James C Holland
@jimholland.bsky.social
Really great writer of really great things. Terrible at bios though, as evidenced by this, what you are reading, right now.
https://jamescholland.com/
https://jamescholland.com/
#inktober? InkOVER, more like! It’s the final day. Woohoo! I’m free!
Day 31, “award”
#art #sketchbook #sketch #penandinkdrawing #davidlynch #award #theend
Day 31, “award”
#art #sketchbook #sketch #penandinkdrawing #davidlynch #award #theend
October 31, 2025 at 8:06 PM
#inktober? InkOVER, more like! It’s the final day. Woohoo! I’m free!
Day 31, “award”
#art #sketchbook #sketch #penandinkdrawing #davidlynch #award #theend
Day 31, “award”
#art #sketchbook #sketch #penandinkdrawing #davidlynch #award #theend
#inktober Day 30, “vacant”. The penultimate drawing! I was frustrated that I didn’t get a better likeness of John Lyndon as he’s so distinctive. Adding colour is probably against the “ink only” ethos of Inktober but hey. Anarchy!
#art #sketch #sketchbook #sexpistols #johnlydon #johnnyrotten #vacant
#art #sketch #sketchbook #sexpistols #johnlydon #johnnyrotten #vacant
October 31, 2025 at 9:56 AM
#inktober Day 30, “vacant”. The penultimate drawing! I was frustrated that I didn’t get a better likeness of John Lyndon as he’s so distinctive. Adding colour is probably against the “ink only” ethos of Inktober but hey. Anarchy!
#art #sketch #sketchbook #sexpistols #johnlydon #johnnyrotten #vacant
#art #sketch #sketchbook #sexpistols #johnlydon #johnnyrotten #vacant
#inktober Day 28, “skeletal”.
It’s a skellington.
#art #sketch #sketchbook #bones #skeleton #penandinkdrawing #halloween #wooo
It’s a skellington.
#art #sketch #sketchbook #bones #skeleton #penandinkdrawing #halloween #wooo
October 30, 2025 at 5:10 PM
#inktober Day 28, “skeletal”.
It’s a skellington.
#art #sketch #sketchbook #bones #skeleton #penandinkdrawing #halloween #wooo
It’s a skellington.
#art #sketch #sketchbook #bones #skeleton #penandinkdrawing #halloween #wooo
#inktober Day 29, “lesson”. I think I might have to do a triple whammy of pictures today! There’s two from yesterday. And then if I share today’s drawing today, I can post the final picture tomorrow on the final day of the challenge.
#art #sketch #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing #jackblack
#art #sketch #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing #jackblack
October 30, 2025 at 12:15 PM
#inktober Day 29, “lesson”. I think I might have to do a triple whammy of pictures today! There’s two from yesterday. And then if I share today’s drawing today, I can post the final picture tomorrow on the final day of the challenge.
#art #sketch #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing #jackblack
#art #sketch #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing #jackblack
#inktober Day 27, “onion”. I feel a bit sorry for the lady in the reference photo for this drawing, who had to pose in an onion fancy dress costume with inappropriately positioned roots, but a job’s a job, I suppose.
#art #sketch #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing #onion #fancydress #halloween
#art #sketch #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing #onion #fancydress #halloween
October 29, 2025 at 3:32 PM
#inktober Day 27, “onion”. I feel a bit sorry for the lady in the reference photo for this drawing, who had to pose in an onion fancy dress costume with inappropriately positioned roots, but a job’s a job, I suppose.
#art #sketch #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing #onion #fancydress #halloween
#art #sketch #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing #onion #fancydress #halloween
#inktober day 10, “sweep”. There are going to be a few days of double drawings as I get to the end of Inktober. Here, I’ve gone all the way back to day 10 which I skipped at the time. Day 27 in a bit.
#sketchbook #sketch #art #penandinkdrawing #sweep #chimneysweep
#sketchbook #sketch #art #penandinkdrawing #sweep #chimneysweep
October 29, 2025 at 12:38 PM
#inktober day 10, “sweep”. There are going to be a few days of double drawings as I get to the end of Inktober. Here, I’ve gone all the way back to day 10 which I skipped at the time. Day 27 in a bit.
#sketchbook #sketch #art #penandinkdrawing #sweep #chimneysweep
#sketchbook #sketch #art #penandinkdrawing #sweep #chimneysweep
October 28, 2025 at 3:52 PM
#inktober day 25, “inferno.” Bruce Campbell in a devil suit... again.
