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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · 19d

😁😁thank you!!

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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · 19d

Thanks Andi. I appreciate this 🥺

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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · 19d

Thanks!! It’s so weird that I don’t see it😆

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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · 20d

Sep 30 - Oct 1 - I meant for this to be the last post of the month, but I got a little behind. (Basically instead of drawing I should have been packing.) A few mixed prompts that were all a little retro.

Vinyl, Flip Phone, Headphones

A blue flip phone - on the screen is a white cat being a dj. a pink ipod with a bunny on it listening to some tunes. all on a light violet background.

A blue flip phone - on the screen is a white cat being a dj. a pink ipod with a bunny on it listening to some tunes. all on a light light pink background.

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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · 24d

Sep 26 - This is my last post of September (probably). Another remix of prompts from a lot of different places. I still feel like my art style — is that of no style. So I’m trying to experiment more but what comes out is inevitably this…

on a dark navy background a gray cat is wearing a cream dress with stripes on it. She’s stuffing a slice of cheesecake in her mouth and holding up a platter of baked goods to a bunny ghost who is already eating a muffin. To the left, a ghost cat is holding up a lantern surrounded by fireflies

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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · 25d

When people say they have to work hard to be creative I understand that now - the past 2 years it’s been a struggle to overcome that lack of imagination. It’s why I fall back on DTIYS. Anyhoo, here are some random cats.

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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · 25d

Anyway, this is all I could muster. I need to go back into the classes on @21_draw before my subscription ends (thanks for this year it’s been great, @andria-kennedy.com !) A cat study of sorts. This is where my imaginations flags - there just isn’t much of it. 🧵

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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · 25d

This move fills me with dread. But I’m trying (so hard) to look at this as a new beginning. It’s difficult to see it that way. 🧵

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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · 25d

Sep 26 - Counting down the days to moving day. I think that’s why I haven’t been able to draw much lately. Not for lack of time, but for brain clutter. Logistics, packing, cleaning both my apartment and my parents garage. 🧵

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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · 28d

Sept 22 - Trying to do justice to @christinehantzo ‘s beautifully painted OC, Chatouille.

#ocswapchallenge2025

Thanks to the hosts!
@bay.__.laurel
@loracgnuel
@mintbearmotif
@shrubsyart
@struwwelart
@squealingsquiggles

on an ombre orange/yellow background a black cat with a red neckerchief and a sassy red beret is painting a picture of poutines. little ghostie is in the corner helping to paint.

Just a cover page with a duck on it that says OC Swap Challenge which is what this drawing was for.

The original painting of a black cat with red neckerchief eating a plate of poutines at a little cafe. Original by Christine Hantzo and inspiration for this OC Swap Challenge

The original painting of a black cat with red neckerchief skydiving or zip lining — with an expressive look of danger. Original by Christine Hantzo and inspiration for this OC Swap Challenge

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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · Sep 21

Sept 21 - OK this one took a long time. I’ve included a blue background, an orangey background and the version I did that I hated—which is not too dissimilar to the final version 🤷‍♀️

As always, Thanks to the hosts!

a black cat with an electric kettle pouring water into a cup of tea. a ghostie with an umbrella looks on. on a ombre blue background

a black cat with an electric kettle pouring water into a cup of tea. a ghostie with an umbrella looks on. on a ombre orange background

a reference drawing of a cat looking to the left. with my versions. not good

the first version of the entire drawing that i hated. but the final version is not dissimilar. i dunno man. i don’t know what i’m doing.

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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · Sep 20

Thank you!!! 😊

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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · Sep 19

Sep 18-I just don’t know if I’m ever going to get this right. The first pic is where I landed after a couple of days & now the sketches are where I am now Everything looks wrong & I can’t get the anatomy or the perspective right Soooo this continues to be a WIP It might be time to bust out a DTIYS!

my first try landed me with a weird looking black cat in a striped sweater whose arms and legs are just….in the wrong damn place and I can’t her body to “look right” It looks like I detached her arm and have it growing out of her chest and I can’t even describe what’s happening with her legs

I Started over with new reference and am trying to figure how to inpret this into my own style into the drawing I’m looking to create. All in all, this one has been a really slow process. It’s taken me 4 days to get back to zero. lol

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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · Sep 17

Sept 17 - Bun is back frolicking in the autumn leaves.
Lots of duplicates - so a long list of prompts today

Autumn/Leaves/Autumn Picnic
Apple Cider/Pinecone/Acorns
And similar

Thank you to the hosts for all the prompts. Today was a particularly fun one.

a brown bunny wearing a leaf crown reaching up to touch some fall leaves holding a picnic basket with two ghosties - one holding the other side of the basket and one holding the picnic blanket

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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · Sep 14

Sep 14 -

I kind of like how chaotic this ended up being — so many colors and shapes just jumbled together — she’s having fun.

