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
blast radiustopus (was initially planning on adding more to this one, might leave it as is) : copic marker, india ink, yupo paper: 4” x 6”

blast radiustopus (was initially planning on adding more to this one, might leave it as is)

: copic marker, india ink, yupo paper
: 4” x 6”

and into my window creeptopus (the beginning of my ‘crazy ass octopus’ series): squid ink, india ink, copic marker, gel pen, white out : 4” x 6”

and into my window creeptopus (the beginning of my ‘crazy ass octopus’ series)

: squid ink, india ink, copic marker, gel pen, white out

: 4” x 6”

incinerated cephalopod : copic marker, gouache, embossing powder, gel pen: 4” x 6”

incinerated cephalopod

: copic marker, gouache, embossing powder, gel pen
: 4” x 6”

into my armstopus : copic marker, squid ink, gel pen: 4” x 6”

into my armstopus

: copic marker, squid ink, gel pen
: 4” x 6”

sing sintopus : gouache, india ink: 6” x 4”

sing sintopus

: gouache, india ink
: 6” x 4”

this isn’t even my final formtopus : gouache, colored pencil

this isn’t even my final formtopus

: gouache, colored pencil

susurrating octopus (getting back into gouache - it’s always a muddy mess at first) : gouache, colored pencil

susurrating octopus (getting back into gouache - it’s always a muddy mess at first)

: gouache, colored pencil

take me to the fairtopus (michael and I have an Irish friend who is full of amazing sayings, one of our favorites being “[she] takes me to the fair”, meaning someone is delightful) : watercolors, gel pen: 4” x 6”

take me to the fairtopus (michael and I have an Irish friend who is full of amazing sayings, one of our favorites being “[she] takes me to the fair”, meaning someone is delightful)

: watercolors, gel pen
: 4” x 6”

jabberwocktopus (one of my favorites from this brief blue series) : watercolors: 4” x 6”

jabberwocktopus (one of my favorites from this brief blue series)

: watercolors
: 4” x 6”

this little octopus went to market : watercolors: 4” x 6”

this little octopus went to market

: watercolors
: 4” x 6”

self-digesting sea squirt of an octopus : watercolors: 4” x 6”

self-digesting sea squirt of an octopus

: watercolors
: 4” x 6”