Katie Croonenberghs Art
@kamakru.bsky.social
🎨Artist in the PNW: #dragons, fantasy, nature
🖌 #Watercolor, #gouache
Gallery: https://cara.app/kamakru
NO 🚫A/I 🚫N/F/T
Contact for freelance: [email protected]
Website: kamakru.com
ALL LINKS [shop/portfolio]: http://kamakru.com/directory
🖌 #Watercolor, #gouache
Gallery: https://cara.app/kamakru
NO 🚫A/I 🚫N/F/T
Contact for freelance: [email protected]
Website: kamakru.com
ALL LINKS [shop/portfolio]: http://kamakru.com/directory
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Hi #PortfolioDay!
I'm Katie, a fantasy and fine artist in the PNW.
I paint landscapes, nature, animals & creatures. My specialty is dragons in detailed, lush backgrounds.
🐉Book covers, TTRPG illustration
✉️ [email protected]
🌐 kamakru.com/portfolio
🛍️ kamakru.com
#fantasyart #dragons #traditionalart
I'm Katie, a fantasy and fine artist in the PNW.
I paint landscapes, nature, animals & creatures. My specialty is dragons in detailed, lush backgrounds.
🐉Book covers, TTRPG illustration
✉️ [email protected]
🌐 kamakru.com/portfolio
🛍️ kamakru.com
#fantasyart #dragons #traditionalart
Shop is updated and open again! I'm thinking I might aim to keep it open until the 13th, ish... that seems about the last call for holiday orders I think.
Free US shipping on orders over $75
B2G1F print sale is going! www.kamakru.com/prints?categ...
www.kamakru.com/shop
Free US shipping on orders over $75
B2G1F print sale is going! www.kamakru.com/prints?categ...
www.kamakru.com/shop
Art of Katie Croonenberghs — Official Shop
Where fantasy and nature collide - dragons, creatures, wildlife and landscapes emerge in harmonious and vivid paintings. Home decor, prints, original artwork, enamel pins, bags and more.
www.kamakru.com
December 3, 2025 at 4:28 AM
Shop is updated and open again! I'm thinking I might aim to keep it open until the 13th, ish... that seems about the last call for holiday orders I think.
Free US shipping on orders over $75
B2G1F print sale is going! www.kamakru.com/prints?categ...
www.kamakru.com/shop
Free US shipping on orders over $75
B2G1F print sale is going! www.kamakru.com/prints?categ...
www.kamakru.com/shop
My pleasure! Glad I could help :)
19 hrs and 45 mins!
Also, I want to thank @kamakru.bsky.social for coming through and saving my bacon just before launch, by licensing me the amazing background you can see in the banner below :)
Also, I want to thank @kamakru.bsky.social for coming through and saving my bacon just before launch, by licensing me the amazing background you can see in the banner below :)
"Until I Sleep Countdown"
21 hrs left on the campaign :)
Early release of the final chapter in a magical quest. Found family, lost dragons, & harrowing adventure! Perfect for fans of D&D!
(Link below)
21 hrs left on the campaign :)
Early release of the final chapter in a magical quest. Found family, lost dragons, & harrowing adventure! Perfect for fans of D&D!
(Link below)
December 3, 2025 at 1:22 AM
My pleasure! Glad I could help :)
Reposted by Katie Croonenberghs Art
This is DEFCON 1 priority, y'all. Call your senators, reps, call your friends and tell them to call their senators and reps about this. Call your grandma and tell her to call her senators and reps about this.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
Congress is attempting to fast track KOSA and more than a dozen bills that would restrict internet access, censor speech and increase surveillance under the guise of protecting children.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Committee hearings begin tomorrow.
Lawmakers to consider 19 bills for childproofing the internet
KOSA is back, along with more than a dozen other bills that will erode free speech and privacy in the name of protecting kids.
reason.com
December 2, 2025 at 4:38 AM
This is DEFCON 1 priority, y'all. Call your senators, reps, call your friends and tell them to call their senators and reps about this. Call your grandma and tell her to call her senators and reps about this.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
What we have here will be *gone* if these bills pass.
It's toe bean Tuesday! 🐾
#toebeantuesday
#toebeantuesday
December 2, 2025 at 7:45 PM
It's toe bean Tuesday! 🐾
#toebeantuesday
#toebeantuesday
Reposted by Katie Croonenberghs Art
Thanks so much to the Salmagundi Club NYC, for accepting my painting for the Annual Member's Exhibition.
Winter Belvedere
Watercolor on Paper - 22x30 inches #art
Winter Belvedere
Watercolor on Paper - 22x30 inches #art
December 2, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Thanks so much to the Salmagundi Club NYC, for accepting my painting for the Annual Member's Exhibition.
Winter Belvedere
Watercolor on Paper - 22x30 inches #art
Winter Belvedere
Watercolor on Paper - 22x30 inches #art
Ah, feeling better. Had a headache since the start of Sunday and finally got rid of it, that was rough to work through! I wanted nothing more than to lay down when I was trying to pack my booth up lol.
I need to count all my stock then will get the shop reopened again for a couple weeks. Then rest!