I was a bit hasty in sharing this yesterday. Here’s the improved version.
#sketch #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing #art #devil #devilcostume #halloween
I was a bit hasty in sharing this yesterday. Here’s the improved version.
#sketch #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing #art #devil #devilcostume #halloween
October 28, 2025 at 12:16 PM
#inktober day 25, “inferno.” Bruce Campbell in a devil suit... again.
I was a bit hasty in sharing this yesterday. Here’s the improved version.
#sketch #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing #art #devil #devilcostume #halloween
I was a bit hasty in sharing this yesterday. Here’s the improved version.
#sketch #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing #art #devil #devilcostume #halloween
Inktober day 25, “inferno”. Bruce Campbell in a devil suit.
#sketch #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing #art #devil #devilcostume #halloween
#sketch #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing #art #devil #devilcostume #halloween
October 27, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Inktober day 25, “inferno”. Bruce Campbell in a devil suit.
#sketch #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing #art #devil #devilcostume #halloween
#sketch #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing #art #devil #devilcostume #halloween
#inktober day 24, “rowdy”
#sketch #sketchbook #art #penandinkdrawing #trainspotting #begbie #robertcarlyle
#sketch #sketchbook #art #penandinkdrawing #trainspotting #begbie #robertcarlyle
October 25, 2025 at 12:16 PM
#inktober day 24, “rowdy”
#sketch #sketchbook #art #penandinkdrawing #trainspotting #begbie #robertcarlyle
#sketch #sketchbook #art #penandinkdrawing #trainspotting #begbie #robertcarlyle
#inktober, day 22, “button”. A second drawing from yesterday. I chose to interpret “button” in the American way, as badge, and then found the most British example of badge wearing: Rik from the Young Ones.
#sketch #art #sketchbook #theyoungones #adeedmondson #rickmayall #rik #vyvian #sitcom
#sketch #art #sketchbook #theyoungones #adeedmondson #rickmayall #rik #vyvian #sitcom
October 23, 2025 at 6:56 PM
#inktober, day 22, “button”. A second drawing from yesterday. I chose to interpret “button” in the American way, as badge, and then found the most British example of badge wearing: Rik from the Young Ones.
#sketch #art #sketchbook #theyoungones #adeedmondson #rickmayall #rik #vyvian #sitcom
#sketch #art #sketchbook #theyoungones #adeedmondson #rickmayall #rik #vyvian #sitcom
#inktober day 21, “blast”. I thought of the phrase “blast off” and found a photo of the space shuttle, then, as I’m trying to focus on people, I found a photo of this astronaut.
#sketch #sketchbook #art #penandinkdrawing #astronaut #space #spaceexploration #nasa
#sketch #sketchbook #art #penandinkdrawing #astronaut #space #spaceexploration #nasa
October 23, 2025 at 9:05 AM
#inktober day 21, “blast”. I thought of the phrase “blast off” and found a photo of the space shuttle, then, as I’m trying to focus on people, I found a photo of this astronaut.
#sketch #sketchbook #art #penandinkdrawing #astronaut #space #spaceexploration #nasa
#sketch #sketchbook #art #penandinkdrawing #astronaut #space #spaceexploration #nasa
#inktober
Day 18, “Deal”. Apologies to Kim Deal as it looks nothing like her!
Day 19, “Arctic”. It’s Paul Hollywood making an Arctic roll!
Day 20, “Rivals”. A drawing of a famous photograph called “The woman with the handbag”.
#inktober #sketch #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing
Day 18, “Deal”. Apologies to Kim Deal as it looks nothing like her!
Day 19, “Arctic”. It’s Paul Hollywood making an Arctic roll!
Day 20, “Rivals”. A drawing of a famous photograph called “The woman with the handbag”.
#inktober #sketch #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing
October 21, 2025 at 11:24 AM
#inktober
Day 18, “Deal”. Apologies to Kim Deal as it looks nothing like her!
Day 19, “Arctic”. It’s Paul Hollywood making an Arctic roll!
Day 20, “Rivals”. A drawing of a famous photograph called “The woman with the handbag”.
#inktober #sketch #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing
Day 18, “Deal”. Apologies to Kim Deal as it looks nothing like her!
Day 19, “Arctic”. It’s Paul Hollywood making an Arctic roll!
Day 20, “Rivals”. A drawing of a famous photograph called “The woman with the handbag”.
