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October 2024 Patron Sketches
Wednesday, December 4th, 2024
I ended up doing these guys a little late for the inevitable holiday cold reasons, but I had a really fun mix of prompts this time, at least!
- Nick asked for “kissmas” after some book he likes, and gets the blorbos from my upcoming Goblin Market book instead. Sorry not sorry.
- Andria wanted a confused jack-o-lantern.
- Eric asked for “The Ballad” and I had fun fading this out on the left like the world in Coraline when she tries to walk away and instead walks around. (sold)
- Kelly wanted hellfire, so I painted some fun flames and added a few lost souls for ambience. (sold)
- SaraBeth asked for Audrey II from Little Shop of Horrors, and I went for the smaller version because it’s just cuter. (sold)
- Amy B wanted an autumnal Pod, and in autumn all Pod wants is warms.
- Rebecca W said of course she still loves Pod (who was the cat on that post, iirc) and so I experimented a little with light and form and color for her. (sold)
Categories: Angels, Cthulhu, and Other Myths, Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Pretty Words, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: amy b, andria, cat, copic marker, eric, goblin market, kelly, little shop of horrors, mcu, nick, patreon, pen and ink, poddleston, rebecca w, sarabeth, watercolor
June 2024 Patron Sketches
Tuesday, July 30th, 2024
There was a bat in our basement! It appears to have left on its own, but man, what a random ending to the week. Before all that, I spent the day on sketch cards! Everything is watercolor this time around because reasons.
From the top left:
- Kelly asked for a rainbow kitty
- Amy B prompted “our big, loud pride in [their] shameful times”
- SaraBeth prompted “quiet pride”
- Eric asked for Gonzo
- Jeff asked for Fozzie Ramone
- Amber prompted “sidekick wanted!”
- Andria wanted a subtle bi owl
- Corinne referred to Goomy day by asking for “slime and rainbows”
- and Nick asked for a Mandragora from Final Fantasy
There’s actually a 10th card, but it’s a spoiler for the cover of A Flutter of Fae, which is now with my beta readers, with its plot all fixed and some fresh typos for their pleasure of discovery.
Categories: Completed Commissions, Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, People, Figures and Faces, Pretty Words, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange
Tags: am, amy b, andria, cat, corinne, eric, final fantasy, jeff, kelly, muppets, nick, owl, patreon, pen and ink, pokemon, pride, sarabeth, watercolor
May 2024 Sketch Cards
Monday, July 1st, 2024
Another month, another set of sketches for my darling patrons!
Nine this time, though 3 of them were done for whimsy rather than requests.
- Jefferson asked for a BAGELPOCALYPSE (sold)
- Nick wanted something from Dead Boy Detectives (great show!)
- Kelly asked for Bagpuss which I had never heard of! (sold)
- I did another little galaxy for no real reason (sold)
- Nope kitty is Posca marker practice
- This weird sun/moon thing is badly inspired by Shayla Maddox’s wonderful work
- Amy B wanted a squid (sold)
- SaraBeth said, “Pollen is evil but flowers are beautiful.” (sold)
- Rebecca S asked for a sea monster
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, Tentacles, Things I'm a Fan Of, Whimsical and Strange, Zombies, Skulls, and Other Morbid Things
Tags: amy b, black paper, cat, copic marker, jefferson, kelly, nick, patreon, pen and ink, rebecca s, sarabeth, squid, watercolor, yupo
April 2024 Patreon Sketches
Tuesday, June 4th, 2024
Once again, Patreon supporters get some weird things from me!
I did a lot of sketch cards! And a random bonus bookmark. From top left:
- Blue dragon that hoards lost keys
- Dramatic b&w badger for Amy B (sold)
- Rey & Amber requested “We’re closer!” and got this Grover joke (sold)
- Purple dragon that hoards game dice (like me!) (sold)
- “Fuck Cancer” for Jo (sold)
- Tiny vanilla dragon that hoards sugar cube(s) (sold)
- Green galaxy bookmark
- April showers for Eric (sold)
- Spring cleaning for Jefferson (of the braaaain) (sold)
- Sad kitty for Kelly (sold)
- SaraBeth asked for “hope and new possibilities” and I went for a nightblooming flower!
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, Card Design, Completed Commissions, People, Figures and Faces, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books, Things I'm a Fan Of
Tags: amy b, cat, copic marker, dragon, eric, final fantasy, jefferson, jove, kelly, pen and ink, rey, sarabeth, self portrait
March 2024 Patreon Sketches
Monday, May 13th, 2024
I wrote a LOT of words last month (over 50K!) on the new Consulting Magic book, so these were a little late, but I got ’em done. Enjoy!
- Amber asked me to do “the artist in residence” (me) so I went a little ridiculous with it. (sold)
- Jefferson prompted “barcodes on the brain” and really I don’t know what else you could expect from me. (sold)
- Nick wanted a baby Chocobo.
- Amy B said “grumple” which I decided was “grumpy skrunkle” and there he is. (sold)
- Catherine asked for a Princess Fish.
- Deandra asked for the Queen Bees from To Hive and to Hold, and I did the more alien-looking one, only I’m just not great at translating them from my brain so you know, don’t take her as canon lol.
- Kelly wanted a cat + dragon, and gets this draconic kitty. (sold)
- Eric asked for Cloud Strife in a dress, and, welp, here he is! (sold)
I hope you guys have had a great April and don’t get rained on too much!
Categories: Abstract and Just Plain Weird, 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
Tags: amy b, cat, copic marker, eric, final fantasy, fish, jefferson, kelly, nick, patreon, pen and ink, rey, self portrait, watercolor
In Dreams
Monday, April 8th, 2024
In Dreams, 6″x4″ watercolor on paper, $200.
Kitty!
This sleeping feline is floating among the stars, at least in its dreams. The paper glows through a bright white where the cat is outlined, and the sky itself has swirls of black, blue, and violet all through it, showing through stars out into the infinite. Perfect for a nap!
In Dreams, detail, by Amy Crook
Categories: Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: cat, for sale, space, watercolor
Crescent Moon
Sunday, April 7th, 2024
Crescent Moon, 5″x7″ watercolor and pen & ink on paper, $250.
This little night scene is more my usual thing, though the cypress trees are evergreen and therefore look alive all year long. Their long shadows are subtle against the deep blue-and-purple sky, and there’s even a cat hiding among them to grace us with its presence.
Instead of corvids we have a little trio of batty bats flying past, which you can see in the detail photo.
Crescent Moon, detail, by Amy Crook
Categories: Flowers, Trees and Landscapes, Sea Creatures and Other Animals, Series and Books
Tags: bat, cat, horizons, pen and ink, sold, tree, watercolor
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