Hi everyone! These are my artworks for my very first CC (Current Conservation) Inktober. It was an awesome experience and I had lots of fun drawing artworks for this month. I even learnt a thing or two (lots of things) while I was researching about the topics. So I have put my artworks in this post for all to see!
These are nine artworks here, as I had only participated in nine days of INKTOBER.
Here's my Instagram handle - more of my artwork and writing is up here.
Day 1
Topic: Invasive species
Today I’ve drawn a poster on the eucalyptus tree, an example of some invasive species. These are species which are introduced from their native place to new countries. Because the habitat of this new place is not very comfortable, the newly introduced animal/plant decides to invade it in its own ways.
Such an invasive plant is eucalyptus. It was introduced from Australia to India. When it arrived here it took over the Shola forest and the Nilgiris. It’s strong roots go deep down the soil to get the water. This doesn’t allow any other plant to grow or live near it. So the Eucalyptus can spread without anything stopping it. The Shola forests provide food to the Nilgiri Thar (Tamil Nadu’s state animal, did you know this?). With the Eucalyptus trees taking over their habitat, the Nilgiri Thar is also endangered.
Moral of the story : Don’t mess with nature’s own plan.
Day 2
Topic: Fish
My drawing shows a fish being thrown out of its habitat because of the invasive behavior of humans. The seas and marine life are affected because of leaking oil ships and chemicals that we send from factories. We are also creating the beautiful colourful corals to become dull and dead.
There is Hope. people are waking up and are doing efforts to save this. May the force be with the world!
Day 3
Topic: Bloom
And for bloom I’ve drawn a garden of flowers in which two bees, husband and wife, are admiring the sunflowers. Bees are as important as blooms. These sunflowers contain pollen, like other flowers also. The bee has sticky hair all over its body (3 million hairs!!) so it can carry the pollen back to its hive. Guess what they make out of it? Not honey, but what we call 'bee bread'. The bees eat this bread to keep themselves fit and ready to fly out and get pollen for more bee bread. This bread also gives protein for the larvae . The parents drop by to give their larvae a little bee bread snack!
Now honey. Not so simple. The bee takes nectar from the flowers and goes back to its hive where it transfers the nectar to another bee. This bee adds some stuff called enzymes that converts it to the first form of honey. The bees throw up this liquid into the hexagon holes of the hive and together fan it with their wings to make it honey. The flapping is the only source of wind. Amazing huh? Without bees and other insects, there will be no plants and no food for us. At the same time if the bees kept their honey to themselves, we will become extinct. The Bee Movie is a must watch!
These little fur balls work so hard!! That’s why they say Busy as as Bees.
Day 4
Topic: Life in Tide pools
A tide pool is basically a small pool left by the high tides of the sea. Many small creatures such as sea anemones, sea stars, sea cucumbers and planktons (similar to sea weed) and other creatures live in the tide pools. These creatures have special ways to adapt to the rough waves of the sea and avoid their fellow enemies.
Barnacles have a sticky glue like thing in them to cling to the rocks so that the waves of the sea don’t push them away. They are also a common pest found in the underside of sea vessels. That’s why sailors call them 'crusty foulers'
'Blistering barnacles!' as Captain Haddock would say! Sea anemones use their tentacles to catch and paralyse their prey. Sea cucumbers can regenerate their body parts and when they are attacked, they give out some sticky threads to capture their enemies. Disgusting yet fascinating!
All these creatures have their own good points and points which thus make a wonderful world of tide pools. Drumroll please!
Day 5
Topic: Endangered Species
Here I have drawn a few of the many thousands of endangered species.
The Koala Bear, a Whooping Crane, a Blue Whale, a Lion Tailed Macaque and the
Northern Royal Albert Ross are sitting on the sign 'ENDANGERED'.
Day 6
Topic: Sanctuary
I have drawn a comic strip in which a One-horned Rhino has escaped from the zoo that it hates. It comes across Kaziranga wildlife sanctuary and wonders what it is. It finds shelter at the sanctuary and is safe and sound!
About the Kaziranga wildlife sanctuary in Assam:
It is most famous for its rare one horned rhino, only found here. Every year the sanctuary gets almost destroyed by floods. The river Brahmaputra near which the sanctuary lies is very vast and it can even be seen from space. It is one of the biggest rivers in the world and cuts Assam into two halves. Every summer the glaciers of the Himalayas melt and join the Brahmaputra and at the same time the monsoons make the river and its tributaries rise and flood most of Assam. Kaziranga is near the river so all the animals in the sanctuary are suffered by the floods.
But in the end the animals are rescued by forest rangers. Their sanctuary is safe.
Day 7
Topic: branching
I have drawn the famous scene when Newton was leaning against a tree, and discovers the laws of motion. You may be thinking how this is related to conservation. Well, here’s a hint. SAVE THE TREES!!
What would have happened if an apple hadn’t fallen on Newton’s head! We would all be living on Earth right now not knowing what is gravity! Let’s try to repay their favour by not cutting trees too much, and if we do, we could always go to your nearest plant nursery and plant a sapling in return!
For the trees!!!
Day 8
Topic: Symbiosis
I have drawn two hands of nature, Flora and Fauna fist bumping! What symbiosis means is that plants, animals and living things forming a bond and helping each other.
I read in a book about a fish that lives with the Portuguese Man-o-war jellyfish. The little fish attracts big fish that want to eat him up, but the jelly fish stings the big fish and eats them up instead. The small fish survives the jelly fish with its slimy skin and eats the leftovers of the jellyfish’s dinner. It also cleans the jellyfishes tentacles with its slimy skin.
This is Symbiosis!
Day 9
Topic: Chirp
This is a cartoon on a conversation between two birds.
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