I need to count all my stock then will get the shop reopened again for a couple weeks. Then rest!
December 2, 2025 at 2:30 AM
Ah, feeling better. Had a headache since the start of Sunday and finally got rid of it, that was rough to work through! I wanted nothing more than to lay down when I was trying to pack my booth up lol.
I need to count all my stock then will get the shop reopened again for a couple weeks. Then rest!
I need to count all my stock then will get the shop reopened again for a couple weeks. Then rest!
As a full time independent artist: "So you just get to sit around and paint all day?"
Answer: Pfft I freakin WISH!
Because to be fair, many other questions aren't bad. Like where I get inspiration, what kind of art, what is gouache (lol, I got that a lot this weekend). People are curious.
Answer: Pfft I freakin WISH!
Because to be fair, many other questions aren't bad. Like where I get inspiration, what kind of art, what is gouache (lol, I got that a lot this weekend). People are curious.
What’s the worst question someone can ask after you tell them your profession? For linguists, it’s definitely “how many languages do you speak?”, but I’m curious what else is happening to the rest of y’all out there?!
December 1, 2025 at 9:43 PM
As a full time independent artist: "So you just get to sit around and paint all day?"
Answer: Pfft I freakin WISH!
Because to be fair, many other questions aren't bad. Like where I get inspiration, what kind of art, what is gouache (lol, I got that a lot this weekend). People are curious.
Answer: Pfft I freakin WISH!
Because to be fair, many other questions aren't bad. Like where I get inspiration, what kind of art, what is gouache (lol, I got that a lot this weekend). People are curious.
Was already boycotting Target. Using Chatgpt is already unethical af, so maybe those who use it don't care about ethics and what these companies have done. But anyway I noticed four names: Walmart, Target, Shopify, Etsy. Not surprised about three of those, but Shopify too? Ugh
December 1, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Was already boycotting Target. Using Chatgpt is already unethical af, so maybe those who use it don't care about ethics and what these companies have done. But anyway I noticed four names: Walmart, Target, Shopify, Etsy. Not surprised about three of those, but Shopify too? Ugh
So thankful and happy to see everyone shopping small businesses at Geek Craft this weekend! It was great to see familiar faces and meet many new ones.
I must be getting old though because doing these shows solo wipe me out so hard lol.
I must be getting old though because doing these shows solo wipe me out so hard lol.
December 1, 2025 at 6:13 AM
So thankful and happy to see everyone shopping small businesses at Geek Craft this weekend! It was great to see familiar faces and meet many new ones.
I must be getting old though because doing these shows solo wipe me out so hard lol.
I must be getting old though because doing these shows solo wipe me out so hard lol.
November 29, 2025 at 11:52 PM
Attacked. It's an attack. My cyan!
November 28, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Attacked. It's an attack. My cyan!
I'm not going to do any sales on my website this week, and I usually don't. I offer Buy 2 get 1 free deals on most of my items in person when I do a convention, so Geek Craft Expo is basically my Small Biz weekend sale!
Other than that, I favor New Years sales for online stuff, if I do anything.
Other than that, I favor New Years sales for online stuff, if I do anything.
November 28, 2025 at 3:35 AM
I'm not going to do any sales on my website this week, and I usually don't. I offer Buy 2 get 1 free deals on most of my items in person when I do a convention, so Geek Craft Expo is basically my Small Biz weekend sale!
Other than that, I favor New Years sales for online stuff, if I do anything.
Other than that, I favor New Years sales for online stuff, if I do anything.
Hey all, just a PSA about myself lol. If you asked me a question here, or sent an email and I haven't gotten back to you, please feel free to ask me again or bump the email. I am very forgetful. I don't mean to be, and I promise I'm not trying to ignore anyone!
November 27, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Hey all, just a PSA about myself lol. If you asked me a question here, or sent an email and I haven't gotten back to you, please feel free to ask me again or bump the email. I am very forgetful. I don't mean to be, and I promise I'm not trying to ignore anyone!
3 words: 🐟 BETTA FISH PENDANTS
Hand made, hand painted, can confirm amazing quality. I've had one of the dragons for years and I love it.
wintersoulstudios.bigcartel.com/product/glim...
#fish #handmade
Hand made, hand painted, can confirm amazing quality. I've had one of the dragons for years and I love it.
wintersoulstudios.bigcartel.com/product/glim...
#fish #handmade
November 26, 2025 at 11:47 PM
3 words: 🐟 BETTA FISH PENDANTS
Hand made, hand painted, can confirm amazing quality. I've had one of the dragons for years and I love it.
wintersoulstudios.bigcartel.com/product/glim...
#fish #handmade
Hand made, hand painted, can confirm amazing quality. I've had one of the dragons for years and I love it.
wintersoulstudios.bigcartel.com/product/glim...
#fish #handmade
Now that we're in a big corp buying blackout but still supporting small businesses, I'd like to remind everyone that if you can use it, hard cash keeps more money in your local economy than credit! Every swipe of a card takes between 3.5-3.8% away from the business and puts it into bank pockets.
