Pen and ink drawing of a bird driving a taxi down a city street. Text: gotta make money somehow

Day 48 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'taxi'. You may still need a day job to pay the rent. #dyicad2025 #inkart #watercoloroverink

Pen and ink drawing of a bird flying over trees and hills. Background is in color while the bird is in black and white. Text: gratitude is all attitude.

Day 47 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'gratitude'. More pen and ink with watercolor over the top. #dyicad2025 #inkart #watercoloroverink

Pen and ink drawing of four flower pots with a bird growing out of one and the others with plants. There's a window in the background. The bird is in black and white while the rest is colored in muted watercolors. Text: where bird comes from and why he likes flower hats.

Day 45 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'terra cotta'. It's the origin story for Bird! I'm enjoying working with watercolors. #dyicad2025 #inkart #watercoloroverink

Pen and ink drawing of two crossing staircases with birds going up and down on both sides. Birds remain in black and white while the background is mottled blue and the staircases shades of blue. Text: up or down the staircases.

Day 44 (out of 61) of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'staircase'. A small tribute to MC Escher. #dyicad2025 #inkart #watercoloroverink #mcescher

Pen and ink drawing of a bird at the feet of a giraffe looking up. The background is in watercolor showing a grass plain ending in some low green bushes and a couple of trees in a blue sky. Text: you are a tall drink of water

Day 43 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'giraffe'. The weekly guidance is paint, which works well for me, so I'll be doing more with the watercolors this week. #dyicad2025 #inkart #watercoloroverink

Pen and ink drawing of a bird admiring a bronze statue of a bird in a town setting. Watercolor background for all but the bird. Text: I look good in bronze

Day 42 (posted a day late) of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'bronze'. Hard color and finish to create in watercolor, but fun to try. #dyicad2025 #inkart #watercoloroverink

Ink drawing of a 3 by 5 grid of squares with some colored in while others have a bird facing different directions. Text: it is not checkers it's 4D chess

Day 41 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'checkerboard'. Ink with watercolor pencils again, but this time trying to leave more of a pattern with the pencils. I know the saying is usually about 3D chess, but I took it to a new 'nuther level. #dyicad2025 #inkart #watercoloroverink

Pen and ink drawing of a bird in a dry field with a hot sun and a thought balloon showing some trees decked out in full fall colors. Bird is black and white while the rest is in watercolors. Text: Dreams of Autumn (in the heat of summer)

Day 40 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'autumn'. No map connection today. Still with limited watercolor pencils - more of the pencil marks showing through. #dyicad2025 #inkart #watercoloroverink

Pen and ink drawing of a bird on a bike going through a park on a trail. Title: great day for a bike ride.

Day 38 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'bicycle'. I'm enjoying this approach of ink and watercolor for a full image, and keeping the bird in b&w. #dyicad2025 #inkart #watercoloroverink

Black ink drawing of a bird over a town with a river. The background is colored in greens and browns with the river in blue.

Day 36 of the Index-Card-A-Day challenge with the prompt 'roads'. The theme this week is cartography. Black ink with watercolors for the background. #dyicad2025 #inkart #watercoloroverink