Sketch Simply

05/31/2026

This absolutely cutieris up for adoption through Whiskers of Love Cat Rescue & Sanctuary

https://www.petfinder.com/member/us/pa/philadelphia/whiskers-of-love-cat-rescue-and-sanctuary-pa977/

05/31/2026

05/30/2026

We're back from a small social break.👋

Physical therapy has been kicking our butt so we wanted to focus on our physical and mental health. We appreciate you all for your patience with us.🙏

We did have the opportunity to take Pepper to a school to talk more about African Grey Parrots and their endangered species.

The kids asked so many questions about her and I had the answers to most, but they did stump me on a few. Like why is her feathers darker than most birds and her tongue/ beak black?

The answer you may be wondering?

Their grey feathers act as camouflage against jungle predators, while the black on their wings and tongues comes from melanin, a pigment that hardens tissue like armor, protecting their feathers from wear and letting them crack heavy nuts without hurting their tongues!

We loved learning and teaching them, it was truly an honor. We took our time and sat most of the time but walked around so we didn't have any flair up or muscle spasms.

The kids colored the pages and some gave them to Pepper which was so stinkin adorable. I love seeing their art and Pepper thanked them with kisses. 🥹

We'll be uploading the pages we made for free on Patreon and our website very soon so say tuned and we'll let you know when what they all look like. We're super happy how they turned out as we've switched from paying a stupid amount for adobe to Affinity (before the canva switch and made it free 😑) for our art and book creation, so it's helping us practice with the software.

Thanks Dawn for being amazing and setting this up with the school. We know it was wonderful experience and look foward to future visits!

Sorry for the long post, if you're still here you are the best and deserve a star 🌟

05/10/2026

Happy to our May feature 🚲🎉

What a perfect non profit for !

Neighborhood Bike Works is a great place to get started if you're looking to learn more about bikes in the Philadelphia area.

They teach both kids and adults how to ride and wrench on bikes to create more independent cyclists.

Check out their programs and how you can help their organization. Donate, volunteer, or attend one of their classes!

They even have an Ebay store for hard to find bike parts! 🎉

We'll be going beyond the sketch to talk more about them and share testimonials from those who have learned so much from NBW. Blog post coming soon.✏️

Thanks for sharing your story with us! We love talking about the benefits of cycling and how we can make our cities safer and healthier! 🚲👏

P.S you'll be seeing more bike themed features over the next few months as they are locked in and ready to share their stories next 😉

05/09/2026

A little something I have been doodling, one of my many WIPs I've been working on. Definitely far from finished. 😻

I've been making drawing tutorials for about three years now. They're free and open for anyone to use on my website.

I made a little sign a few years ago to represent what I do. I take it with me to events. I made it digital to put on my website and socials then added Blair when we adopted her.

I needed to add her to the physical sign that I made so I can laminate it.

I used that same drawing tutorial of her that I created to make her on the T. Even someone like me who makes drawing tutorials isn't perfect. I still start with the basics.

Know that when you pick up a pencil, it will never be perfect the first time. Keep practicing, keep drawing and your style will come as your brain retains the information, including the stroke of the pen/pencil. ✏️

You got this. ❤️

www.sketchsimply.com/drawing-tutorials

05/09/2026

It is time for the beans! 🐾

This past we had the beans model Chairman Sox!

He is such a lovable ham. He started to play a little bit which is great progress but mostly wanted all of the lovins.

He will lay on your lap and purr all of your troubles away.

He is such a good boi and is currently up for adoption through ❤️

Check out Chairman Sox and mkre kitties up for adoption on their Petfinder. 😻

05/03/2026

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05/02/2026

Hey hey everyone!

I have something I have been working on that I wanted to share with you all. I have been watching recently and started doodling during one of her streams. Er mer gerd I love what came out of it! After everything that has been going on from my terrible back pain and tailbone numbness to Bandit's passing, this has brought me so much joy to make. I absolutely had to share it with you all!

Since I like breaking down the pieces of my models Clover is free to reach out and she can use these assets if she wants to be a birb. I know Pepper would love that.

Since I have to draw lots and lots of birbs to illustrate my book, this was great practice. If you want to see birbs as other content creators, let me know. I had some ideas myself I may start :3

I also would love to use this as a model when I stream. It's just too cute not too

05/02/2026

Check out Chairman Sox from our favorite day of the week 😻

He is very new to the habitat so he was shy when we first pulled him out. I sat on the floor with him the whole time while Jordan cleaned the cubbies. He was such a sweetie and just wanted cuddles, but break out the wet food and he tried running me down (still on the floor)

He's such a sweetheart and just wanted cuddles and to people watch.

We've heard over the last few days he's been exploring the grooming room so he's already making great progress. ❤️

Check out Whiskers of Love Cat Rescue & Sanctuary for Chairman Sox and more cute kitties up for adoption.