This illustration captures a warm and magical Halloween evening in a tiny kitchen, where a little calico cat wearing a wizard’s hat experiments with baking a pumpkin pie. Surrounded by jars of mysterious ingredients, herbs, pumpkins, and a ghost peeking through the window, the scene tells a story of curiosity, coziness, and gentle mischief.

The piece was painted traditionally with acrylic gouache and colored pencils, with a focus on creating soft textures and a balanced pastel palette.
It’s part of my ongoing series of seasonal illustrations featuring animal characters in storybook-like settings.