used as a painting pigment. Plus, the hunk of azurite from my rock collection is so sparkly and raw. 💜Follow @ursa.ink for more! (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPTfCciMDk8/?utm_medium=tumblr

OMUKADE Man-eating Centipede 🐛 I’m feeling bittersweet as I get close to finishing my Mythic Mail Japan illustrated novel. It’s been a great adventure in pushing my illustrations and my storytelling. I hope you will love it as much as I do when it’s released late this summer. 💜🥰 . I want to give a big virtual hug to my Patrons who have supported me and have been enjoying all the behind the scenes process (and tears) for this book. I love you all: 💜 Trevor C. 💜 Bryan J. 💜 Chuck P. 💜Dani D. 💜Becca F. 💜 Alexis L. 💜 Amanda H. And Past Patrons: 💜 Pukinn Art (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQCBnK3saqY/?utm_medium=tumblr

#MarchMeetTheMaker 🎨 COLOR 🧡Color is so important!!! It’s not usually my first thought, however. I like to fly by the seat of my pants. Let the mood take me somewhere. But after the sketch stage, I like to lay down the base colors. 💜 For today’s prompt I wanted to show off my regular color palettes. Maybe you can see my love of rich colors. Those deep blues, plums, and dark moss colors give me the warm and tingly feelings. Pastels creep me out. 💙 #ursaink @joannehawker #MarchMeetTheMaker2021 #MeetTheMaker #MeetTheMaker2021 #MeetTheArtist #MeetTheArtist2021 #ColorPalettes #ColorPalette #ColorPaletteInspiration #ColorAesthetic #ArtAccount #ColorPrompt #colorfullife https://www.instagram.com/p/CMnpTbHsyY5/?igshid=e696fh8q0dqq

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

My neighbors moved, not recently, and I was the beneficiary of many pads of paper. I will definitely be using these up with some classes I’m enrolled in for this year. Thanks Tom! . #ursaink #artsupplies #artsupplieshaul #paperhaul #artsuppliesmakemehappy #giantsketchpad (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/COJFDSZAr0T/?igshid=1515c2uazd7x8

What’s your favorite color? 💜💚❤️ Scroll for closeups!👉 . Follow @ursa.ink for more people colored like Skittles. 😉 #markersketch #markerartist #markerdrawing #copicmarkers #markerpen #ohuhumarkers #womanartist #sketchbookartist #markerdrawing #pensketch #pensketches #markerpainting #sketchbooktour #sketchmarker #markerillustration #illustrationartwork #illustrationsketch #sketchbook #ilovesketchmarker #illustrationdrawing #colorfulsketch #colourfulart #emotionart #makingfaces (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CPWUEKUsWaz/?utm_medium=tumblr

Join my Print & Sticker Club by the end of the month and get these beauties! 😘✨ . #ursaink #stickerclub #stickershop #stickeraddict #exclusivestickers #artprintshop #artprints #femaleillustrator #femaleartists #illustrationartists #digitalillustration #californiaartist (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CN8MGWxsgVN/?igshid=1v4b8zcj6x8pj

Mythic Mail Letters From Japan book secrets: 👺Today’s Easter egg (super top secret hidden gem) is this illustrated postcard featuring the Bura-Bura, or haunted paper lantern. The characters that make his eyes and nose are called “henohenomoheji” using Japanese hiragana. It’s a little joke that these characters look like a face when arranged on paper. The eyes are “no”, the nose is “mo”. Not pictured are “he” for the eyebrows and mouth and “ji” for the outline of the face. ✨Link to the book in my bio✨ . #burabura #haunted #hauntedattraction #foxfire #kitsune #indiebooks #indiebook #mythicmail #mythicalcreatures #yokai #yokaiwatch #yokaiart #japan #traveljapan #japantravel #japanesefolklore #japanesemonster #snailmaillove #indiebookstore #indieauthors #indieauthorsofinstagram #supportindieauthors #mythology #japanesemythology #japaneseculture #mythical (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CTfRhasJ8or/?utm_medium=tumblr

MERMAY // Neptune Mermaid🌙 Fishy details 👉swipe👉 . #celestialsirens2021 hosts: @josephbayfield @shlokadraws @donaverbo.art @leoniergg @lova.draws @dampfnudel_illust @nlo_illustration @naman_doodles (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CO5xRivMC0u/?igshid=4aqw7gzq3eqp