Two bands battle each other... well maybe its only singers battling while everyone else is along for the ride. Either way we've got a both leopard gecko & a bunny on drums, a fox on guitar, a snake on keys, & two ducks singing their hearts out. Who will win? Only you can decide!

The official 2026 Winston & Friends April art challenge prompt list, the musical edition. Here's the list as follows: 1. Band Battle 2. Goo Goo Dolls 3. Greatest Showbun 4. Hopping For Soup 5. Hare Metal 6. Power Wolf 7. DJ 8. Woolly Parton 9. Disco 10. The Ssslithersss 11. Country 12. Punk 13. Rocky Horror 14. Vocaloid 15. Huntrix 16. Saja Boys 17. Lady BarkBark 18. Smashing Pumpkins 19. Nightwish 20. Bard 21. Ghost 22. Celtic 23. School Musical 24. Owl City 25. Grease 26. Excalifur 27. Les Mouse 28. Baby Metal 29. BBNOSpinich 30. Rap Battle

The #WinstonNFriends #ArtChallenge has officially kicked off! To start out we've got Band Battle.
This one took me just over six and half hours, but I somehow managed to finish in time. Really happy with how this came out given the time frame. I'd say more about it but my back hurts and I'm tired.

A sketch of a gecko, fox, and duck jamming out

Here's a little sneak peek at today's Winston & Friends drawing. I should be able to finish it by tonight.
#wip #WinstonNFriends #furry

Can't remember all the characters? No problem I got you! You can find art from past Winston & Friends challenges on my Ko-fi and learn all about the characters too!
ko-fi.com/album/Winsto...
#WinstonNFriends

Sketches of a bunny family looking up to the sky in amazement along with other critters in the background

sketches of a bunny couple dancing

a digital illustration of a bunny couple dancing in the spotlight while music fills the air

a digital drawing of various animal families watching fireworks in the sky

Another twofer here, this time with full attention to Winston & Friends. I love both of these illustrations so much and its really fun to see where the ideas started.
#WinstonNFriends #SketchVsFinal #furry

The official 2026 Winston & Friends April art challenge prompt list, the musical edition. Here's the list as follows: 1. Band Battle 2. Goo Goo Dolls 3. Greatest Showbun 4. Hopping For Soup 5. Hare Metal 6. Power Wolf 7. DJ 8. Woolly Parton 9. Disco 10. The Ssslithersss 11. Country 12. Punk 13. Rocky Horror 14. Vocaloid 15. Huntrix 16. Saja Boys 17. Lady BarkBark 18. Smashing Pumpkins 19. Nightwish 20. Bard 21. Ghost 22. Celtic 23. School Musical 24. Owl City 25. Grease 26. Excalifur 27. Les Mouse 28. Baby Metal 29. BBNOSpinich 30. Rap Battle

Here's this year's Winston & Friends list you can learn more about it and how to participate on ko-fi 👇
ko-fi.com/post/Winston...
#WinstonNFriends #artchallenge #promptlist

sketches of some birds asking if you fancy a pint, along with some cat sketches & the first sketch of the duck family all together

a Marker drawing of the Duck Family Brady Brunch style

A digital drawing of the duck family sitting on a picnic blanket

Last one for today, I'll share more another time.

I think this was the first sketch of the duck family all together. It may even be the first official sketch of Ben & Jerry.

Also I feel like the birds on left sound like the Beatles and have background/guest character vibes👌
#ducks #WinstonNFriends

Winston & Friends concept sketches. Featuring Winston dusting, Rose getting annoyed by Winston making a racket, Winston coloring, Winston as an angel, Winston & his mom walking by a toy store, Winston painting eggs, and finally Winston & the first concept of the bear twins.

a watercolor painting of Winston the bunny coloring in a book

a watercolor of Rose the bunny struggling to wash the dishes as her son Winston makes a racket in the background

a watercolor painting of Winston & his mom walking by the Hopscotch toy store. Winston is distracted by the Super Bunny standee in the window

Ever wonder how I make all those Winston & Friends drawings in April? Well more often then not its starts out with small quick concept sketches like these, usually made the night before or the day of.
#WinstonNFriends #watercolor #ConceptVSFinal #Sketches #bunny

So I know I haven't talked about the children's book in awhile and that's because we are currently in developmental hell. We recently had to drop our publisher and are now back to looking at self publishing for the time being 😞 1/2
#WinstonNFriends #update #bookinfo

Some pen sketches of MeiMei the Duck and Dave the fox blushing

A pen sketch of MeiMei and Dave being startled by Vanessa the gecko. Vanessa: what are you two up to? MeiMei & Dave: Nothing!

