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
craquelured cephalopod: watercolors, copic pen: 6” x 4”

craquelured cephalopod

: watercolors, copic pen
: 6” x 4”

anti-gravity octopus: watercolors, gel pen: 6” x 4”

anti-gravity octopus

: watercolors, gel pen
: 6” x 4”

adrift and at peacetopus (or perhaps just peachtopus) : watercolors, copic pen, charcoal: 4” x 6’ 

adrift and at peacetopus (or perhaps just peachtopus)

: watercolors, copic pen, charcoal
: 4” x 6’ 

ceremonial cephalopod. something about this one looks vaguely japanese to me. : : watercolors, colored pencil : 4” x 6”

ceremonial cephalopod. something about this one looks vaguely japanese to me.

: : watercolors, colored pencil

: 4” x 6”

weirdo from another planet! : watercolors, copic marker, colored pencil: 4” x 6”

weirdo from another planet!

: watercolors, copic marker, colored pencil
: 4” x 6”

variant thirteentopus. interesting and unpredictable results mixing alcohol-based inks and watercolors. : watercolors, copic marker, colored pencil: 4” x 6”

variant thirteentopus. interesting and unpredictable results mixing alcohol-based inks and watercolors.

: watercolors, copic marker, colored pencil
: 4” x 6”

these next couple octopuses were painted while listening to the Thirteen audiobook (Richard K. Morgan) with a Lebbeus Woods book in front of me. a cephalopod for sevgi: watercolors, gel pen: 4” x 6”

these next couple octopuses were painted while listening to the Thirteen audiobook (Richard K. Morgan) with a Lebbeus Woods book in front of me.

a cephalopod for sevgi
: watercolors, gel pen
: 4” x 6”

scaffolded cephalopod (a quick study inspired by lebbeus woods) : gel pen, colored pencil: 6” x 4”

scaffolded cephalopod (a quick study inspired by lebbeus woods)

: gel pen, colored pencil
: 6” x 4”

it’s not a bug, it’s a feature…topus.  : colored pencil, copic marker ink, india ink, gel pen: 4” x 6” 

it’s not a bug, it’s a feature…topus. 

: colored pencil, copic marker ink, india ink, gel pen
: 4” x 6” 

the colour out of spacetopus  : colored pencil, copic marker ink, india ink, gel pen: 4” x 6” 

the colour out of spacetopus 

: colored pencil, copic marker ink, india ink, gel pen
: 4” x 6” 

unwinnable octopus : colored pencil, copic marker ink, gel pen : 4” x 6” 

unwinnable octopus

: colored pencil, copic marker ink, gel pen

: 4” x 6”