In the 120 year history of "Questing Day" the citizens of Bugburrow were never invited to participate. When the sealed royal invitation arrived, the burrow buzzed with excitement. The grumpy bridge trolls even came out to show their support… and collect their tolls.

Trying out some more art wizard magic I saw.

Catching up on some art projects that were sitting on the sidelines.

Theme: Beefy Janitor. When the great Lunch Lady strike of ‘98 was raging, one lonely Custodian emerged from the boiler room to feed the homeroom hordes. . . . . . #digitalart #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #meat #illustration #janitor #creature #sketch #book #custodian #beef

Theme: Free Draw Friday. This dungeon seemed very safe and secure … for the first ten feet at least. . . . . . #digitalart #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #goblin #illustration #monster #creature #dungeon #book #cave #DnD #fantasyart

Theme: Board Game. Tiny math rocks of death and tomes of rule books are the essential ingredients to a good board game. Life sized playing mats with tiny animated enemies are also a bonus. #character #kidlit #kidlitart #boardgame #illustration #badger #game #DnD #fantasyart

Once again, teaching children art is my favorite. Eating snacks and drawing dinosaurs with tiny humans… highly recommend.

Man. I love teaching art to tiny humans. “What are we drawing today?” “Dinosaurs, but not real dinosaurs!” I got you:

The Pumpkin Tree was a landmark that every child in town knew well. If it was lit, they were safe, if their glow started to dim, the "Others" would be on their way. #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #book #stamp #pumpkin #landmark

The Transylvania Trio of Vampire Violinists specialized in movie soundtracks. “Haunted Hallways” and “Creeping Corners” were their first hits. . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #book #stamp #violin #vampire

You can tell the quality of a Spirit Navigator by the warmth of its lantern. Remember this when it’s your time to “follow the light.” Happy Halloween friends! . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #book #stamp #navigator #spirit

When you're just a lil rat, EVERY candy bar is a Jumbo treat. Happy Halloween my filthy lil friends. . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #book #stamp #jumbo #rat

The flaming locks of Heck on Wheels was the ruler of the road. . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #book #stamp #road #ghostrider

The invisible man wouldn’t be caught out sightseeing without his favorite camera by his side. . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #book #stamp #camera #invisibleman

Benny was a “scare” crow. He was terribly bad at being scary but quite successful as a children’s entertainer . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #book #stamp #pumpkin #scarecrow

Spirits are allowed to free roam one night a year. Some use their time wisely going on great candy expeditions. . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #book #stamp #ghost #expedition

Some saw the rust as a sign of neglect and age, Tinman saw it as a mark of experience and signs of a life well lived. He wore them proudly. . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #book #stamp #rust #tinman

For some camp is a summer dream filled with the great outdoors and fresh cut grass, for others... an eternal heck fire . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #book #stamp #fire #marshmallow #camp

Rhinosferatu… the vampiric Rhino. . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #book #stamp #vampire #rhinoceros #nosferatu

It was an uncharted territory, not in a dark and mysterious way, but in a “don’t read the map too close to the candle kind of way” . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #book #stamp #map #uncharted

The house on Widows Ridge was most certainly haunted, but more notably, it was the last house on the street to hand out full sized candy bars on Halloween . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #book #stamp #house #ridge

The ‘66 Cadillac Hearse is the preferred macabre mobile of fashionably fiendish. . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #book #stamp #ride #hearse

It was a strange artisan journal. It had an odd leather-y feel to the pages and the most unique red ink throughout. Penned by the author Lucy Furr. . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #book #stamp #necromonicon #journal

THIS scarecrow was different. It was edgier, more rebellious, unkempt, and grungy. Mostly because it was made of flannels and ripped jeans from the early 1990’s #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #book #stamp #grungy #scarecrow

I don’t remember the last edition of “Spirit Watchers Guidebook to the Afterlife” having as much attitude as this one new one. . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #book #stamp #guidebook

The Sheppard Crow: tiny emo Corvus that hangs around cemeteries guiding lost or roaming souls to the eternal afterparty. . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #crow #stamp #roam

Lurking just under the horizon of the lake is the dreaded Tahoe toe nibbler. Actually quite harmless, but extremely off putting while swimming. . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #horizon #stamp #lake

After his last robotic assistant’s AI “incident” Dr. Badd swore to use the tried and true method of remote controlled lab workers. . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #remote #stamp #scientist

Perks of Being a Slime: since slime, like water, has no shape it can consume as many snacks as it wishes free of fear appearing “out of shape” . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #slime #stamp #snack

Being truthful, the zombie life wasn’t so bad. Dave was unliving the dream. The nomadic ambling gave him the chance to travel, something he never got the chance to do in life. #watercolor #character #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #nomadic #stamp #zombie

Remember creatures of the night, the sun is not our friend. Wear proper eye protection. This message has been brought to you by the "Fiends Against Vitamin D" committee . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #sun #stamp #vampire

"Hike and go Seek" world champion: Bigfoot. Known by many names innovator and of the wildly popular game hide and seek variant. . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #hike #stamp #bigfoot

First world werewolf problems: Traveling by lunar cycle was hard enough, but explaining the bite marks to border agents was even harder. . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #passport #stamp #werewolf

The annual Trash Trek was a forest favorite. All the Summer garden leftovers strewn about it an absolute smorgasbord. . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #trek #stamp #opossum

In all of its years, experiences and adventures, never, EVER has this Beholder seen such nonsense with ANY of its eyes… even at this distance. . . . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #binoculars #stamp #inktober2024

The exotic and rare rainbow wide mouth river nibbler. Not dangerous or life threatening in any manner, just rather annoying like a little brother pestering you. #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #exotic #stamp #inktober2024

Oh nothing, just an afternoon fishing trip with friends. #kidlitart #kidlit

The cotton mouthed rattle boot viper is deceptively friendly if not extremely off putting with its sleeping habits preferring unattended cow-person boots. . . . . . . . #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #boot #stamp

I was never very good at Twitter, I hope I’m better at this. How do I order cool art and cat posts? I’m ready for daily my distractions.

Backpacks at the ready, it's Inktober 2024 time! To commemorate this year I'm going to try making stamps for every theme. Fingers crossed :) #watercolor #character #paint #kidlit #kidlitart #Halloween #illustration #monster #creature #inktober #backpack #stamp

FINALLY! After 24 jump scares and close encounters with mimics, a labyrinth full of booby traps and a weeks worth of snacks there it was… a discovery of a lifetime. A chest overflowing with trinkets and shiny round rocks. #watercolor #paint #Halloween #illustration #monster #inktober #discover

Moonlit Field Frolic. The goblins of Sunken Valley care for the fabeled fireflies of Ember Fields. Which includes nightly frolics and refilling the enchanted ember nests. Without the proper care, the fields would run dark and the ember magic would fade.