My husband gave me a fun suggestion featuring MeiMei and her friends. Yes MeiMei and Dave are totally crushing on each other.
#WinstonNFriends #sketch

Handmade and laminated bookmarks features the Winston, Ssstan, and Mal walking in front of the moon on one side and a close up of the boys with the Winston & Friends log on the other.

Each bookmark is hand-made and Laminated. Each bookmark is inscribed with "Praise be to Hill Cow" & "May your crops always be fertile and your milk never spoil" Most feature a beaded cord and one has green ribbon

Each bookmark is hand-made and Laminated. Each bookmark features the Matthias from Redwall wielding his sword on one side and a close up of his sword on the other. some have green ribbons attached while others don't.

Each bookmark is handmade and Laminated, inspired by Sailor Moon R but if the girls were animals. Each bookmark features the Sailor Bunny B! logo on one side and a close up of Sailor Labrador, Sailor Otter, Sailor Bunny, Sailor Raven, & Sailor Roo on the other. two of the bookmarks have a red ribbon, the other has a beaded cord.

I finally added the #bookmarks to the store this week. They are limited as they were made as a test. Not sure if I'll do this again, but you never know. Anyways if you'd like to get one yourself check out the link below👇
ko-fi.com/ambermarkoto...
#WinstonNFriends #limited #redwall #sailormoon #furry

After working my butt of for a month I present to you Witchy Winston & Friends! This marker drawing features Winston, Ssstan, Mal, MeiMei, Venessa, Dave, the twins Malissa & Arthur, and several new characters like Simone the raven, Bobbi the pig, Ozzie the pup & his brother Frankie the cat. All of which are dressed up as witches/cultists. This drawing was actually inspired by combination of my Halloween decorations and an old witch drawing I made of Winston years ago. Honestly this drawing turned out far better than I could have hoped. Especially considering I was so afraid of messing it up.

A close up of Mal the duck being told a scary story by Ozzie the pup, as Frankie the cat sneaks up from behind.

Vanessa the gecko jumps up in shock and aww upon witnessing something she thought was impossible. Beside her MeiMei crouches behind the brush wondering what's going on before her. Next to her Dave the fox takes in a mouth watering whiff of something delicious smelling.

Simone the raven, broom in hand, points up to the sky in amazement

I told you all I'd share the scanned version and on top of that I give you close ups.
#WitchyWinstonNFriends #Witches #magical #MarkerArt #WinstonNFriends #animals #furry

A work in progress of my witchy Winston drawing. This snapshot features Ssstan the snake and Bobbi the piglet mixing a tasty brew. Mal the duck can be seen scared from what only time will tell.

Back to inking today, still have a ways to go, but I'm getting there.
#wip #witch #snake #pig #duck #WinstonNFriends

A wip of my latest drawing. Simone the Raven can be seen here with linework complete as she points upward while dressed as a witch. Behind her in green pencil you can see MeiMei and her friends hiding in the brush waiting to be inked

Feeling a bit under the weather today, but just well enough to line the Witchy Winston & Friends drawing.
#WinstonNFriends #Witch #Raven #WIP

A wip of Winston the bunny as a witch waving and riding a broom

An old drawing of Winston as a witch flying on a broom

Finally started working on the Witchy Winston & Friends drawing. Gotta say Winston is looking even cuter than he did the last time I made him a witch.
#WIP #WinstonNFriends #witch #bunny #sketch

Some sketches of animals dressed in witch costumes.

My dog sitting with my skeleton animals. This was before we bought them witch hats and a cauldron

An old marker drawing of Winston the bunny as a witch

Thinking about making a special Winston & Friends Halloween drawing. Going to be taking inspiration from some of my Halloween decorations as well as an old drawing. Thinking about adding my pets into the mix too.
#WinstonNFriends #WIP #sketch #witch

If you see this, repost with your #OC smiling
#WinstonNFriends

A pencil drawing of Winston dressed as a maid from 2020

A watercolor painting of Winston dressed as a maid dusting off old masks. I made this in 2022.

So I guess it's maid day 🤷‍♀️
So here's some old art of Winston dressed as a maid.
#MaidDay #WinstonNFriends #art #bunny

Thanks for joining me this year, I can't wait for the next!
#WinstonNFriends

Mei Mei is Mal's older sister. She is a white duck with black spots, bill, & feet. She wears a black hat, sleeveless turtle neck, & a checkered skirt. In this sketch she is leaning on a table. Mei Mei came from a rough home life as a duckling, because of this she ended up in the foster care system and put in Ben & Jerry's care. Eventually they adopted her and she had herself a real family. She still struggles with her past and the emotions tied to it. She might come of as rude or brash sometimes, but she also tries to help others who have been in similar situations.

