Inktober

Last month, I decided to do an Inktober challenge, combined with a set of “Drawlogies” prompts inspired by the science show “Ologies.” Here is the entire month’s worth of prompts. I’m re-rendering many of them in different styles, and I’ll be posting some of those as I go.

The Prompts:

1: Mycology (Fungi)2: Selenology (the Moon)3: Ichthyology (Fish)
4: Cnidariology (Jellyfish and kin)5: Ursinology (Bears)6: Malacology (Mollusks)
7: Forest Ecology8: Bufology (Toads)9: Opossumology
10: Plumology (Feathers)11: Sparklebutt-ology12: Pinnipedology (Seals)
13: Functional Morphology14: Selachiimorphology (Sharks)15: Maritime Archaeology
16: Biomineralogy (Shells etc.)17: Cervidology (Deer)18: Ophthalmology (Eyes)
19: Lepidoperology (Butterflies)20: Paleontology (Fossils)21: Pelicanology
22: Chiropterology (Bats)23: Cicadology24: Oology (Eggs)
25: Myrmecology (Ants and kin)26: Eudemonology (Happiness*)27: Spheksology (Wasps)
28: Scorpionology29: Dendrology (Trees)30: Condorology
31: Cucurbitology (Pumpkins)
  • Interpreted a bit differently. 😀

Concept Art

Before there was a Teacup Rex blog, there was concept artwork. At the time, I never intended to use this as a blog of my own . . . I was just squatting on the URL so I could sell it for millions of dollars someday, when some genetic genuis finally engineers a tiny T. rex. (And yeah, I’d still sell it for the right price haha), but I’m glad to have an actual blog here now. And also some cute artwork (drawn by me).

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Today in Evolution Lab . . .

Sharing is caring … OR ELSE!

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Today, in Evolution lab, they’re drawing geologic timescales, and the focus is on SHARING (because we don’t have enough meter sticks and colored pencils for everyone to have their own). I’ve already had to threaten time outs because they were fencing with meter sticks (yes this is an upper division college course, although I think they have devolved to fourth grade). So, I drew this inspirational T. rex on the board for them. Also, an Ichthyostega, because adorbs.

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Student Artwork

In the labs I teach, we give weekly quizzes, and I encourage my students to do artwork for me (and I give a tiny bit of extra credit to any student who draws something for me on his or her quiz). I’m not picky about drawings; stick figures count the same as something more realistically drawn. Sometimes, however, I find that students have drawn tiny little masterpieces for me. This semester, one student in particular, whom I shall call Ms. B, drew the most amazing turtles for me, almost every week. Here are a few of them. AREN’T THESE THE MOST ADORABLE THINGS YOU HAVE EVER SEEN????? Oh yes. Encouraging my students to draw things for me was a very, very good idea.