Special thanks to the artists who let me use their stickers in my drawing.
In no particular order
@miiasoey
@mokopuni.arts
@annafloof.png

A black cat sitting behind a table scattered with stickers a cup of office supplies is in the corner. in bright pink it says “stick one, keep one” ghost cat is carrying a sticker and the black cat is also holding up a sticker

A thank you page to the artists whose stickers I used scattered on the desk. The are @miiasoey @mokopuni.arts and @annafloof.png

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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · Sep 12

Than you!! 😊

WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · Sep 12

Sep 12 - Apparently I can’t keep track of the days anymore because I’ve been unemployed for so long.

I love the change into fall because cozy season begins and with it, blankets, curling up in a chair with hot tea, and brisk autumn nights.

As always thanks to all the hosts!!

a cozy scene with a black tuxie cat looking up a ghost cat relaxing with a warm mug of cider, or a latte or some other kind of cozy hot drink. To the left is Hangy Odon falling asleep with another hot mug of someting but he’s wearing bunny ears too. All on a lilac background.

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Master Elrond [he/him] @inuyasha1953.bsky.social · Sep 10

"Medical decisions belong in the hands of trained and licensed professionals, not incompetent and misguided leadership," Kerry Kennedy, Kennedy's sister, said.

"The decimation of critical institutions like the NIH and the CDC will lead to the loss of innocent lives." she wrote.

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Aaron Rupar @atrupar.com · Sep 11

Elizabeth Warren on people who say Dems needs to tone down their rhetoric: "Oh, please. Why don't you start with the president of the United States? And every ugly meme he's posted and every ugly word."

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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · Sep 11

Sep 12 - Just a little stew or soup to warm everyone up with the weather changing

Sunset & Bonfire
#cutetember25
@purple_violette_ @jemibuni @nuralsColorfulart @puffyiee @codename_kuma @kutetokki

Stew/Soup/Simmer Pot/Cauldron/wooden spoon
#cozyseptemberick
#Stopdropdoodle

A black cat dumping veggies out of a farmers market tote. veggies spill out onto the floor - they are corn, carrots, potatoes, celery, and onion. Next to this is a black cauldron/big pot sitting atop a fire with a wood spoon sticking out of it. The background is a solid dusty pink

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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · Sep 9

Sep 9 - I actually finished this one. I don’t hate it. I like that the last few posts used the same palette (the one @morningcrocodiles provided this month). I wish I could put colors together like this but so far…palette is a work in progress for me…

Black cat wearing a blue dress stands in front of a little acorn house. There is a little grass and some mushrooms hanging around. And behind the acorn house is a ghostie cat holding some leaves

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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · Sep 8

Sept 08 - Can’t believe we’re already 1 week in on September.

Books/Bookshop/Library:
#chooseyourdoodle
#chooseyourdoodle2025
#morningcrocodoodles
#morningcrocodoodles2025
#littlelifesept25
#lafloralsdoodleacademy

Knit Scarf:
#Cozyseptemberick
#sweetseptemberdays25
#sweetseptemberdays

a black cat reading a blue book with a stack of notebooks and a mug full of coffee right next to her.

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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · Sep 7

Sept 7 - It’s a dango party and this tuxie cat is psyched about it.
Thanks to all the hosts of these September prompts.

Dango:
#chooseyourdoodle
#chooseyourdoodleseptember
@mymcdoodles
#bubblyseptembersweets
@bubbly.studioss
#doodleswithpinkee
#doodleswithpinkee2025
@doodleswithpinkee

Tuxedo cat wearing a dress holding onto a dango made of an apple, pumpkin, and an acorn. A ghost cat hovers behind the apple dango.

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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · Sep 7

Thanks! Hangy Odon is a favorite!

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WhatIsThisAnn @whatisthisann.bsky.social · Sep 6

Sept 5-6 Crossing over into cozy fall stuff. If you’re a prompt hoarder like me, it takes forever to gather all the prompts to mash together, but here they are:

Pumpkin stuff & Cozy Itchy Chunky Sweater

a black kitty eating a pear who wearing a multistripe sweather surrounded by different sized and colored pumpkins. To the cat’s right is a to go cup for coffee and to the cat’s left is a ghostcat holding a pear.

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