Lastly we have Mei Mei, Mal's older sister. Mei Mei came from a rough home life as a duckling, because of this she ended up in the foster care system and put in Ben & Jerry's care. Eventually they adopted her and she had herself a real family.
Full bio in alt.
#WinstonNFriends #sketch #duck

Winston's grandpa Bun-Bun. He a white bunny in a blue sweater who plays the accordion.

Grandpa Bun-Bun is a music lover, his favorite being polka. He loves playing instruments especially the accordion.
#Winstonnfriends #oc #art #bunny

Dave the fox wears glasses and a red vest

Meet Dave the fox, he's snarky, he's fun, and an all around pain in the butt. He pals around with Vanessa and MeiMei. Much like his friends he can be a bit problematic, pushing boundaries just to see what will happen. Overall though he's a good kit, just a bit rough around the edges
#Winstonnfriends

Sketch of Ben & Jerry the blue duck couple.

Ben & Jerry are Mal & MeiMei's dads. They met each other on blind date set up by Ben's sister and have been together ever since. Eventually they got married and fostered MeiMei which would eventually lead to her adoption. Soon after they took in an egg that would hatch Mal.
#WinstonNFriends #sketch

A pencil sketch of Winston the bunny embraced in group hug with his mum and dad.

A little #sketch of the Bun-Bun family.
#WinstonNFriends

Narrator: Faster than a speeding bullet. More powerful than a locomotive. Able to leap tall buildings in a single bound. Buck 1: Look! Up in the sky! It's a beetle. Doe: It's a plane. Buck 2: It's Super Bunny! Narrator: Yes, it's Super Bunny, strange visitor from another planet who came to earth with powers and abilities far beyond those of a mortal bunny. Super Bunny, who can change the course of mighty rivers, bend steel in his bare paws. And who, disguised as Bark Ruffers mild-mannered reporter for a great metropawlitan newspaper, fights a never ending battle for truth, justice and the American way. And now another exciting episode in the adventures of Super Bunny. Drawn using alcohol markers in a comic book style to create a mock cover you can see Super Bunny separate the words that make his name.

I had so much with this one! Do you think I got the comic book style down? Would you read this comic?
#WinstonNFriends #SuperBunny #comicstyle #art

An alcohol marker drawing of MeiMei & her friends Vanessa & Dave. Vanessa is the leopard gecko, MeiMei is the black and white duck, & Dave is the fox. The three are grouped together looking smug with black flowers around themand a box of text that says MeiMei & Friends.

Say hello to MeiMei and her friends Vanessa & Dave. I chose to make this similar last weeks drawing with Winston & his friends. MeiMei & her friends tend to act as foils to the boys. I might make some stories that focus on these three in the future to tackle more mature topics.
#WinstonNFriends

A pencil sketch of Ssstan's parents Sssavannah and Basssil snuggling. They are both brown snakes.

Meet Ssstan's parents Sssavannah & Basssil. We don't know much about them yet, but I can tell you they're both family focused. They're also well trained doctors.
#WinstonNFriends #sketch #snakes

Pencil sketch of the black bear twins resting leaning in each other. They're names are Arthur & Melissa.

Pencil sketch of Mal the duck looking away sadly with his wings crossed.

Sorry for missing yesterday and the late post tonight. Things have been tough lately.
Anyways the Bear Twins have names now, Arthur & Melissa and you all know Mal of course.
#WinstonNFriends

A pencil drawing of Winston's grandma Bun-Bun holding knitting needles and a basket of crochet eggs. The words Happy Easter! are written next to her.

Grandma Bun-Bun wanted to say Happy Easter to all who celebrate!
Grandma Bun-Bun love to knit. She also loves to teach other the craft and give finished items away as gifts to friends & family. If she's not giving these items away she sells them at vendor shows.
#WinstonNFriends #HappyEaster

A colorless drawing of the Pig family. The family consists of a mom, a dad, a baby, and octuplets they are all grouped together.

Meet the pig family! The pigs are friends with the BunBuns. Since the BunBuns moved they don't see much of each other, but both families try to make time for calls, video chats, & holiday trips. So even though the two families are far apart they still make time for each other.
#WinstonNFriends #art

A marker drawing of Ssstan the snake, Winston the bunny, and Mal the duck happily grouped together under the title Winston & Friends.

Since 2020 I've made over 150 drawings and counting all devoted to Winston and his friends. I've made a coloring book focused around them and most recently a children's book. The children's book isn't out yet, but you'll be able to see preview of it tomorrow! 1/2
#WinstonNFriends #art