Paintings, drawings, and other small creatures
Sweet on the surface.Stranger if you stay.
Newest Oneuntitled, for now
October 2026
Cryptober
31 nights. 31 creatures. One small painting a day.
Every night in October, a new cryptid painted in gouache. Each original is one of a kind, and every night will also be available as a print.
The first one crawls out October 1Originals go to whoever asks first. The mailing list hears about each one before it goes on Instagram.
Follow along @_eliznicole
The paintings
Small creatures. Big feelings. Very few explanations.
Every piece here is an original. Some are still looking for a home, and all of them are available as prints.
Tap one for a closer look.
Take one home
Two ways to take one home
Originals
One of each, ever. A few are still here. Ask about any piece and I will tell you if it is still looking for a home.
Some still availablePrints
Every painting is available as a print, so nothing you fall for is ever really gone.
All prints availableOriginals go to whoever asks first. The mailing list hears about each one before it goes on Instagram.
About
Hi, I'm Liz. I paint what lives in the corners.
Under the fridge. High in the trees. On the top shelf, behind the jars. Most of what lives there is cute, and most of it is also going through something.
Some of them are frightened, some are healing, and some are just happy to be here. If one of them looks the way you feel, it is yours.
Watch new ones crawl out on Instagram at @_eliznicole.
I make gig posters too. If your show needs a monster on it, write to me.
Keep in touch
A letter when something new crawls out
(Everything here is watching anyway.)
During Cryptober that means every night's creature, before Instagram sees it and while the original is still here.