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J.M. Elam - Art Series Portfolio

Art Series Portfolio

Art-Tober (2025) Upcycling Series

For Art-Tober 2025, J.M. Elam wanted to upcycle leftover and forgotten pieces of paper into something beautiful during October.

Check out this YouTube shorts playlist to peek at the process behind each piece.

Art-Tober Day 1 | “October Night” (painting of windows glowing from within a dark house on a moonlit night.)
October Night | Art-Tober Day 1 | Bleach, Ink, and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 2 | “Studying” ('s hat, a candle, a witch’s hat, a candle, a chalice, and an open magic tome)
Studying | Art-Tober Day 2 | Bleach, Ink, and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 3 | “October Winds” (painting of clouds drifting across a colorful sky at sunset)
October Winds | Art-Tober Day 3 | Bleach, Ink, and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 4 | “Poisonous” (painting of a poisonous vapor drifting from a suspicious container)
Poisonous | Art-Tober Day 4 | Bleach, Ink, and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 5 | “Magma” (painting of a volcanic eruption)
Magma | Art-Tober Day 5 | Bleach, Ink, and Watercolor (2025)
Shears of Fate | Art-Tober Day 6 | Bleach, Ink, and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 7 | “The Sandman’s Domain” (A painting of gold light shining through a low window, illuminating golden sand shifting and transforming.)
The Sandman’s Domain | Art-Tober Day 7 | Bleach, Ink, and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 8 | “Stuck Inside” (painting of little ghosts watching the moon through a window)
Stuck Inside | Art-Tober Day 8 | Bleach, Ink, and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 9 | “Attic Ghosts” (painting of little ghosts haunting an attic)
Attic Ghosts | Art-Tober Day 9 | Bleach, Ink, and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 10 | “Mushroom Hunting” (painting of a mushroom)
Mushroom Hunting | Art-Tober Day 10 | Bleach, Ink, and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 11 | “Dawn” (painting sunlight singing through a tree at dawn)
Dawn | Art-Tober Day 11 | Bleach, Ink, and Watercolor (2025)

Hunter’s Moon | Art-Tober Day 12 | Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 13 | “Ghost Parade” (a painting of a parade of little ghosts)
Ghost Parade | Art-Tober Day 13 | Bleach, Ink, and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 14 | “Flight Magic” (a painting of a flying broom leaving a trail of magic behind it)
Flight Magic | Art-Tober Day 14 | Bleach, Ink, and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 15 | “Smashed” (painting of a pumpkin smashed into the ground)
Smashed | Art-Tober Day 15 | Bleach, Ink, and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 16 | “Daphne” (painting of Daphne transformed into a Laurel tree)
Daphne | Art-Tober Day 16 | Ink and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 17 | “Down The Rabbit Hole” (a painting of a person, book and hourglass falling down a dark hole. )
Down The Rabbit Hole | Art-Tober Day 17 | Ink and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 18 | “I Miss The Sky” (a painting of the night sky)
I Miss The Sky | Art-Tober Day 18 | Ink and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 19 | “Nightfall” (painting of a night sky as seen through a forest silhouette.)
Nightfall | Art-Tober Day 19 | Ink, and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 20 | “Autumn Leaves” (Front) | (painting of autumn leaves)
Autumn Leaves (Front) | Art-Tober Day 20 | Ink and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 20 | “Autumn Leaves” (Front) | (painting of autumn leaves)
Autumn Leaves (Back) | Art-Tober Day 20 | Ink and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 21 | “The Guardians” (a painting of stacked Jack O’Lanterns. )
The Guardians | Art-Tober Day Day 21 | Ink and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 22 | “Falling Leaves” (a painting of autumn leaves falling)
Falling Leaves | Art-Tober Day 22 | Ink and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 23 | “Altostratus” (painting of altostratus clouds over a mountain silhouette.)
Altostratus | Art-Tober Day 23 | Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 24 | “Sweet Tooth” (a painting of colorful Halloween candy)
Sweet Tooth | Art-Tober Day Day 24 | Ink and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 25 | “Halloween Spirit” (a painting of a ghost rising out of a jack o’lantern)
Halloween Spirit | Art-Tober Day 25 | Ink and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 26 | “Enchanted Forest” (painting of an enchanted forest)
Enchanted Forest | Art-Tober Day 26 | Ink and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 27 | “Glimmers” (painting of a crescent moon and stars)
Glimmers | Art-Tober Day 27 | Ink (2025)
Art-Tober Day 28 | “Through the Fog” (a painting of lamppost shining through the fog)
Through the Fog | Art-Tober Day Day 28 | Ink and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 29 | “Coffee Magic” (a painting of magical steam rising out of a cup of coffee)
Coffee Magic | Art-Tober Day 29 | Ink and Watercolor (2025)
Art-Tober Day 31 | “Samhain Night” (painting of little ghosts walking along a jack o lantern-lined forest path on Samhain night.)
Samhain Night | Art-Tober Day 31 | Ink (2025)
Art-Tober 2025
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Stargazing Series (2025 – TBD)

