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
ostentatious octopus : embossing powder: 6” x 4” 

ostentatious octopus

: embossing powder
: 6” x 4” 

carbon neutral cephalopod (one of my favorites from this calligraphic series) : embossing powder: 6” x 4” 

carbon neutral cephalopod (one of my favorites from this calligraphic series)

: embossing powder
: 6” x 4” 

virtuoso octopus : embossing powder: 6” x 4” 

virtuoso octopus

: embossing powder
: 6” x 4” 

sparse cephalopod : embossing powder: 6” x 4” 

sparse cephalopod

: embossing powder
: 6” x 4” 

the escape artist : embossing powder: 6” x 4” 

the escape artist

: embossing powder
: 6” x 4” 

leitmotiftopus : embossing powder: 6” x 4” 

leitmotiftopus

: embossing powder
: 6” x 4” 

apogee octopus : embossing powder: 6” x 4” A stamp based on this design is available on Etsy! http://www.etsy.com/shop/AnOctopusADay 

apogee octopus

: embossing powder
: 6” x 4”

A stamp based on this design is available on Etsy! http://www.etsy.com/shop/AnOctopusADay 

calligraphic cephalopod (really hard to make out these clear embossing powder ones, sorry about the sub par image.) : embossing powder: 6” x 4” 

calligraphic cephalopod (really hard to make out these clear embossing powder ones, sorry about the sub par image.)

: embossing powder
: 6” x 4” 

giving up the ghostopus : 4” x 6” 

giving up the ghostopus

: 4” x 6” 

lazarus octopus (unreasonably fun to draw, this style.) : ink: 6” x4” 

lazarus octopus (unreasonably fun to draw, this style.)

: ink
: 6” x4” 

massive attacktopus (because of the blue lines, get it? no? nevermind…) : ink: 6” x4” 

massive attacktopus (because of the blue lines, get it? no? nevermind…)

: ink
: 6” x4”