What are you up today?

Cannot keep myself from not drawing dogs. They are just too cute.

Have been drawing a lot of funny rabbits until late last night. Now I am paying the price by being over-tired. But why stop when you are having fun?

Desert Mouse

I really love the vibrance of these Caran d’ache Luminance pencils.

Day 6 of drawing random animals from my Pinterest board. What do you use for inspiration?

Day 7 – 100 Animals

Alight more dogs, but I am trying to mix it up again with. Sausage dogs are the weirdest creatures. And it’s been a long time since I drew a capybara. Here is the whole collection, in case you missed them. You can also find the odd Capybara in my Etsy shop.

I love ink. And yes it can get messy…

Day 5 – 100 Animals

The journey continues….

Secretary bird. I had to look up if he actually exists, with all those AI images I wasn’t sure. And he exists indeed, this cool looking dude.

The secretary bird (Sagittarius serpentarius) is a unique, large raptor native to sub-Saharan Africa, known for its impressive snake-hunting abilities and distinctive appearance.
He stands about 1.2 to 1.4 meters (approximately 4 to 4.5 feet) tall, making it one of the tallest birds of prey. It has a wingspan of over 2 meters (6.6 feet).

ink animal drawings _Melanie Franz 2025