Here is my list, so far, of the critters I've completed for, what started as, my October 2022 Drawing challenge. Below each picture is a link to the original posting on the blog where you will find a larger version of the picture and sometimes a bit more of a description of what's going on...
For the challenge, I asked friends and followers on Facebook, Instagram and here, on this blog, to suggest what animal they could see themselves as, what bike they like to ride (or would like to, as some people don't?) and even what clothes they would be wearing while doing so.
Some of them followed those instructions...
(I'm pretty sure there were more than a few that just saw others making suggestions and, without reading the assignment, started throwing out their own - which tended to be the most outrageous animals and bicycles they could think of. It was most obvious when they would fire off five or six suggestions all at once... and I was like, "well, those are fun... but which one is YOU!?")
The initial plan was to carry on right into November to finish filling the book.... but that didn't happen, so the latest ones - down near the bottom - are being finished up in 2023...
1. Paul the English Badger on a 2008 Trek 6000
2. Shane the Black Bear on a Teal Harrow Master
3. Christian the Tyrannosaurus Rex on a Time Trail Bike
4. Laura the Quokka on a unicycle
5. Shannon the Hedgehog on a vintage cruiser bike named Geraldine
6. Michael the Penguin on a Brompton
7. CVT the wombat on a fat bike
8. Marc the Belgian Shepherd on a fat bike
9. Kurtis the Ring-Tailed Lemur on a fat bike
10. Douglas the Chipmunk on a CCM BMX
11. Carol-lynne the Bear on a red ten-speed
12. Elaine the Moth on a teal 18-speed mountain bike
13. James the Snow Leopard on a red Trek
14. Benn the Spider on a unicycle
15. Nicole the Giraffe on a blue cruiser
16. Bruce the Platypus on a Tricycle
17. Mark the Whippet on a road bike
18. Chris and Jen the Bisons on a tandem
19. Jason the Squirrel on a black Felt mountain bike
20. Barb the Barn Owl on a blue cruiser
21. Shawn the Frog on a Penny-Farthing
22. Kathy the Rabbit on a three speed bike
23. Fitz the Otter on a Downhill Bike
24. Jonathan The Mountain Goat on a Specialized Roubaix Road Bike
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25. Katherine the Cat on a Babboe City
26. Kevin the Frog on a black Jamis mountain bike
28. Martha the Ruby-Throated Hummingbird on a Penny Farthing
29. Susan the Raccoon on a red Trek Mountain bike
30. Gerald the Old Grey Squirrel on a trials bike
31. Cory the Peregrine Falcon on a Purple Concorde Mountain Bike!
And that was it... thirty-one drawings completed in 31 days...
BEYOND October....
I've kept things going because the Sketchbook I'm did these in has SIXTY pages!? I'd hoped to keep up the momentum and finish off the rest in November or maybe into December, but that just didn't happen....
32. Tim the Turtle races Cyclocross
33. Shawn the Great Horned Owl and his three speed Raleigh
34. Aubrie the Squirrel races Cylcocross
35. Tyler the Fox, also racing Cyclocross!
The two above were part of a two page spread
36. Track Cyclists
37. Keiran the Rhinoceros rides their city bike.
38. Edie the Red Boston Terrier Rides a Mountain Bike
39. Amanda Rides her Kona Coco
I still have 20 pages to go to fill the book... will I get it done by the end of October 2023?!
Also...
Tyrannosaurus Rex Rides a Fat Bike (not actually done in the sketchbook, but done around the same time, so... Thought I'd include it in this gallery.
These are amazing! You’re so talented! Have you considered making them into a children’s book?
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