November 26, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Now that we're in a big corp buying blackout but still supporting small businesses, I'd like to remind everyone that if you can use it, hard cash keeps more money in your local economy than credit! Every swipe of a card takes between 3.5-3.8% away from the business and puts it into bank pockets.
Finally caved in and grabbed the Square handheld pos system (point of sale) since it's 25% off right now - and boy is that discount really needed. I used my old phone for as long as I possibly could until the app no longer worked. RIP old phone, you served me well.
November 26, 2025 at 11:03 PM
Finally caved in and grabbed the Square handheld pos system (point of sale) since it's 25% off right now - and boy is that discount really needed. I used my old phone for as long as I possibly could until the app no longer worked. RIP old phone, you served me well.
I keep seeing the "flavor of your OC" posts (or however it's phrased) and want to do it, and I actually have like 20 OC's, but they are all in my brain and no illustrations.
Some day... I will do characters again. Probably. But everything I do comes out dragon
Some day... I will do characters again. Probably. But everything I do comes out dragon
November 26, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I keep seeing the "flavor of your OC" posts (or however it's phrased) and want to do it, and I actually have like 20 OC's, but they are all in my brain and no illustrations.
Some day... I will do characters again. Probably. But everything I do comes out dragon
Some day... I will do characters again. Probably. But everything I do comes out dragon
Finishing all stock prep two full days before the show feels like
han solo from star wars is talking to someone and says `` you know , sometimes , i amaze even myself . ''
ALT: han solo from star wars is talking to someone and says `` you know , sometimes , i amaze even myself . ''
media.tenor.com
November 26, 2025 at 5:07 AM
Finishing all stock prep two full days before the show feels like
November's lino cut print "Solitude" felt like a step up in my lino work. After doing around 36 of these I feel like I'm finally starting to get the hang of it lol
I mixed Pthalo green and platinum white to get a slightly lighter green and I love the results on the tan paper. :)
#linocut #linoprint
I mixed Pthalo green and platinum white to get a slightly lighter green and I love the results on the tan paper. :)
#linocut #linoprint
November 26, 2025 at 4:32 AM
November's lino cut print "Solitude" felt like a step up in my lino work. After doing around 36 of these I feel like I'm finally starting to get the hang of it lol
I mixed Pthalo green and platinum white to get a slightly lighter green and I love the results on the tan paper. :)
#linocut #linoprint
I mixed Pthalo green and platinum white to get a slightly lighter green and I love the results on the tan paper. :)
#linocut #linoprint
I might be going out onto a limb, but I'd wager this is for a similar reason as to why SO many F-M pairs have a conventionally attractive woman with a man who is "insert literally any variety". It's especially noticeable in animation.
I'm sure there are far more books/comics that flip the script
I'm sure there are far more books/comics that flip the script
Has this pairing ever been flipped? Where a man falls in love with a monster?
November 25, 2025 at 12:20 AM
I might be going out onto a limb, but I'd wager this is for a similar reason as to why SO many F-M pairs have a conventionally attractive woman with a man who is "insert literally any variety". It's especially noticeable in animation.
I'm sure there are far more books/comics that flip the script
I'm sure there are far more books/comics that flip the script
Just threw my entries into the Infected by Art contest! It's the only art contest I bother to enter, and honestly I really love the books they put out from this contest. I highly recommend grabbing any edition just to have a ton of inspiring art that is guaranteed human made!
www.infectedbyart.com
www.infectedbyart.com
Infected by Art
www.infectedbyart.com
November 24, 2025 at 11:24 PM
Just threw my entries into the Infected by Art contest! It's the only art contest I bother to enter, and honestly I really love the books they put out from this contest. I highly recommend grabbing any edition just to have a ton of inspiring art that is guaranteed human made!
www.infectedbyart.com
www.infectedbyart.com
This is the line outside Renegade Craft right now. This is crazy. Idk if Geek Craft is this busy, but then I never get to look outside. Yes I'm doing recon lol. Took me a while to even find parking!
November 23, 2025 at 10:27 PM
This is the line outside Renegade Craft right now. This is crazy. Idk if Geek Craft is this busy, but then I never get to look outside. Yes I'm doing recon lol. Took me a while to even find parking!
Shop closes at the end of TODAY! (Sunday, Nov 23)
It's time I pack up for my last show of the year :)
🛍️ www.kamakru.com/shop
#artshop #dragons #dragonstickers #dragonpins #pins
It's time I pack up for my last show of the year :)
🛍️ www.kamakru.com/shop
#artshop #dragons #dragonstickers #dragonpins #pins
November 23, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Shop closes at the end of TODAY! (Sunday, Nov 23)
It's time I pack up for my last show of the year :)
🛍️ www.kamakru.com/shop
#artshop #dragons #dragonstickers #dragonpins #pins
It's time I pack up for my last show of the year :)
🛍️ www.kamakru.com/shop
#artshop #dragons #dragonstickers #dragonpins #pins
I'd love it so much if my phone would stop making me look like I don't know what words are or how to spell
November 23, 2025 at 8:11 PM
I'd love it so much if my phone would stop making me look like I don't know what words are or how to spell