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December 2025 Patreon Sketches

Saturday, January 31st, 2026

Another month, another batch of sketches! I actually have plans to put more real art in here someday, but for now enjoy these playing-card-sized bites.

10 sketch cards by Amy Crook

  • Jeff asked for Christmas beer and I was feeling stein-y (sold)
  • Jo wanted a summer day in a meadow
  • Amy B wanted a Krampus
  • Eric asked for Minter, his favorite season (sold)
  • Karla requested holly & ivy cats, so here’s some green kitties for you (sold)
  • Rebecca S wanted a beach bonfire, and got this guy
  • SaraBeth asked for Trotsky the Snow Cat; Trotsky does not love snow (sold)
  • Andria wanted fireball & apple cider with a dragon, so the dragon is fireballing the cider (sold)
  • Kelly requested a snowy owl, so I went simple with the colors, just inks and pencils (sold)
  • No one requested this, I was just warming up with some yupo paper & pens (sold)

Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Pretty Words, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Whimsical and Strange
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August 2025 Sketch Cards

Thursday, October 2nd, 2025

Another month, another batch of sketches! I hope you’re having a lovely fall, and that the actual autumnal weather finds you with hot cider and a warm sweater, whenever it happens.

10 sketch cards by Amy Crook

  • Eric asked for a scoundrel, and Lando is last on his list! (sold)
  • Jeff prompted “coffee needs coffee” and I got silly with it (sold)
  • Kelly asked for trees and has three to choose from, haha, starting with this one (sold)
  • And here is a second tree with an orangier sunset going on
  • SaraBeth wanted a dragon and this little guy hoards dust bunnies. They’re just so cosy to nap on! (sold)
  • Amy B wanted a birb, and also has two to choose from (sold)
  • Jo wanted some sun to cheer her up when the weather’s grey, so here’s some tiny birds flying past a nice big sun
  • Here’s tree number three, all foggy and spooky with a little crow friend
  • Nick wanted the Honmoon from KPDH and I went for a rainbow version
  • And here’s a borb to go with the other birb (sold)

Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
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July 2025 Sketch Cards

Wednesday, September 10th, 2025

Everything’s running a little late here, Mr. Poddleston had surgery but is recovering nicely, and now all is well. Enjoy the belated sketches!

10 sketch cards by Amy Crook

  • SaraBeth asked for Murderbot and gets the must uncomfortable pose I could manage for it (sold)
  • I did a stormy-sky tree because I could, with marker on the transparent yupo “paper”
  • Jefferson prompted, “100!!…in a row?” and got this weird thing (sold)
  • Andria gets this scribbly white squirrel
  • Amy B got a murderous mongoose (sold)
  • Cole asked for a peaceful landscapey thing and this is as close as I get haha
  • Kelly asked for a dragonfly, and got this one guy, though I kind of want to do more of these so feel free to ask again 😉 (sold)
  • Eric asked for Han Solo or Lando, and gets Han this time. Lando next I guess! (sold)
  • Rebecca S wanted to belatedly celebrate birthday things, and so did this kitten
  • JoVE asked for a fairy godmother and got this cheerful lady!

Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
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May 2025 Sketch Cards

Tuesday, July 29th, 2025

After doing June in June, we finally have May in July! If that’s confusing, think how I feel trying to keep track.

9 sketch cards by Amy Crook

  • SaraBeth asked for a cherry custard tart from Diffidence and the Rift, and gets a bonus leaf-plate with it. (sold)
  • Jefferson prompted “bird talk!” and gets, well, this joke. (sold)
  • Eric prompted “olo” which is a new color made by lasers, and I went kinda abstract with it since I had a watercolor bookmark laying around for reasons. (sold)
  • Amy B asked for a skrungle and she has received. (sold)
  • JoVE asked for “dawn chorus” and gets some little brown birds at dawn in rather abstracted trees.
  • Rhonda wanted some spring flowers, so have a little breath of the cooler, better previous season.
  • Kelly gets not only purple but also an experiment gone wrong, done experimentally on both sides of this translucent yupo. (sold)
  • Lila asked for something with hockey and trees, so here’s the after-practice pond waiting for someone to come back and play. (sold)
  • Rebecca S asked for Space Whales and so here are the purrgil from Star Wars.

Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
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March 2025 Patron Sketches

Wednesday, April 30th, 2025

Confession, I did these by accident last month, but here they are today!

8 sketch cards in various media by Amy Crook

  • Not a request! Just a tree sunset kinda thing, per my usual ouevre
  • Eric asked for Mustang and got a sad wet version of Roy from FMA:B
  • Amy B requested raccoons and got this trio of trash pandas
  • Jefferson prompted “chaos” and that’s exactly what he got (sold)
  • Rey asked for “Facts Matter” for what I think are obvious reasons, so I went with word art in soothing neutrals (sold)
  • Kelly wanted a cheetah and I was just feeling the emoji style
  • SaraBeth asked for a guillotine, power to the people
  • And finally some twilight and a weird tree I saw on my trip

Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Pretty Words, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
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100 Cats no.91-100

Tuesday, April 22nd, 2025

And here we have the finale, the last 10 cats in this months-long project. Thanks for coming on this journey with me!

watercolor of a black cat peeking out of a sideways paper bag

“Peek,” 3.5″x2.5″ watercolor on paper (sold)

 

watercolor of a chonky orange cat flopped on its back

“Flop,” 6″x4″ watercolor on paper

 

watercolor of a cat curled into a ball surrounded by a black zen circle and a soft blue-grey background

“Ball,” 6″x6″ watercolor and ink on paper

 

cartoon of a cat as an old-school cylon

“Cylon,” 2.5″x3.5″ pen & ink and copic marker on paper (sold)

 

watercolor of a cat peeking down over the edge of something

“Vulture,” 3.5″x2.5″ watercolor on paper (nfs)

 

abstract art of a kitty with big green eyes and anxiety lines around its head and tail

“Whelmed,” 5″x7″ watercolor, ink, and acrylic on paper

 

art of a purple cat sleeping in an unusual pose

“Weirdo,” 3.5″x2.5″ acrylic on paper (sold)

 

art of a green cat in with one leg up in the air

“Problem,” 3.5″x2.5″ acrylic on paper (sold)

 

abstract art of a stained-glass cat in a regal pose against a dark background

“Regal,” 6″x8″ watercolor, ink, and acrylic on paper

 

abstract art of a purple cat with spirals in its fur stretching out in a U-shape

“Liquid,” 8″x8″ watercolor and acrylic ink on paper

 

And that’s it! If there’s any of these you love that aren’t marked as sold, they might still be around for purchase — just drop me a line!

Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Completed Commissions, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
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100 Cats no.61-70

Monday, March 31st, 2025

Whoops, skipped a week, sorry! This is a day early to avoid the April Fools doubts, lol, but we’ll be back on track next week, promise.

watercolor of a floofy orange cat on its back

“Floof,” 2.5″x3.5″ watercolor on paper

 

watercolor painting of a cat licking its paw from behind

“Gremlin,” 2.5″x3.5″ watercolor on paper

 

watercolor sketch of a blue cat licking itself

“Twist,” 3.5″x2.5″ watercolor on paper (sold)

 

semi-abstract ink wash painting of a black cat on a purple background

“Moggy,” 5″x7″ acrylic ink on paper (sold)

 

drawing of a voidcat with big round gold eyes

“Blob,” 3.5″x2.5″ ink on paper

 

detailed watercolor of a patterned black cat staring up at a skull moon

“Curiosity,” 5″x7″ watercolor on paper

 

sketchy drawing of a demanding cat

“Pets!” 3.5″x2.5″ ink on paper

 

stylized ink drawing of a grumpy kitty

“Demand,” 3.5″x2.5″ ink on paper

 

stylized green watercolor cat lying in a strange pose

“Comfy?” 3.5″x2.5″ watercolor on paper (sold)

 

darkly colored easter-egg-like painting of a cat sleeping in the round

“Eggie,” 3.5″x2.5″ watercolor on paper (sold)

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