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November 2025 Sketch Cards

Tuesday, December 30th, 2025

It’s always a little weird to be doing these a month after requests are made, but needs must. I hope you’re having a lovely liminal week, dear readers!

8 sketch cards by Amy Crook

  • Jefferson asked for Kobold in San Diego, and he’ll understand this (sold)
  • Rebecca S asked for butterflies and got some colorful little paint doodles
  • Eric asked for “forgot September” referencing Earth Wind and Fire, and thus we have water here wondering what the big deal is (sold)
  • SaraBeth asked for cosy Meadowsweet, and here is our boy in one of his many rag nests (sold)
  • Kelly wanted a dragon with a teapot, and got this lovely earth-toned duo (sold)
  • I did a pair of low-color galaxies for filler reasons, this is one
  • Amy B wanted spoopy festive, so I dressed up a ghost in a Santa hat (sold)
  • and here is the other galaxy

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
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October 2025 Sketch Cards

Thursday, December 4th, 2025

The holidays made this one run a little late, but I got there in the end! The cats helped, of course. They’re helpers.

8 sketch cards by Amy Crook

  • JoVE asked for “escaping the gloom” and got this wee painting/drawing
  • SaraBeth wanted Pod as the Winter Soldier and I decided to do Bucky’s correct missing leggie and not Pod’s for the visual (sold)
  • Eric prompted Muppets Haunted Mansion and I couldn’t resist Hatbox Fozzie (sold)
  • Kelly asked for a witch, a pumpkin, and a dragon, and got some of each heh (sold)
  • Jeff prompted “forest shuffle” and I can never do a prompt from him straight (sold)
  • Lila wanted a Halloween dryad and got this lovely lady
  • Amy B prompted “spoopy” so I did one of my ghosties
  • Andria prompted “not my circus, not my monkeys” and well, yeah (sold)

Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
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September 2025 Sketch Cards

Monday, November 3rd, 2025

We remembered September! Not the 21st, but close enough. It was a good range of sketches this month, with lots of cats and dragons as is the best possible way.

10 sketch cards by Amy Crook

  • Rebecca S asked for a ladybug using a typewriter and I made choices about it
  • Amy B asked for an opossum and gets the “he scream at own ass” meme (if you look this up use knowyourmeme.com not google, trust me on this) (sold)
  • SaraBeth wanted Mal in a Statue of Liberty costume. Mal did not want this. (sold)
  • Jeff prompted “spinal tap” since the new movie’s coming out, and got a spine being tapped (sold)
  • Jo asked for Nightshade chasing a flower fairy
  • Kelly requested a cat in a hat, and, well. That’s what she got! (sold)
  • Andria wanted a hot apple cider dragon, and the dragon got a little excited
  • Karla asked for a tea dragon with milk or lemon, and I went with lemon (sold)
  • Nick asked for Nanamo Ul Namo, which is apparently from Final Fantasy, and gets emoji style
  • JoVE asked for “plums! so many plums!” and I took her a bit literally but I had fun

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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.81-90

Tuesday, April 15th, 2025

This is the penultimate blog post! I’ll have to actually do some new-new art soon if I want to keep it up. In other news, though, I did finish the first draft of my tenth novel, yay! That’ll publish in June, probably, just in time for Pride.

ink wash art of a flat voidcat with very green eyes

“Flat,” 3.5″x2.5″ ink wash on paper (sold)

 

watercolor of an orange kitty with a very fluffy tail stretching a leggie out front and back

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

 

ink drawing of a cat on its hind legs looking out a window

“Long,” 2.5″x3.5″ ink on paper (sold)

 

painting of a black cat peeking out of the top of a paper bag

“Soon,” 2.5″x3.5″ watercolor on paper (sold)

 

messy ink sketch of a kitten in sunglasses

“Cool,” 2.5″x3.5″ pen & ink on paper

 

ink sketch of a tiny, round-bellied kitten on its back

“Tiny,” 3.5″x2.5″ pen & ink on paper

 

watercolor of a seal point kitten atop a skull with glowing eyes

“Friend,” 5″x7″ watercolor on paper

 

ink drawing of a cat stretching out to just touch something

“Touch,” 3.5″x2.5″ pen & ink on paper (sold)

 

ink drawing of a cream cat with orange points

“Fire,” 2.5″x3.5″ watercolor on paper

 

watercolor painting of a cat's tail sticking up out of a paper bag

“In,” 2.5″x3.5″ watercolor on paper (sold)

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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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100 Cats no.41-50

Tuesday, March 11th, 2025

Halfway through the lot! I hope you’re enjoying the wide and weird variety of cat art.

a pen & ink drawing of a cat in a very cute pose

“Weaponized,” 3.5″x2.5″ pen and ink on paper (sold)

 

blocky blue cat looking very grumpy

“Grumpy,” pen & ink and watercolor on paper

 

green and copper painting of a cat with heart and skull patterns in its fur

“Toxic,” 4.25″x5.5″ acrylic ink on paper

 

image of a black cat looking at fish in a tank

“Want,” pen & ink and watercolor on paper (sold)

 

sunrise-colored stripey cat on its back with curled paws and dark eyes full of stars

“Sunrise,” 7″x5″ pen & ink and watercolor on paper

 

a sitting cat in shades of bottle green on a dusky purple background

“Green,” 8″x8″ watercolor on paper (sold)

 

squiggly ink drawing of a calico cat with giant startled eyes

“wtf,” 2.5″x3.5″ pen & ink and glitter gel pen on paper (sold)

 

scribbly pen and ink sketch of a sleeping cat looking very raccoon-like

“Trash,” 3.5″x2.5″ pen & ink on paper

 

half profile of a black cat staring intently with the word SOON next to its face

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

 

ink drawing of a calico cat cleaning its back paw

“Clean,” 3.5″x2.5″ pen & ink and copic marker on paper

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