He just gently rests his chin on the warm rock while he sleeps…🥺🥰

Happy Mother's Day!

🪽Artists, if you see this, post a bird 🎨No AI #kidlitart #illustration #ifyouseethis #qrt #artshare

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! 🎉🥳 🌲💜 Open for PBs, CBs, early readers & other projects. www.heycrystalsmith.com Rep'd by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at @starlingliterary.bsky.social #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist

It's #kidlitartpostcard day! 🎉🥳 Inspired by aquariums—one of my favourite places in the world! I love bright, bright colors & bold ideas! 🌲💜 Open for PBs, CBs, early readers & other projects. www.heycrystalsmith.com Rep'd by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at @starlingliterary.bsky.social #kidlit

Summer is almost here, ready for some kayaking? 🐋 Full cover for MAYBE A WHALE — written by the always-amazing @kirstenpendreigh.bsky.social & pics by me! Take a trip to a BC island & see if you can spot some whales in this PB full of nature & wonder! #kidlitbooks #kidlitart #kidlit #picturebook

What's up? These #mermay penguins turned out a little more strange than planned but somehow that makes me love them a little bit more. 🐧🧜🏻‍♀️🥰 #mermay2026 #illustration #kidlitart #kidlitartist #illustrator #penguins

Always be lookin' for mermaids... #mermay

This is cool! Thanks NASA! science.nasa.gov/mission/land...

Well that looks comfy. 😜 #sleeping #napping #lizard #leopardgecko

Our Planet Week - #ourplanetweek 🐟🐳 Today's theme is Oceans Glowing. #kidlitart #illustration #earthweek #opw26ocean #OurPlanetWeek2026 #oceans #sciart

Happy Earth Day!! 🌎🦊😎 💚 Take the Renewable Energy Quiz to see how much you know & learn a little bit more today! www.earthday.org/renewable-en... #earthday #illustration #kidlit #Kidlitart #sciart #forest

Happy Earth Day!! 🎈🌎🐋 #earthday #illustration #kidlit #Kidlitart #whales #sciart #ocean

The best pic in politics right now. Hopeful and real. #obama #mamdani #politics

New shot of the Moon taken only a few hours ago by the Artemis II crew! More of the lunar far side coming into view :-D flic.kr/p/2s676GN

#repostyourart Day 6: BIRDS Harris's hawk lookin' for breakfast... #illustration #kidlitart #art #hawk #sciart #kidsbooks

A lounging lizard with awesome claws... (Bonus points if you know what kind of lizard this is?) #lizard #reptile #sciart #scicomm #naturephotos

Artemis took a picture of us: defector.com/artemis-took...

Artemis II lifts off

New window at Munroes in Victoria! I spy @kirstenpendreigh.bsky.social “When A Tree Falls”! Anyone else want to tag themselves? #kidlit #kidsbooks #childrensbooks #kidlitart

Fact checked by astronauts!! 👨🏼‍🚀🌖 After watching the Artemis II yesterday, I'm even more excited to blast-off with these illustrations!!

It's #kidlitartpostcard again! 🎉🥳 This postcard is just for YOU! I'm a west coast illustrator who loves bright, bright colors and bold ideas! 🌲💜 Open for PBs, chapter books, early readers & other projects. www.heycrystalsmith.com Rep'd by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at @starlingliterary.bsky.social

Ordered!! Can't wait! 🥰👽📚

Mark Carney isn't perfect, of course, and has to be a politician. But I have to say, so far I am quite impressed with a lot of his ideas and implementation. He gets things done.

Happy #nationalpencilday! Here's a spider monkey to celebrate! #pencils #sketching #drawing #sciart #wildlifeart #kidlitart #illustration #wildlifeartist #monkeys

Cactus study with MOOD 🌵🖤 #illustration #blackandwhite #cactus #kidlitart #drawing

Looking forward and inward... #hope #illustration #kidlitart #illustrator #art

The elusive bunny-owl that comes out this time of year in the desert. #illustration #blackandwhite #easter #kidlitart

GOLD 🌟🌟🌟🌟🌟 Worth your time.

Cherry blossoms are out!! (Sorry to the rest of the snow-covered provinces) #spring #cherryblossoms

🐯🌳 Happy #caturday - enjoy this peaceful tiger grrl sleeping in a tree! #illustration #kidlit #kidlitart #terrariums #napping #tigers #illustrator

Timeline cleanse with gecko cuteness!! 💕 #gecko #leopardgecko #lizard

Streaked Chromodoris #nudibranch — Oh, what fun to paint these colorful sea slugs! #nudibranches #sciart #illustration #illustrator #kidlit #kidlitart

I've got a book illustrator's joke... but it doesn't come out for two years.

Happy Happy St. Patrick's Day! 🍀🌈🌟👻 (Also Happy Easter & Happy Halloween...apparently this illustration has multi-holiday uses.) #stpatricksday #SaintPatricksDay #illustration #Kidlitart

Happy #caturday! Lazing about amid the mysterious bromeliads! #cats #catart #art #illustration #illustrator #kidlitart #sciart #plants #botany

The SciArt Feed is looking amazing today, get in there 🐡 Pin & Like:

Quote for the ages: "Information is not knowledge. Knowledge is not wisdom." —Frank Zappa

No minivan when I was little. ⚓️🚙 Here's my dad, brother and me in our family dinghy. The best way to go on outings when you live on a little light station instead of the suburbs. 🐳 #lighthouselife #islandlife #babyphotos #bccanada #westcoast

I want the old internet again. The one where I made a whole netscape website called "Change Him Back!" dedicated to Disney's Beauty and the Beast because I thought he was better looking as the beast. #netscape #oldinternet #nostalgia #animation

Star whale says, "Have a magical day". 🐋💫✨ from: Maybe A Whale (w/b @kirstenpendreigh.bsky.social, pics/b me) #illustration #kidlit #Kidlitart #kidsbooks #whale #starwhale

Happy #caturday ! This stripey cat is hiding amid the caladiums. #cat #illustration #kidlitart #kidlitart #artist #illustration

The tentacles rising from the deep... #octopus #tentacles #kidlitart #sciart #painting

☀️ Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm an illustrator addicted to nature & neon and wild stories. I illustrate fic & non-fic picture books, board books, covers & more. Open for projects! Rep'd by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at Starling Literary + Media 🎉www.heycrystalsmith.com

🐋🐋🐋 Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm an illustrator addicted to nature & neon and wild stories. ⭐️ I illustrate fic & non-fic picture books, board books, covers & more. Open for projects! Rep'd by @jemiscoe.bsky.social at @starlingliterary.bsky.social 🎉www.heycrystalsmith.com

Today is #worldwildlifeday where we not only appreciate the incredible creatures around us, but also look at solutions to keeping them from disappearing. #illustration #illustrator #kidlit #Kidlitart #sciart

Just a leopard gecko being cute....🥰 #gecko #leopardgecko #cute #cutie

In solidarity with all my friends buried under mounds of snow today ❄️☃️❄️☃️❄️☃️❄️☃️ (and a bit jealous) #snow #kidlitart #illustration #cankidlit

That time I travelled across Canada in the winter and ended up unexpectedly at Niagara Falls—and it was FROZEN. heyshotsnaps.tumblr.com/post/8091299... #photo #photos #photography #Niagarafalls #canada #landscape #landscapephoto #landscapephotography #waterfall

If you see this, post a rabbit 🐇 #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration #rabbit