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
varying levels of successtopus, these next few.

varying levels of successtopus, these next few.

cephalopod all these years (I’ve decided that I don’t really like pastels/charcoals for drawing octpuses. ah well.) : pastel, charcoal: 4” x 6” 

cephalopod all these years (I’ve decided that I don’t really like pastels/charcoals for drawing octpuses. ah well.)

: pastel, charcoal
: 4” x 6” 

subcutaneous cephalopod. (a better one forthcoming, @gillyarcht! I think this is the first octopus I’ve attempted with charcoal. not successful, but fun. drawn with the gorgeous object that is the e+m clutch pencil.) : charcoal: 4” x 6” 

subcutaneous cephalopod. (a better one forthcoming, @gillyarcht! I think this is the first octopus I’ve attempted with charcoal. not successful, but fun. drawn with the gorgeous object that is the e+m clutch pencil.)

: charcoal
: 4” x 6”