#inktober #sketch #sketchbook #penandinkdrawing
October 17, 2025 at 2:45 PM
#inktober day 15, “ragged”. Sometimes, I get to the reference photo that I chose before the month started, & I just don’t want to draw it. For example, for “ragged” I’d found a homeless person playing guitar, but I found it a bit depressing, & I didn’t want to do a figure, I wanted to do a face. 1/?
October 16, 2025 at 9:15 AM
#inktober day 15, “ragged”. Sometimes, I get to the reference photo that I chose before the month started, & I just don’t want to draw it. For example, for “ragged” I’d found a homeless person playing guitar, but I found it a bit depressing, & I didn’t want to do a figure, I wanted to do a face. 1/?
#inktober day 14, “trunk”. I’m much happier with this one. Back to my usual pen and I did the grey first to avoid smudging. I didn’t really have to do much crosshatching. I just had to follow the elephants’ wrinkles!
#art #penandink #fountainpen #elephant #elephants #sketchbook #drawing
#art #penandink #fountainpen #elephant #elephants #sketchbook #drawing
October 15, 2025 at 12:01 PM
#inktober day 14, “trunk”. I’m much happier with this one. Back to my usual pen and I did the grey first to avoid smudging. I didn’t really have to do much crosshatching. I just had to follow the elephants’ wrinkles!
#art #penandink #fountainpen #elephant #elephants #sketchbook #drawing
#art #penandink #fountainpen #elephant #elephants #sketchbook #drawing
#Inktober day 13, “drink.” Alright, I’m not very happy with this one but I’m sharing it in the spirit of this inktober thing. George and John’s faces haven’t come out well at all. Oh, well.
#art #penandinkdrawing #crosshatching #beatles #tea #drink
#art #penandinkdrawing #crosshatching #beatles #tea #drink
October 14, 2025 at 11:00 AM
#Inktober day 13, “drink.” Alright, I’m not very happy with this one but I’m sharing it in the spirit of this inktober thing. George and John’s faces haven’t come out well at all. Oh, well.
#art #penandinkdrawing #crosshatching #beatles #tea #drink
#art #penandinkdrawing #crosshatching #beatles #tea #drink
#inktober day 12, “shredded”. This is the first time I’ve not used a reference photo from Pinterest. The idea came from there but the examples were too complex or too ugly. So I made my own collage. It’s still a bit freaky, but there you go.
#shredded #art #sketchbook #fountainpen #crosshatching
#shredded #art #sketchbook #fountainpen #crosshatching
October 13, 2025 at 3:35 PM
#inktober day 12, “shredded”. This is the first time I’ve not used a reference photo from Pinterest. The idea came from there but the examples were too complex or too ugly. So I made my own collage. It’s still a bit freaky, but there you go.
#shredded #art #sketchbook #fountainpen #crosshatching
#shredded #art #sketchbook #fountainpen #crosshatching
I’ve skipped day 10 for the moment and will come back to it.
Day 11, “sting”. This is the first non-human subject I’ve done for inktober. It’s a bee! I love bees.
#art #sketchbook #fountainpen #metallica #jameshetfield #bee #bees #insect #sting #heavy
Day 11, “sting”. This is the first non-human subject I’ve done for inktober. It’s a bee! I love bees.
#art #sketchbook #fountainpen #metallica #jameshetfield #bee #bees #insect #sting #heavy
October 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
I’ve skipped day 10 for the moment and will come back to it.
Day 11, “sting”. This is the first non-human subject I’ve done for inktober. It’s a bee! I love bees.
#art #sketchbook #fountainpen #metallica #jameshetfield #bee #bees #insect #sting #heavy
Day 11, “sting”. This is the first non-human subject I’ve done for inktober. It’s a bee! I love bees.
#art #sketchbook #fountainpen #metallica #jameshetfield #bee #bees #insect #sting #heavy
It’s a double whammy of #inktober pictures from me today as I try to catch up a bit.
Day 9, “Heavy”. I went for heavy metal & thus James Hetfield from Metallica. The reference photo cut him off at the ankles so I had to find a photo with him in a similar stance & transplant his feet from there!
Day 9, “Heavy”. I went for heavy metal & thus James Hetfield from Metallica. The reference photo cut him off at the ankles so I had to find a photo with him in a similar stance & transplant his feet from there!
October 12, 2025 at 2:32 PM
It’s a double whammy of #inktober pictures from me today as I try to catch up a bit.