A painting of a bright night sky
Dreaming of Another World | Bleach, Ink, Watercolor, and Black Paper (2025)
A painting of a bright night sky on a dark night
The Night Is Dark, But The Stars Are Bright | Bleach, Ink, Watercolor, and Black Paper |(2025)
A painting of a right night sky and a wilderness silhouette
Stargazing | Bleach, Ink, Watercolor, and Black Paper (2025)
Stargazing Series

Dream Series (2020 – TBD)

A painting of an eagle flying through sunlit clouds
Dreaming of Flight| Ink and watercolor (2024)
Abstract illustration of a burnt tree a moment after the lightning has struck
After The Lightning Strike | Ink and Watercolor (2024)
A surreal abstracted landscape painting of a crescent moon in a field of stars peaking through trees above a still lake.
Dreaming of Midnight | Solar print, ink, and watercolors (2024)
"The Gathering" painting
The Gathering | Bleach, oil paint, and dyed canvas (2024)
Dreams - Abstracted Landscape Painting
Dreams | Mixed Media (2020)
A painting of a red and gold forest on a starry night - fairytale style illustration
Dreaming Up Stories | Ink and Watercolor (2024)
A painting of a bright night sky
Dreaming of Another World | Bleach, Ink, Watercolor, and Black Paper (2025)
Dream | Day 1 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Dream | Day 1 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
A painting of gold light shining through a low window, illuminating golden sand shifting and transforming.
The Sandman’s Domain| Bookmark | Art-Tober Day 7 | Bleach, Ink, and Watercolor (2025)

Mini Sketchbook Series (2023-2024)

“Mini Sketchbook #1” Tour
Peek at sketchbook spread (image 3/5)
Buy the original “Mini Sketchbook #1” here.
Map | Day 5 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Map | Day 5 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Path | Day 3 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Path | Day 3 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Toad | Day 8 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Toad | Day 8 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Spiders | Day 2 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Spiders | Day 2 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Dream | Day 1 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Dream | Day 1 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Golden | Day 6 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Golden | Day 6 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Dodge | Day 4 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Dodge | Day 4 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Spicy | Day 12 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Spicy | Day 12 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Drip | Day 7 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Drip | Day 7 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Castle | Day 14 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Castle | Day 14 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Bounce | Day 9 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Bounce | Day 9 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Wander | Day 11 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Wander | Day 11 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Dagger | Day 15 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Dagger | Day 15 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Demon | Day 17 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Demon | Day 17 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Celestial | Day 23 | Inktober 2023 | Ink Painting
Celestial | Day 23 | Inktober 2023 | Ink Painting
Rise | Day 13 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Rise | Day 13 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Scratchy | Day 22 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Scratchy | Day 22 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Plump | Day 19 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Plump | Day 19 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Fortune | Day 10 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Fortune | Day 10 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Shallow | Day 24 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Shallow | Day 24 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Sparkle | Day 28 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Sparkle | Day 28 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Remove | Day 26 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Remove | Day 26 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Frost | Day 20 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Frost | Day 20 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Chains | Day 21 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Chains | Day 21 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Beast | Day 27 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Beast | Day 27 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Saddle | Day 18 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Saddle | Day 18 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Massive | Day 29 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Massive | Day 29 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Rush | Day 30 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Rush | Day 30 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Fire | Day 31 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Fire | Day 31 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Angel | Day 16 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Angel | Day 16 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Dangerous | Day 25 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Dangerous | Day 25 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
A painting of an eagle flying through sunlit clouds
Dreaming of Flight | Ink and watercolor (2024)
A painting of a forest on a snowy night
Snowy Night | Ink and watercolor (2024)
Landscape painting
September | Ink and Watercolor (2023)
Landscape painting of a pond at Bernheim Forest
Bernheim Forest | Ink and Watercolor (2023)
a painting of leaves falling from a tree on a sunny autumn day
Falling (before gold edges were added) | Ink and Watercolor (2024)
A painting of autumn leaves falling from a tree
Falling | Ink and Watercolor (2024)
A crescent moon shines over a purple and gold forest
Autumn Night | Ink and Watercolor (2024)
A painting of a person backpacking across a landscape at sunset.
Backpack | Day 1 | Inktober 2024
A painting of golden portal in a dark forest
Discover | Day 2 | Inktober 2024
A painting of boot prints leading to where a grave is being dug in a forest.
Boots | Day 3 | Inktober 2024
A painting of (imaginary?) exotic fungi
Exotic | Day 4 | Inktober 2024
A painting of autumn colors reflecting off the lenses of an old pair of binoculars
Binoculars | Day 5 | Inktober 2024
A painting of little ghosts traveling through an Autumn forest
Trek | Day 6 | Inktober 2024
Passport - a painting of a passport with stamps for Halloween
Passport | Day 7 | Inktober 2024
A painting of someone hiking through an Autumn landscape
Hike | Day 8 | Inktober 2024
A painting of sunlight shining through tree branches and leaves.
Sun | Day 9 | Inktober 2024 (in direct sunlight)
A painting of sunlight shining through tree branches and leaves.
Sun | Day 9 | Inktober 2024
A painting of bonfire and tent beneath a moonlit sky
Nomadic | Day 10 | Inktober 2024i
A painting of a marshmallow roasting in flames
Snacks | Day 11 | Inktober 2024

