Gross.

ChatGPT lied (is it called a lie when done by a code??) and told this poor kid it would connect him with real, human help when he shared his suicidal thoughts. If you’re using AI at all, please, I beg you, STOP. Write your own emails, make your own art. Don’t encourage the slop, the cruelty.

Sharing my latest mock book cover for #kidlitartpostcard day. I love browsing the posts each month! My name is Jordan and I’m an illustrator from Wichita KS. Would love to do MG and YA cover work. jordankirtley.com [email protected]

SAVE THE DATES!!! November is upon us and so is a lineup of amazing guests for Gab ‘n’ Doodle on insta. It’s a cornucopia of skills and talent. #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlit #kidlitillustrators #kidlitartists #illustration

Went the #mglit adventure route for this latest #bookcover. I’m always nervous about a software update but so far I’m liking the new #procreate brushes. Used “underwood” charcoal for a lot of the texture in this. #kidlit #booksky

A little digital illustration for @broadsoundmag.com to mark the release of Josh Ritter’s latest album

There’s a girl and a boy at this library. They look like me. They look like their dad, too. But they also look just like themselves. I made them and I brought them here — to the library and the earth, too? That’s pretty cool.

👀 Ooh! #portfolioday Show me your amazing work. Here are some favorite illustrations I’ve done over the years. 🙋🏻‍♂️ I’m Chris, an author/illustrator working in picture books. ✨ My dream project: a graphic novel about skateboarding. Work: Chrisdpark.com Rep: @essiewhite.bsky.social

New today on the site: another selection from our The Sunset Tree at 20 special edition - it’s the Broad Sound interview with John Darnielle of @themountaingoats.bsky.social - art by @vanessamckee.bsky.social broadsoundmag.com/2025/06/30/t...

Seems like a good day to post this again. #eattherich

For #kidlitartpostcard day, here's another look at a mock cover for LOVE AT FIRST SITE. I work with traditional and digital media, and I'm looking for MG and YA cover work. jordankirtley.com [email protected] #kidLitArt #illustration #coverart #middlegrade #YA #bookcovers #chapterbooks

My latest mock book cover… no it’s not a real book and yet I’m heavily invested in Priya and Wren’s relationship. #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #bookillustration #coverart #kidlitmegafeed #booksky #yalit #teenlit

Real people. #sketches #sketch #kidlitart

For all my Puffin Rock mamas and papas out there

Planettes #4: Neptune

This is your two week notice. #Kidlitartpostcard Day is June 5th. It's also the 3rd anniversary of the event! 🥳🥳🥳 Find out more here: www.ginaperry.com/postcard

View from the drive through

Wichita friends: I’m offering free local delivery til Sunday! jordankirtley.com/shop It’s the **we’re trying to buy our first house** sale!

Selling 8x10 giclee prints of my digital illustration for $20 each plus shipping. jordankirtley.com/shop Created and printed in KS #eattherich #procreate #cakeart

Behind the scenes of photographing my new print 😆 Anyways, it’s $20 at jordankirtley.com/shop and $2 goes to @aclu.org.

New 8x10 giclee prints for sale at jordankirtley.com. They’re $20 each with $2 going to @aclu.org for every one sold. 🩷🏳️‍⚧️

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Jordan Kirtley, an illustrator from Wichita KS currently looking for ✳️ MG and YA cover projects ✳️ Portfolio: jordankirtley.com #kidlit #kidlitart

8x10 giclee prints of my digital illustration are coming soon! 🏳️‍⚧️

I just want everyone to know how lucky I am.

There will be a lot of Broad Sound goodness online soon—subscribe to our MailChimp to make sure you don’t miss a thing eepurl.com/jdeU0-/

Might f**k around and publish our first web-exclusive essay today

Here’s my cover for the latest issue of Wichita’s RAD zine. Out soon! And a special edition of color prints to come!

The Pickle Boys

Something joyful

I started a Kansas arts & culture list! Who am I missing?

I’m working on a picture book idea, “Lost Bread.” A girl dreams of the breakfast she’ll have in the morning. Of course, as dreams go, the bread for her French toast keeps evading her. We hope she finds it before it turns moldy! French toast is colored pencil and paint on paper, rest is digital.

I cooked french toast so that I could accurately illustrate it, and that is why I am a professional.

Just some tiramisu gelato I’m still thinking about one week later. Botolino in Dallas

I’m about to make the final leap away from all meta platforms, so here’s another post to prove I’m a real human. Mock YA book cover done in procreate, inspired by a natural hair artist named Solar.

Wichita people: Nickel Boys, Hard Truths, and The Brutalist all open in theaters here this weekend, you can't go wrong with any of them, all really really really good. But also GO SEE NICKEL BOYS GODDAMMIT

I stopped using facebook awhile ago and have since felt pretty disconnected from local arts events/news. That is, until The SHOUT launched. And now their newsletter is weekly! www.shoutwichita.com

Another mock book cover. This one is a coming-of-age YA graphic novel. Drawn/hand lettered in Procreate.

Imaginary book cover. I was going for middle grade in the science fiction genre. Drawn in Procreate.

Motherhood: Reaching for cheese stick from fridge. Brief moment of panic. Does she want it unwrapped?…Or will she be mad I opened it for her?…I could get it started so she can feel like she opened it herself… Sigh of relief. This cheese stick is for me. I rip it open with reckless abandon.