It's been a while since I've drawn in charcoal so yesterday I spent the afternoon practicing. I pulled such a weird expression becau...

I went for another grocery store still life for the final day of Inktober. It's all seasonal fall/winter fruit (except the honeydew, who...

After so much drawing from photo references and from my imagination, I wanted to get back to some proper drawing from life. So I picked up t...

When I was 5 (or 6 or 7...?) I had a super bossy friend who was always the best character in whatever we played, like April O’Neal or Belle...

Inktober 2019, Day 28, prompt word, "Ride." Ink pen and marker, 8 x 11 in. by Ciana Pullen. [ Image description: black and white...

I spend a lot of time bingeing on nonsense online. For "coat" I wanted to convey that cocoon of stupor that you get with total med...

I've seen a lot of illustrators create atmosphere-monsters, and I've been wanting to give it a try myself. They create a lot of atmo...

Once again I broke my "must be personally relevant" rule. I was inching toward the end of Inktober and worn pretty thin, so when f...

Inktober 2019, Day 24, prompt word, "Dizzy." Dip pen and ink, 8 x 11 in. by Ciana Pullen [ Image description: The picture plane ...

This is about spending nice time alone. I was mostly alone over this past Christmas, and did a lot of traditional stuff by myself. I wouldn...

I struggle with "less is more," especially with ink, so I was especially pleased with the light markmaking in the background of th...

I spent all day trying to think of what to draw for this and I just couldn't. I treasure a lot of things and people, but home and privac...

This one seemed to have universal appeal on Instagram. Apparently everyone's cat does this. Inktober 2019, Day 20, prompt word, ...

Inktober 2019, Day 19, prompt word, "Sling." Dip pen, ink wash, wax crayon, and gel pen, 8 x 11 in. by Ciana Pullen. [ Image des...

Inktober 2019, Day 18, prompt word "Misfit." Dip pen and ink, 8 x 11 in. by Ciana Pullen. [ Image description: black and white d...

A "Belvedere" is any structure that is designed to provide a nice view, from a gazebo to a castle. In warmer Italian climates they...

Another imaginary pseudo-Classical creature. I don't know where all this Classical influence came from this Inktober, since I'm not ...

The idea for this drawing popped into my head fully formed, apparently straight from my subconscious with no provocation. I'd like to se...

I recently visited Barcelona and spent the day at the Museo National de Catalunya; I think the armless classical statues stuck in my mind an...

I was a bit tired from doing landscapes and complex compositions at this point, so I just wanted to bust out a fun portrait. I broke my ...