Natalie Riess-Goetter

watercolor portrait of a black cat in purple flames laughing and showing off her claws

I never posted this because I was waiting for it to get to the fan, but back in the spring our publisher for Warriors ran a sweepstakes where the prize was an OC portrait from us. I was DELIGHTED to draw DARKSTAR, an evil cat who knows every battle move

watercolor hermit crabs and a hermit crab woman (woman with a hermit crab for a head...?)

one more: some hermit crab studies and a hermit crab furry (shelly...?) concept

fireflies in colored pencil

misc foliage in ink

watercolor and graphite clouds

meadow flowers and some cartoon bees and wasps

Finally scanned my sketchbook stuff from the last month. Here's a few of my favorite nature studies. I thought I would be cool and paint the clouds from observation but those things are fast! Lmao!

Tilly lurking in the shadows

Finally settled in, getting work done, etc etc. Here's Tilly lurking in the shadows.

Visiting a lot of thrift stores since the move...look at this bug

K already got a tip so I'm here to relay it to you: Cryptid Kids: Moby Duck releases in just TEN DAYS on August 12th!!

Preview/links to preorder are here: us.macmillan.com/books/978125...

Pepper Parsons and Draculaura (fashion dolls)

Unpacked my desk decor dolls and more of my painting stuff this weekend.

Studio/desk setup is 90% of the way there so theoretically I can scan some sketchbook stuff soon. Most of it's trees because, well, I'm in Pennsylvania,

I would like to paint a comic one day but it will have to be short, personal, and on a glacial timeline. For now, just studies and color stuff

I'm glad some of these are out in the wild already, I love my watercolor sketches

painting of trees

yay

i've been watching the phillies with my grandparents and i think i'm gonna try to get into baseball finally. anyway here's Dibbit and Raider in baseball uniforms

*watching the Phillys game with Smo's grandmother* ok so the Phillys mascot is the one who's dating Gritty, right

hollyhock

Safely arrived in PA. Catching up on stuff for the rest of the week!

I just got my comp copy of this (i did some flats) and it’s sooo gorgeous AND funny

Helping @sgoetter.bsky.social clean out her studio and found some unreleased DB2 strips.......lost media

The original panel. Figures and lettering by @sgoetter.bsky.social , colors and bg by me

"...THEN I GUESS I'll SETTLE FOR BURNING UP THE DANCE FLOOR!" HAPPY PRIDE! NRIESS-GOETTER

Happy Pride! 🌈✨💖✨🏳️‍🌈✨ Panel redraw from DUNGEON CRITTERS (2020)

WE ARE MOVING!

I did a little moving announcement illo for posting on insta. I already posted about the Event here but it's still a cute drawing, so, here you go

Last chance on this!!! :https://rawpaw.ink/products/lets-connect-online-by-nyaatalie

Authors for Immigrant Rights

We, the undersigned authors and illustrators, stand in solidarity with immigrants the nation over and refuse to accept these rampant constitutional abuses by ICE as the new norm. Immigrants are our parents, spouses, and friends. Immigrants are our communities. Many of us are immigrants ourselves. We are all deeply connected to this issue and want our voices heard on the matter. For the past decade, the publishing world has made laudable strides in the diversity and inclusion of immigrant stories. Publishers and booksellers have helped to foster spaces where readers can develop awareness and empathy for migrant rights and history; spaces where young readers can finally discover their own stories on the library shelf. The current administration is trying to tear this progress away. To publishers and booksellers: we call on you to continue your work. Stand behind your inclusive stories and marginalized authors, loudly and without hesitation. Help these stories reach the readers who need them most. To our readers: we ask that you join us in taking up small tasks to support the immigrants in our lives. Call your representatives and ask what they are doing to protect their communities from ICE overreach. Donate to local immigrant aid organizations. Get involved with your local library and school board and speak up for books centering marginalized perspectives. Let’s unite to write a new, better story for all the people in this country. Signed,

List of 130+ author and illustrator names.

Official statement on ICE cosigned by 130+ KidLit & YA authors and illustrators. We are calling on publishers to not preemptively censor themselves in the face of this current administration and to protect marginalized creators. 🧵

animal that needs a labubu from the balloon museum (gray)

animal that needs a labubu from the balloon museum (gray) (focused)

animal that needs a labubu from the balloon museum

Thanks, I’ll give this a shot next time it gets empty. I kind of want to get a new pen to try some waterproof pigment inks in now……..

bsky.app/profile/nyaa...

Thanks! I love jetpens!

Thanks! My wife actually does the refills for me and is really picky about inks- the one she uses is specifically for fountain pens so hopefully I’ll be good

Wait. I posted my zine about it. LMAO. Anyway we’re going to be living in the greater Philly area