Sketches, Doodles, & Cetera

I’ve been pretending it’s springtime, despite the fact that Portland has been blanketed with snow off and on these past couple of weeks. My flower garden is doing its best to burst through the wintry land, and this is my homage to its efforts. Help ring in spring with these little forest creature computer desktops. With March 2018 calendar: Desktop 1920 x 1080 | Phone 1242 x 2208Without calendar: Desktop 1920 x 1080 | Phone 1242 x 2208

This little witch casting a love spell in a cave with her feline familiar is an image I created last year for Inktober. All throughout Inktober, I kind of turn of the coloring portion of my brain, but I'd love to see this image with some more pizzazz, so I'm offering it up as a coloring page for all of you. Files:• Download the Cave Witch coloring page here (PDF) – prints on 8.5″ x 11″ paper• Use regular printer paper or cardstock. You can even experiment with printing onto art papers to try some different coloring techniques.

This time of year, my cat, Lydia, wants all cuddles, all the time. I'd like to pretend it's me she wants, but I know she's just after body heat (and behind-the-ear scritches, of course). To soak up a bit more of that snuggly magic, I put together this cute little illustration. If you want to send a little kitty love to someone you know, I have cards with this design in my shop. Feel the feline love all month long with these computer and phone desktop backgrounds. With February 2018 calendar: Desktop 1920 x 1080 | Phone 1242 x 2208Without calendar: Desktop 1920 x 1080 | Phone...

I've been obsessed lately with drawing architectural details - particularly those with a bit of an organic feel. So I sat down with my pad of Arches paper the other night and started doodling a little cottage (and I do mean little) out in the woods. Now I'm just not sure if the cats lounging about are tiny or if the flora is huge. Hmm... Files:• Download the Tiny Witch's Cottage coloring page here (PDF) – prints on 8.5″ x 11″ paper• Use regular printer paper or cardstock. You can even experiment with printing onto art papers to try some different coloring techniques.

I get so inspired at the beginning of every year with all the goals and possibilities that the new year holds. So "Carpe Annum" - or "Sieze the Year" - has become my unofficial motto for this time of year. There's just something magical about new beginnings (or maybe it's just the sugar rush from eating nothing but holiday leftovers for a week straight). Hold on to some of that new year magic all January with these computer and phone desktops. With January 2018 calendar: Desktop 1920 x 1080 | Phone 1242 x 2208Without calendar: Desktop 1920 x 1080 | Phone 1242 x 2208