MERMAY // Mercury Mermaid ✨I’m Using The “Celestial Sirens” Planetary Prompt List, But I’m

The month is almost up! Which means so is your chance to get these April ✨Print & Sticker Club ✨rewards including the exclusive bat sticker. New rewards coming in May for all my Clubs! 💜 #ursaink #stickerclub #stickershop #artprintsonline #snailmaillove #monthlysubscription #monthlysub #bonussticker #freebiestickers #illustrator #illustratorsoninstagram #illustrationartists #californiaartist (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/COLjc_aMgPJ/?igshid=1u1rc3lkrhk23

I just finished updating my shop with these scene study paintings. I am so happy with how they turned out and I really appreciate all the love they have gotten this week. . If you wander over to my shop, you will be able to see the third Ghibli scene study that I have not posted yet on social media. ✨🖤✨ #UrsaInk #KikisDeliveryService #Greenhouse #GardenGreenhouse #WatercolorPainting #GouachePainting #GhibliScene #ghibli #artstudy #spiritedaway #shopupdate #sketchbookpage #sketchbooktour #10kartist (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CNsxoIBMulC/?igshid=96n8xuh8jw9s

MERMAY // Pluto Mermaid✨ I don’t know what you crazy kids are learning these days 👵🏼, but Pluto is still a primary planet in my eyes. 💜 👉 Scroll for dem close ups! Follow @ursa.ink for all the planetary mermaids. . #celestialsirens2021 #celestialsirens #mermay2021 #mermay #mermayprompts #mermaidchallenge #mermaychallenge #mermayart #mermaidart #sirens #sirenart #galaxymermaid #artistsoninstagram #painting 🎨 #artistic #artworkpromotion #artoftheday🎨 #artpage #illustrationartist #digitalillustrations #digitalpaintings #digitalartwork #digitalarts #digitalartist #californiaart #procreateartist #ipadart #californiaartist (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CO-zsTKMH5M/?igshid=wjr7t7mfstbu

Loose paint sketch for my next Ghibli scenery study. I really love this particular scene from Kiki’s Delivery Service, but my version will not have Kiki hanging in the window. 💜💜💜 #ursaink #scenerystudy #artstudy #kikisdeliveryservice #ghibliart #watercolorpainting #goauchepainting #artistsoninstagram #artpractice https://www.instagram.com/p/CNnW48_MRLG/?igshid=1ory823fwhdn9

#MarchMeetTheMaker ✨ Hi guys! I’m excited to participate in @joannehawker ‘s prompt list this month. 💜 Today I wanted to share my brand with you. I am Sarah and I started Ursa Ink last summer. My logo is a fun, vibrant purple with a bear holding an edelweiß flower. It both represents my Alpine heritage and the connection of bears to my life. The name Ursa Ink comes from the art of ink itself and also a little tip of the hat to my passion for astronomy. 💜 I created Ursa Ink in response to an urge to better myself during quarantine. My “regular” day job of teaching art to grade school students came to a sudden halt last year which led into summer. I began my mission to create art for MYSELF for a change. Weird art that I love to make and love to enjoy. 💜 I always say that I am a very mercurial person. Consistency drives me crazy! I like to create lots of different things in lots of different genres. The one thing that never changes is my primal drive to MAKE stuff with my hands. It makes me who I am. I don’t think I could suffer through this world without art. #ursaink #meetthemakermarch #meetthemaker2021 #meetthemaker #meettheartist2021 #meettheartist #artaccount #femaleartist #femaleartists (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CL5peQ3MXJx/?igshid=t8kuqs8ih5bj

It’s officially official. At 34, I am returning to college to earn my Associate of Arts in Illustration. This is a huge step for me and I’m a little nervous, but I’m also determined to open new opportunities for myself and this is how I’m going to do it. 💜💜💜 #aauillustration #ursaink #academyofart #academyofartuniversity #femaleillustrator #womenillustrators #goingbacktocollege #IFeelOld https://www.instagram.com/p/COOZb52sBgP/?igshid=1ka5oruwbe1ec

#MarchMeetTheMaker 💜 WORK IN PROGRESS 📚I always have 5 million “works in progress”, but my biggest project right now is my Mythic Mail book. Mythic Mail is a monthly snail mail adventure in letter form that i have an incredible amount of fun creating. 📚 I have loved creating it so much so that I wanted to take the adventure to Japan. Japan has such a rich monster culture. There are tons of creatures and tales to explore! It was hard to choose just a handful to explore. 📚 I have almost half of the main illustrations finished. Then I will move onto the writing and spot illustrations. Here I have my main sketches remaining and if you scroll, my book cover mockup. 📚 I am hoping to publish and release my Mythic Mail book sometime in late summer 2021. My Patrons in my Behind the Scenes Club are seeing all the illustration progressions and creature lists. 💜 . #ursaink @joannehawker #marchmeetthemaker #marchmeetthemaker2021 #meettheartist #meetthemaker #workinprogress #workinprogressart #meettheartist2021 #artaccount #indiebook #indiebooks (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CMKvud2sXRJ/?igshid=y00cvmdyhqbi

💚 Do you like bright colors, dark colors, or earth tones? I love bright colors like this, but I tend to wear dark colors. 💖 #markersketch #markerartist #markerdrawing #copicmarkers #markerpen #ohuhumarkers #womanartist #sketchbookartist #markerdrawing #pensketch #pensketches #markerpainting #sketchbooktour #sketchmarker #markerillustration #illustrationartwork #illustrationsketch #sketchbook #ilovesketchmarker #illustrationdrawing #portrait #markerportrait #drawdaily2021 #draweveryday (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CQrKyEHs0CT/?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

What is the weirdest creature or myth you’ve heard of? The kappa is pretty high on my list of most bizarre. They love long walks on the shore, cucumbers, sumo, and raw offal right from the source… to put it nicely. 😂 . #kappa #japanesekappa #mythicmail #japaneseyokai #yokai #artistsoninstagram #painting🎨 #artistic #artoftheday🎨 #artpage #illustrationartist #digitalillustrations #digitalpaintings #digitalartwork #digitalarts #digitalarttutorial #digitalartist #californiaart #procreateartist #ipadart #californiaartist (at Calaveras County, California) https://www.instagram.com/p/CSCrVK8J2CK/?utm_medium=tumblr