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March 2026 Patreon Sketches
Thursday, April 30th, 2026
Everyone’s in a spring mood this month, including a commemorative coin from ancient Rome.
- Andria wanted a lucky fox, and gets this cheeky fellow
- Joanne asked for a hare gazing at the moon
- Amy B wanted Raccoon (and specified the cat) so here she is in her ideal form, a sphere (sold)
- Gill prompted, “Beware the Ides,” and I found this coin that Brutus put out after the assassination. Cold, Brutus, really cold. (sold)
- SaraBeth wanted ART from Murderbot saying, “Make peace or else.” Since ART doesn’t have a physical body the same way some of us do, we get word art! (sold)
- Molly asked for an Easter egg
- Sky wanted something spring-ish, and suggested tulips, so here we are (sold)
- Jeff prompted “Onlyferns” and reminded me of Opus, so this is the result (sold)
- Lila asked for a fox amongst flowers and frolicking occurred
- Eric wanted one of the cats, and since I was already doing Raccoon, here’s Trotsky! (sold)
Categories: Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: amy b, andria, cat, copic marker, eric, gill, jefferson, joanne, lila, molly, pen and ink, sarabeth, sky, watercolor
Sunrise 1
Thursday, April 9th, 2026
Sunrise 1, 9″x12″ ink and watercolor on paper
I waffled for days about the title to this before hitting on the very simple, easy, descriptive title, lol.
A while ago Shayla Maddox did a whole photo series where she woke up every day at sunrise to photograph it from her Hawaiian home. These were so colorful I got inspired to paint some backgrounds in the same palette and then immediately did nothing with them, oops. I have one other of these, which I actually have a plan for, so hopefully that’ll be April’s finished art piece.
This is a larger painting, as is the second one coming up, so it doesn’t entirely fit on my scanner. I decided to go with scanning what fit rather than trying to piece together multiple scans, so the scanned image is technically a detail shot.
Sunrise 1, 9″x12″ ink and watercolor on paper
Categories: Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: brush and ink, for sale, shayla maddox, sunrise, watercolor
February 2026 Patreon Sketches
Thursday, April 2nd, 2026
Almost forgot to post these here!
- Gil asked for a birthday cake – happy late bday, darling! (sold)
- Kelly asked for a willow, wisp or tree, and got one of my spooky tree and ghost arts (sold)
- SaraBeth wanted Gonzo, and Gonzo wanted turtles on his shirt (sold)
- Amy B wanted a Cheshire Cat, and got this odd little creature with sparkly pink and also a rainbow tail (sold)
- Jefferson prompted “WTFebruary” and tbh I just wanted to draw this cat I saw on tumblr (sold)
- Karla asked for a dust bunny dragon, and gets this scruffy gal (sold)
- Nick asked for a Beautiful Disaster so I drew him Lestat
- Eric wanted 2×1, so he got his Gundam Wing boys in bad stick figure glory (sold)
- Andria wanted a sparkly purple birthday cupcake – happy late bday to you as well!
Categories: 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
Tags: amy b, andria, cat, copic marker, dragon, eric, gil, gundam, jefferson, karla, kelly, lestat, muppets, nick, patreon, pen and ink, sarabeth, watercolor
Monk
Tuesday, March 24th, 2026
Monk, 7″x5″ pen & ink and Copic marker on paper, sold
First off, I will not be doing these regularly, they stress me out, man. But, this person asked very sweetly and I’m a sucker, and was patient with my anxiety delays, lol, so they got their doggo. Just, you know, to be clear, not becoming a pet portraitist.
Monk is a big shaggy good boy, black with the dignified white of old age on his muzzle, chest, and paws. They sent me a bunch of reference photos and we decided on a pose and then they took another, even better photo to help me get everything right on the final product.
This was always meant to be a bit cartoonish, so I kept to Copic markers for the colors, which give it that nice warm grey on his body and cool grey on his silver parts. I scanned the inks before I colored anything just in case, but fortunately they are very happy with their old man as is.
Also, full credit to Danielle Corsetto’s current spate of pet portraits for demonstrating how to color a black dog that isn’t just a blob of darkness. She’s great, we had her draw our Lenin & Gramsci for a Christmas present for Dr. Dan.
Categories: Completed Commissions, Sea Creatures and Other Animals
Tags: commission, copic marker, monk, nfs, pen and ink, sold
Harvest Moon 7
Sunday, March 22nd, 2026
Harvest Moon 7, 8″x8″ mixed media on paper, sold
I painted this in 2024 and apparently never posted it to the site! Some darling person bought Harvest Moon 5, which then got lost in the move to NY, and I promised her I would (eventually) paint a replacement.
This one’s different but, I think, absolutely gorgeous, with the acrylic ink texture in the moon and acrylic paint mixed with watercolor to give the sky a tumultuous texture. There’s only one crane this time but I think it makes a really nice contrast to the moon and sky all by itself, and my buyer agreed.
The mix of media really makes it shine, and makes me want to get my acrylics back out — but first I have to clean the table of detritus, because acrylics are a lot messier than watercolor.
Categories: Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: acrylic, acrylic ink, brush and ink, harvest moon, nfs, sold, watercolor
Three Crows 3
Thursday, March 5th, 2026
Three Crows 3, 5″x7″ watercolor and brush & ink by Amy Crook
After a long hiatus, I’m working on getting back into a regular art practice along with my writing. This first finished piece is technically part of a series, mostly because I wasn’t feeling original about the title.
I had this background painted already from months ago, but I hadn’t had the motivation to finish it until I did a short mentorship with the wonderful Sarah Lacy, who gave me “finish one work in progress” as homework. The very darkest blue at the top has a subtle sparkle, fading down to a more demure vivianite and then just that first blush of pink and gold as the sun comes up to outshine the moon.
The twisted tree is one of my favorite types to paint, brush and a dark matte india ink really making it stand out from the background along with the titular birds. There’s more focus on the tree than the birds in this painting in the series, but I think that’s okay.
I have another abstract coming soon, as well as a pair of more spectacular sunrises, so keep an eye out! This one’s for sale if you’re inclined, but the point was more to get back into an art practice than to make a sale, if you know what I mean. Contact me if you’re interested, though!
Categories: Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: brush and ink, crow, for sale, three crows, watercolor
January 2026 Patreon Sketches
Sunday, March 1st, 2026
Time keeps on happening, and so do Patreon sketches! This month we have a batch of 10, all for prompts from my intrepid patrons.
- Eric asked for hot air balloons and I went a little nerdy with the designs. (sold)
- Nick said “Six!” and I made a muppet six for him. Purple is the most muppety color and I will not take any notes on this.
- SaraBeth wanted one of my cats as a salt shaker, so I chose chonky Lapis, although of course her actual spots are different than shown. (sold)
- Shannon asked for warmth and got tea and a rather swampy sort of dragon.
- Amy B wanted a party crow so I found some crows playing and drew this jaunty fellow in a hat. (sold)
- Andria wanted a studious white squirrel. (sold)
- Allison wanted one of the small fae from Friends in Low Places and I drew Stick. (sold)
- Jefferson prompted Happy New Fears and we are peeking monstrously through the door. (sold)
- Kelly wanted a space cat and this guy is floating happy and free. (sold)
- Jo asked for a dragon in a quilt, and has received.
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Pretty Words, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Tentacles, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: allison, amy b, andria, cat, consulting magic, dragon, eric, jefferson, jo, kelly, nick, patreon, sarabeth, shannon
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