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INKTOBER 52 2023 Day #50: FOREST. “Many pens died in the completion of this piece. Okay, not really, but there was certainly a lot of ink involved, and it was pretty time consuming. I’m pretty sure ‘Princess Mononoke’ was one of the first Studio Ghibli films I saw. As with all Hayao Miyazaki’s animated

INKTOBER 52 2023 Day #49: GROUCHY. “Who knew squids – especially Plunger Monkey’s bud the Multi-Purpose Novelty Squid – could be so expressive? I guess that’s bound to happen when one has an excessive amount of arms. You can simultaneously cross your arms and put them on your hips (..ignoring for the moment that

INKTOBER 52 2023 Day #48: CHOMP. “Okay, who knew PacMan had a dog named Chomp Chomp? I was born at the tail end of the 70s and had my formative years in the 80s and early 90s. I grew up in the early days of video games becoming a thing. I played PacMan as

INKTOBER 52 2023 Day #47: FEAST. “A feast fit for a monkey. I guess I sort of broke my rule and went more or less literal with this prompt interpretation. I considered filling the table with weird foods, but in the end, I think I was hungry, so I just started adding my favorite

INKTOBER 52 2023 Day #46: BELIEVE. “I really struggled to come up with an idea for this prompt. There were several potential directions, but I had no strong visual ideas for any of them. I considered trying to do something with belief in oneself and how important that is to maintain. It’s something that

INKTOBER 52 2023 Day #45: WEIRDO. “There was only one option for this prompt: the blue weirdo himself, The Great Gonzo. I consumed a lot of Muppet related content as a kid (as did most people of my vintage). It was wacky, creative, imaginative, hilarious, and fun. The cast of characters is extensive, and

INKTOBER 52 Day #44: SING. “This is probably the only way anyone will ever catch me singing: via sign language (not American Sign Language, as I never learned that. Plunger Monkey Sign Language. PMSL). Don’t get me wrong, I enjoy singing in the car to my favorite tunes…just not within earshot of anyone else.

INKTOBER 52 2023 Day #43: REMOVE. “The age old debate: slow or fast? Personally, I prefer fast, unless I’m feeling particularly masochistic or something. I wonder which method removes the most hair? I think when people get hair removed via waxing, it’s usually a quick pull. Then again, the adhesive on a band-aid is

INKTOBER 52 2023 Day #42: PLUMP. “Yet another PMD merch idea…may have to work on the likeness, though. Plump was a tough prompt to do without potentially being insensitive or insulting to overweight folks. Plunger Monkey isn’t about that. I didn’t want to draw a rotund PMD just for a laugh, that didn’t seem

INKTOBER 52 2023 Day #41: SPICEY. “The Plunger Monkey merchandising ideas just keep coming. If you know me, it’s no secret I can’t handle spicey anything. Even hot temperature foods cause my nose to run like a faucet and my face to sweat. I’m sure I’m missing out on some lovely flavors from different