Inktober 2024 Prompts Series

A painting of a person backpacking across a landscape at sunset.
Backpack | Day 1 | Inktober 2024
A painting of golden portal in a dark forest
Discover | Day 2 | Inktober 2024
A painting of boot prints leading to where a grave is being dug in a forest.
Boots | Day 3 | Inktober 2024
A painting of (imaginary?) exotic fungi
Exotic | Day 4 | Inktober 2024
A painting of autumn colors reflecting off the lenses of an old pair of binoculars
Binoculars | Day 5 | Inktober 2024
A painting of little ghosts traveling through an Autumn forest
Trek | Day 6 | Inktober 2024
Passport - a painting of a passport with stamps for Halloween
Passport | Day 7 | Inktober 2024
A painting of someone hiking through an Autumn landscape
Hike | Day 8 | Inktober 2024
A painting of sunlight shining through tree branches and leaves.
Sun | Day 9 | Inktober 2024 (in direct sunlight)
A painting of sunlight shining through tree branches and leaves.
Sun | Day 9 | Inktober 2024
A painting of bonfire and tent beneath a moonlit sky
Nomadic | Day 10 | Inktober 2024i
A painting of a marshmallow roasting in flames
Snacks | Day 11 | Inktober 2024
A painting of a person stargazing
Remote | Day 12 | Inktober 2024
A painting of a black hole and event horizon
Horizon | Day 13 | Inktober 2024
A painting of little ghosts roaming around a moor
Roam | Day 14 | Inktober 2024
A painting of a guidebook for The Unknown
Guidebook | Day 15 | Inktober 2024 | Mezzotint, Ink, and Watercolor
A painting tire tracks forming ruts in a dirt road
Grungy | Day 16 | Inktober 2024 | Mezzotint, ink, and colored pencil
A mini journal page
Journal | Day 17 | Inktober 2024 | Mezzotint and ink
A painting of three birds resting on powerlines
Drive | Day 18 | Inktober 2024 | Mezzotint, ink, and colored pencil
A painting of a mountain ridge at night
Ridge | Day 19 | Inktober 2024
A painting of a person in uncharted territory peeking through their surveying equipment
Uncharted | Day 20 | Inktober 2024
A painting of two little ghosts going trick or treating
“Trick or Treat” (Prompt: Rhinoceros) | Day 21 | Inktober 2024
A painting of a bonfire on a dark night
Camp | Day 22 | Inktober 2024
A painting of a ghost in front of iron graveyard gates
Rust | Day 23 | Inktober 2024
A painting of a person preparing to enter a hedge maze
Expedition | Day 24 | Inktober 2024
A painting of a scarecrow
Scarecrow | Day 25 | Inktober 2024
A painting of a camera
Camera | Day 26 | Inktober 2024
A painting of a tunnel and road
Road | Day 27 | Inktober 2024
A painting of a Jack ‘o Lantern sitting in a pumpkin patch
“Halloween Glow” | Art Prompt: Jumbo | Day 28 | Inktober 2024
A painting of constellations in the sky above a sea
Navigator | Day 29 | Inktober 2024
A painting of music streaming from a violin
Violin | Day 30 | Inktober 2024
A painting of an old, mysterious house (potentially haunted) surrounded by Jack o’Lanterns on a stormy night
“All Hallows’ Eve” | Prompt: Landmark | Day 31 | Inktober 2024