Day 9, “Heavy”. I went for heavy metal & thus James Hetfield from Metallica. The reference photo cut him off at the ankles so I had to find a photo with him in a similar stance & transplant his feet from there!
Day 9, “Heavy”. I went for heavy metal & thus James Hetfield from Metallica. The reference photo cut him off at the ankles so I had to find a photo with him in a similar stance & transplant his feet from there!
#Inktober day 8, “Reckless”. I’m very pleased with this one. It’s Jason Lee, of My Name Is Earl, skateboarding. The reference picture had this cool slight fisheye lens effect.
#art #drawing #sketchbook #ink #fountainpen #crosshatching #jasonlee @inktober @inktober_2025 @sketchbookskool
#art #drawing #sketchbook #ink #fountainpen #crosshatching #jasonlee @inktober @inktober_2025 @sketchbookskool
October 11, 2025 at 9:37 AM
#Inktober day 8, “Reckless”. I’m very pleased with this one. It’s Jason Lee, of My Name Is Earl, skateboarding. The reference picture had this cool slight fisheye lens effect.
#art #drawing #sketchbook #ink #fountainpen #crosshatching #jasonlee @inktober @inktober_2025 @sketchbookskool
#art #drawing #sketchbook #ink #fountainpen #crosshatching #jasonlee @inktober @inktober_2025 @sketchbookskool
Inktober day 7, “Starfish”. Sorry to this random lady off Pinterest. I did a bad flat layer of hatching, added a worse scrappy layer & finally a third layer that might have salvaged it.
I like the water and sky effects though.
#art #sketchbook #pen #ink #crosshatching #starfish
I like the water and sky effects though.
#art #sketchbook #pen #ink #crosshatching #starfish
October 10, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Inktober day 7, “Starfish”. Sorry to this random lady off Pinterest. I did a bad flat layer of hatching, added a worse scrappy layer & finally a third layer that might have salvaged it.
I like the water and sky effects though.
#art #sketchbook #pen #ink #crosshatching #starfish
I like the water and sky effects though.
#art #sketchbook #pen #ink #crosshatching #starfish
#inktober day six, prompt: “Pierce.” Mainly to make my other half happy, I have drawn her favourite moment in cinematic history, which is when hairy Pierce Brosnan climbs out of the sea and walks into a hotel at the start of “Die Another Day”.
#art #sketchbook #ink #pen #jamesbond #piercebrosnan
#art #sketchbook #ink #pen #jamesbond #piercebrosnan
October 8, 2025 at 7:36 PM
#inktober day six, prompt: “Pierce.” Mainly to make my other half happy, I have drawn her favourite moment in cinematic history, which is when hairy Pierce Brosnan climbs out of the sea and walks into a hotel at the start of “Die Another Day”.
#art #sketchbook #ink #pen #jamesbond #piercebrosnan
#art #sketchbook #ink #pen #jamesbond #piercebrosnan
#inktober day 5. The prompt was “deer.” After the cross-hatching madness of the last picture, I wanted to do something very simple without shading at all (although a little but has crept in). Reference picture was off of Pinterest.
#art #sketchbook #fountainpen #ink #deer
#art #sketchbook #fountainpen #ink #deer
October 7, 2025 at 2:58 PM
#inktober day 5. The prompt was “deer.” After the cross-hatching madness of the last picture, I wanted to do something very simple without shading at all (although a little but has crept in). Reference picture was off of Pinterest.
#art #sketchbook #fountainpen #ink #deer
#art #sketchbook #fountainpen #ink #deer
#Inktober Day 4: “Murky.” I drew Robert Pattinson from The Lighthouse which has a foggy background. Also, the job of a lighthouse is to light the way in the murk… right? Well, that’s my rationale!
#drawing #art #fountainpen #sketchbook #thelighthouse #robertpattinson #roberteggers #alltheroberts
#drawing #art #fountainpen #sketchbook #thelighthouse #robertpattinson #roberteggers #alltheroberts
October 6, 2025 at 2:57 PM
#Inktober Day 4: “Murky.” I drew Robert Pattinson from The Lighthouse which has a foggy background. Also, the job of a lighthouse is to light the way in the murk… right? Well, that’s my rationale!
#drawing #art #fountainpen #sketchbook #thelighthouse #robertpattinson #roberteggers #alltheroberts
#drawing #art #fountainpen #sketchbook #thelighthouse #robertpattinson #roberteggers #alltheroberts