I started drawing an octopus every day since October of 2010 - over 700 and counting! Check out the archive view for the full effect. I haven't been updating as much recently but please stay tuned for more sporadic cephalopods!

You can also find prints and originals of my pieces on etsy.


if wishes were octopuses...
©2013 rupa dasGupta
used to octopus.  : fountain pen ink & gel pen on yupo paper: 6” x 9”  

used to octopus. 

: fountain pen ink & gel pen on yupo paper
: 6” x 9”  

tempestuous octopus : watercolors, fountain pen ink, gel pen, embossing powder on yupo paper: 6” x 4”   This print is available on Etsy! http://www.etsy.com/shop/AnOctopusADay

tempestuous octopus

: watercolors, fountain pen ink, gel pen, embossing powder on yupo paper
: 6” x 4”  

This print is available on Etsy! http://www.etsy.com/shop/AnOctopusADay

damascus cephalopod : fountain pen ink & permanent marker on yupo paper: 6” x 4.5”  

damascus cephalopod

: fountain pen ink & permanent marker on yupo paper
: 6” x 4.5”  

unrepentant octopus! : fountain pen ink on yupo paper: 6” x 4.5” 

unrepentant octopus!

: fountain pen ink on yupo paper
: 6” x 4.5” 

berzerker cephalopod : watercolors, fountain pen ink and india ink on yupo synthetic paper: 4” x 6”  

berzerker cephalopod

: watercolors, fountain pen ink and india ink on yupo synthetic paper
: 4” x 6”  

raspberry beretopus : watercolors, fountain pen ink and india ink on yupo synthetic paper: 4” x 6”  

raspberry beretopus

: watercolors, fountain pen ink and india ink on yupo synthetic paper
: 4” x 6”  

cloned cephalopod. more of the yupo paper - can you believe that this is what it looks like dry? : watercolors, india ink: 4” x 6”  

cloned cephalopod. more of the yupo paper - can you believe that this is what it looks like dry?

: watercolors, india ink
: 4” x 6”  

sunny side uptopus. trying out this wild synthetic watercolor paper by Yupo.  : watercolors: 4” x 6”  

sunny side uptopus. trying out this wild synthetic watercolor paper by Yupo. 

: watercolors
: 4” x 6”  

mutilated octopus : watercolors, fountain pen: 6” x 4” 

mutilated octopus

: watercolors, fountain pen
: 6” x 4” 

that ship has sailedtopus : watercolors, fountain pen: 6” x 4”  

that ship has sailedtopus

: watercolors, fountain pen
: 6” x 4”  

why this murderous ragetopus? : watercolors, gel pen: 6” x 4”  

why this murderous ragetopus?

: watercolors, gel pen
: 6” x 4”