Inktober 2023 Prompts Series

Check out this Sketchbook Tour of my Inktober 2023 art series on YouTube!

Inktober 2023 Sketchbook Tour
Dream | Day 1 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Dream | Day 1 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Spiders | Day 2 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Spiders | Day 2 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Path | Day 3 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Path | Day 3 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Dodge | Day 4 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Dodge | Day 4 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Map | Day 5 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Map | Day 5 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Golden | Day 6 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Golden | Day 6 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Drip | Day 7 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Drip | Day 7 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Toad | Day 8 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Toad | Day 8 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Bounce | Day 9 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Bounce | Day 9 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Fortune | Day 10 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Fortune | Day 10 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Wander | Day 11 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Wander | Day 11 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Spicy | Day 12 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Spicy | Day 12 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Rise | Day 13 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Rise | Day 13 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Castle | Day 14 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Castle | Day 14 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Dagger | Day 15 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Dagger | Day 15 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Angel | Day 16 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Angel | Day 16 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Demon | Day 17 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Demon | Day 17 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Saddle | Day 18 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Saddle | Day 18 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Plump | Day 19 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Plump | Day 19 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Frost | Day 20 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Frost | Day 20 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Chains | Day 21 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Chains | Day 21 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Scratchy | Day 22 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Scratchy | Day 22 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Celestial | Day 23 | Inktober 2023 | Ink Painting
Celestial | Day 23 | Inktober 2023 | Ink Painting
Shallow | Day 24 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Shallow | Day 24 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Dangerous | Day 25 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Dangerous | Day 25 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Remove | Day 26 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Remove | Day 26 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Beast | Day 27 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Beast | Day 27 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Sparkle | Day 28 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Sparkle | Day 28 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Massive | Day 29 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Massive | Day 29 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Rush | Day 30 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Rush | Day 30 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Fire | Day 31 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Fire | Day 31 | Inktober 2023 | Ink and Watercolor Painting
Inktober 2023

Mind, Thoughts, Emotions: A Series (2021-2022)

The Words We Don't Say - ink and watercolor abstract painting
The Words We Don’t Say
Don't Worry - ink and watercolor abstract painting
Don’t Worry
Let Go - ink and watercolor abstract painting
Let Go
What Do You Want To Say? - ink and watercolor abstract painting
What do you want to say?
Ebb Tide- ink and watercolor abstract painting
Ebb Tide
Flood Current - ink and watercolor abstract painting
Flood Current
Burned Out - ink and watercolor abstract painting
Burned Out
Emotional Surge - ink and watercolor abstract painting
Emotional Surge
Discourse - ink and watercolor abstract painting
Discourse
Beginnings of Brain Fog - ink and watercolor abstract painting
Beginnings of Brain Fog
Lost Words - ink and watercolor abstract painting
Lost Words
We Don't Love Everything We Create - ink and watercolor abstract painting
We Don’t Love Everything We Create
Letter To Myself - ink and watercolor abstract painting
Letter to Myself
Dissolving Affirmation - ink and watercolor abstract painting
Dissolving Affirmation
Interrupted Thought - ink abstract painting
Interrupted Thought
Pulling Myself Out - ink and watercolor abstract painting
Pulling Myself Out
Emotional Vortex - ink and watercolor abstract painting
Emotional Vortex
Climbing Mountains - Ink and watercolor abstract art
Climbing Mountains
Exhaustion - ink and watercolor abstract painting
Exhaustion
Finding my way out
The Letter

Inktober 2022 Prompts Series

Inktober 2022 (Days 1-9)
Inktober 2022 (Days 10-18)
Inktober 2022 (Days 19-27)
Inktober 2022 (Days 28-31)
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