Giddy-Up!

Feb 26, 2026

INKTOBER52 PROMPT NO. 9

Hello Inkers!

I loved your “pretend” pieces! With an open-ended prompt like that, the variety and imagination we see in all the artwork posted is fantastic and so fun to see. I loved scrolling through so many illustrations that were all like a snapshot from a great story. Well done!

I was told (by one of the predominant artists in my life) that sometimes an artist needs a straightforward prompt, though. Not a vague idea open to interpretation, just a simple object to focus on. I argued quite a bit more than someone who can’t draw to save her life has any right to argue, but I was finally convinced that you all need a clearly defined prompt this week.

The aforementioned artist described it to me in terms of food (I’m all about food.) Sometimes you want a treat but you don’t want to have to dream up a new recipe or even go through all the trouble of fishing through your recipe collection to pick the “best” inventive treat to make. Sometimes you just want to pull out a box of Costco brownie mix and skip the mental gymnastics. Still wonderful but simply direct. (I won’t even tell him how my mind immediately started thinking of all the things you can do to make a box of Costco brownie mix into something better: cheesecake brownies, peanut butter cookie brownies, ice cream brownie pie, etc. He was trying to make a point and at this point, really, I’d given up arguing because I wanted to go make some brownies.)

So here you go: horse. This week’s prompt is horse. Please draw a horse. (and for me, maybe put your own spin on it.)

Be good, be kind, and go forth and draw! And then maybe stop by my house for some brownies.

Love you all!

-Alison