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Dr Joanna McKenzie
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Data nerd with a PhD in particle physics from before they discovered the Higgs. Loves Fantasy books and TV, drawing and painting, and sometimes I do running and cycling. Glasgow based. Tha mi ag ionnsachadh Gàidhlig.
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If you stand at just the right place near me you can see them craning pylons into position...
A photo showing new build houses with a pylon just visible behind one roof. The alignment with a crane could be mistaken for it being craned into position. You can tell this is not in fact what is happening because the cables attached to the pylom are a) present and b) not misbehaving.
November 20, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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I don't have a cat but here, have a cat picture.
A drawing of a cat ready to pounce, bum in the air. Outlined in black pen but coloured in blue pencil with pink in the ears and yellow on the eyes.
November 19, 2025 at 2:09 PM
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Day 31: a horse. And we're done! #inktober2025
An ink drawing with crosshatching of a horse running towards the viewer and slightly right, with a dramatic black mane and tail.
October 31, 2025 at 2:59 PM
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Day 30: ghost grid. Not sure this was enormously successful but I think there's mileage in the idea.
A simple drawing in ink on a sketchbook page which is attempting to create the illusion of a ghost emerging from a hole by using gridlines which leave the background and follow the contour of the ghost. It's simpler than it sounds!
October 30, 2025 at 5:42 PM
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Day 29: polar bear. It's a headache day so keeping it very simple on this one. #inktober2025
Sketchbook drawing of a polar bear sitting, with its back to us but with head turned to look right. It's mostly an outline drawing in black fineliner, I've had a bit of fun with line shapes here and there and there's some scribbled shading.
October 29, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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The Halloween decorations around here are pretty good. Not sure about this one though...
A photo of a garden Halloween decoration. It's a spider skeleton. No, spiders don't have skeletons. No, I'm not sure why a spider decoration isn't scary enough anyway.
October 29, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Day 28: skull. Memento mori, but also this too shall pass. #inktober2025
Drawing of a skull in ink fineliner. Slightly cartoonish, but only slightly.
October 28, 2025 at 5:37 PM
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Day 27: slightly scribbly elephant. Might try an even scribblier one at some point - the contrast between the elephant and the lines appeals to me. #inktober2025
A fineliner drawing in black ink of an elephant looking towards the viewer, clearly in motion. The shading is done in a loose, scratchy style, evoking the loose, wrinkled skin.
October 27, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Day 26: startled leopard. #inktober2025
Black ink pen drawing of a spotted big cat, eyes wide and pupils dilated, staring at something just over the viewer's left shoulder.
October 26, 2025 at 11:39 AM
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Day 25: sparrow. #inktober2025
An ink drawing of a rather floofy sparrow perched on a branch, done in a mixture of fine and bold black ink.
October 25, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Actually, you can see it on Google...
A screenshot from Google street view of a crossroads labelled "Maxwellton Cross". In the middle of the road is a snall circle of bricks almost like a tiny roundabout with a horseshoe embedded in the centre.
October 25, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Day 24: kingfisher. Might have overdone it a little on the beak - nearly called this one Cyrano de Bird-arac... #inktober2025
Loose drawing in black brush pen of a kingfisher coming into land on a fence post, wings still spread, head looking down. It does indeed have a proportionally over-long beak.
October 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
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Day 23: triceratops skull. #inktober2025
A line drawing of a triceratops skull, facing right, with open jaws.
October 23, 2025 at 9:54 AM
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Day 22: cockatoo. Did not pick it because it rhymes with "22" but am enjoying that now I noticed 😂 #inktober2025
Black and white line sketch of a cockatoo with quite an impressive set of display feathers on his head.
October 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
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Day 21: cat yin/yang. #inktober2025
Ink drawing of a black cat and a white cat nuzzling together.
October 21, 2025 at 11:57 AM
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Day 20: strong. #inktober2025
A sketchbook showing ab ink drawing of a woman holding a heavy ball. She's facing slightly left and is leaning back under the weight supporting the ball with her arms and chest.
October 20, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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Day 19: dancer. Tried to do the actual dancer in one line, had to go back and add in the other leg though 😂 #inktober2025
A sketchbook page with a ballerina en pointe, drawn full length from the back with her arms above her head and a skirt flowing down from her wrists in a dramatic semicircle. I've drawn the ballerina herself in one fineliner black pen nearly in one line, looping at the hair and elbows and criss crossing at the back. I've then used fairly loose and dramatic black brush pen to bring in the skirt.
October 19, 2025 at 12:47 PM
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Day 18: deer finds a friend. It was such a cute reference photo (pin.it/4OOZPnFd7)
An ink drawing in black and white of a young deer with a butterfly perched on its nose.
October 18, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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Day 17: dancer #inktober2025
A brush pen drawing of a ballerina posing, one toe pointed in front, bent forward, arms extended in different directions. Lighting is dramatic, the background filled in grey to emphasise the contrast between the lights and darks.
October 17, 2025 at 1:06 PM
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Day 16: cat stretching in a sunbeam. #inktober2025
An ink fineliner drawing of a white cat pulling back from its front paws and sticking its bum upwards in a full stretch.
October 16, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Day 15: frog #inktober2025
A sketchbook page with a drawing of a frog perched on a rock, facing right, throat slightly bulging.
October 15, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Day 14 - dragons' first flight. Found the inspiration for this in a Google image search but I think it was from an illustrator's site so I'll see if I can add the link as a reply. Theirs is better 😊
Black brush pen sketch of four dragon silhouettes, one large, three small, taking off and flying upwards.
October 14, 2025 at 3:09 PM
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Been playing a lot of Diablo 4 lately, so I rather ambitiously thought I'd try Lilith. Day 13. #inktober2025
A black and white demon lady with huge curled horns. Lilith from Diablo 4,only really it needs more time than it's getting in a daily art challenge.
October 13, 2025 at 3:17 PM
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Day 12, orca. #inktober2025
A black ink sketch of an orca leaping out of the ocean, trailing water.
October 12, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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More of a doodle than anything else today - day 11. #inktober2025
The page is covered in loosely drawn cherry blossom designs, with branches behind it. It's more like a black and white wallpaper design than an actual drawing of cherry blossom, the flowers aren't clustered and they're mostly facing the viewer.
October 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM