Andrew Ihla

@andrewihla.bsky.social

Creator of an owl show and a robot show, with puppets and whatnot. Icon by @soengery.bsky.social. they/them https://youtube.com/@seamesihla

October is here! Time for daily ink drawings! This year I'm paying tribute to the various plants that grow in the Sonoran desert! Naturally for #Sonoratober day 1, I've drawn the iconic symbol of this special region of the world, the saguaro cactus! These majestic plants live for hundreds of years!

An ink drawing with green spot-color gouache of a saguaro cactus, labeled with both its common and binomial names.

Supporter original art reward! I was asked for a sketch of Danny Trejo in a role of my choice. I decided to draw him in a sketch from the show "Muppets Now," because then I got to also draw a Muppet, as a bonus. 😌

A graphite sketch of Danny Trejo holding a beautifully-plated chicken mole taco, next to the Swedish Chef, who has his arm around a mole who is looking bemused with a large tortilla wrapped around him like a blanket, a bunch of cilantro held in his mouth, and a blob of sour cream and a single chili pepper on top of his head.

One would think that it'd be impossible to come up with startling new visuals for "Closer" 30 years after it got one of the most iconic music videos of its decade, but the staging they just did at Coachella is a HELL of a thing.

Whenever anyone asks me who my favorite artists are, Sam Kieth is always one of, if not THE first name I answer with, and has been so ever since I was fifteen years old and found a copy of "Epicurus the Sage" at the public library.

An inked page from Epicurus the Sage, before colors or letters.