An #Afghan hound on an #autumn afternoon amble. #CCFallow #colour_collective #afghanhound #fall #autumnwalk #woodland #autumnleaves #dogillustration #illustration

Kept it suuuuuper simple for #colour_collective #CCFallow. I’m tired. 😅💜 #kidlitart

Would you believe it, I’ve written a substack post. Find out what I’ve been up to since I last managed that feat (in June 😬) - get to the end and be rewarded with a photo of my dog! open.substack.com/pub/aleneill... #kidlitart

Dug deep into my archives for #colour_collective #CCForestGreen and gave this old favourite a teeny bit of an update. My to do list is not conducive to drawing whole things from scratch today and anyway, this cat and I are basically the same right now. 🫠💜 #kidlitart

Ghost bunnies frolicking for #colour_collective #CCDoveGrey. I don’t know either, I’ve just apparently reached the point in the year where ghost bunnies seem a logical thing to draw. 💜 #kidlitart

Todays colour collective illustration using the colour palatinate #illustration #faunafairy #fantasyillustration #colourcollective #clr_collective #ccpalatinate

A comfort-zone sketch for #colour_collective #CCPalatinate, based vaguely on a vintage photo I found on Pinterest. I can confirm that drawing spots on a dog is very cathartic if you’ve been a bit stressed. 💜 #kidlitart

There’s a new holland honeyeater in our garden with NO finesse, launching himself at branches & almost missing, flying erratically, looking like he’s been through a bush backwards (to be honest he probably has) and I LOVE him. So here he is for #colour_collective #CCStrawYellow 💜 #kidlitart

I was sick ALL Book Week, but I did manage to make it to the launch of Crunch! Kaboom! at Melville Library. You can read about the launch here: www.alene-art.com/journal/crun... HUGE thanks to Clodagh for doing the heavy lifting, & Sam & Lorraine at the library, who made it an amazing event!

Crunch! Kaboom! Is out today with Fremantle Press! Head to my substack to learn about discarded concepts and my quest to illustrate sound effects with typography in a behind the scenes post! 💜 open.substack.com/pub/aleneill... #kidlitart #picturebook #crunchkaboom

I’ve been watching an historic kdrama so here’s something inspired by all the beautiful hanbok for #colour_collective #cctanagerturquoise - I know it’s time for the CC Summer Break but it’s freezing and WET here. 💜 #kidlitart

Behind the scenes on one of my favourite spreads from ‘Crunch! Kaboom!’ From one page in a 32-page book to a finished double spread in a 40-page book! “Crunch! Kaboom!” was illustrated by me and written by Conor Mills and Clodagh Starr, out July 29 with Fremantle Press. #kidlitart #picturebook

I found this piece deeeeep in my archives (I had forgotten I did it and don’t think I ever posted it anywhere!) and decided it could work for #colour_collective #CCSeashell 💜 #kidlitart

Running with the simple shapes of lovebirds for #colour_collective #CCCoralQuartz (I think the last time this colour rolled round I did VERY much the same thing but I’m stressed and birds are fat and easy to draw. It’s a new piece though! 😅) 💜 #kidlitart

Hello #colour_collective! I tried some coloured linework to warm up #CCNyanza - it felt so cold with my usual black linework. If you’re in the northern hemisphere I know you could do with this icecream right now though! 💜 #kidlitart

I did not technically have time to do ANYTHING for #colour_collective this week but #CCCornflower is my favourite colour so how could I sit it out? So I stole half an hour to colour up this old vignette of Margaret Cavendish. I hope you get to lie on the grass with a book this weekend. 💜 #kidlitart

I would have LOVED to redo my original #CCOperaRose for #colour_collective but I do NOT have the time - so I’ve reworked something simpler in the interests of maintaining momentum on the deadlines. I feel a bit like this frazzled galah tbh. 😅💜 #kidlitart

#Colour_collective has rolled around again (where did the week go??), so here’s a little sketch for #CCKombuGreen. I hope everyone gets good snacks this weekend. 💜 #kidlitart

An old piece for #colour_collective #CCXanthous because I didn’t have time to do a CC sketch this week. I would like this to be my weekend vibe, how about you? 💜 #kidlitart

Hello #kidlitartpostcard! I can’t believe June has rolled around already, but I’m Alison, a Perth 🇦🇺 #kidlitart illustrator who loves picture books & middle grade. Seeking representation and #kidlit projects. 💜 #kidlitartpostcardday

I am *so* tired. Seriously. 🫠 But to get at least one mermaid in before #mermay ends, here is a nice simple napping mermaid for #colour_collective #CCWisteria 💜 #kidlitart

I couldn’t resist #colour_collective #CCTractor (I love using red in illos) but I have a terrible cold and couldn’t organise my brain to draw something new, so here’s a zhuzhed piece I made earlier. 💜 #kidlitart

I’ve been absolutely SLAMMED tonight (and all week!), so here’s a repost of a motivational mouse for #colour_collective #CCManganeseBlue. I can do it! So can you! Go us! 💜 #kidlitart

New post on substack: What I’m up to in the #kidlitart sphere. open.substack.com/pub/aleneill...

Had to keep it super super quick for #colour_collective #CCBamboo - a combo of very busy and a migraine doth not make for extended sketching time (or original ideas!), Friday or not! 💜 #kidlitart & I’ve joined Substack, please join me if kidlitart is your jam! aleneillustration.substack.com

I’ve joined Substack! Please come and join me so I’m not shouting* into the void: open.substack.com/pub/aleneill... *I promise not to shout 💜

A perfect afternoon for #colour_collective #CCAmaranthPink. What are you reading right now? 💜 #kidlitart

An Easter egg haul for #colour_collective #CCDandelion, inspired by an old photo I saw on Pinterest (of a small Edwardian child with a doll’s pram). I love drawing button boots. 💜 #kidlitart

Trying to dislodge a welly boot for #colour_collective #CCRaisin. This colour just said ‘mud’ to me, possibly because I’ve been off my food and am not currently interested in raisins. 😅💜 #kidlitart

#CCNonPhotoBlue will come out in the wash, right? I was feeling retro for #colour_collective so I ran with it. 💜 #kidlitart

I’m a bit late for #kidlitartpostcard - I lost track of the days! I’m Alison, an Aussie illustrator who loves working in fiction and non fiction, picture books and chapter books. Seeking representation. 💜 #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlitart

Sharing some of my favourite illustrations from ‘The Fart Catcher’ by Alyssa Curtayne, illustrated by me - it’s out now, perfect for early readers, especially boys and anyone who thinks farts are super funny! 💜 #kidlitart #chapterbook

2025 mood, am I right? Apart from it being, well, 2025, we’ve just finished with a state election and now they’ve called a federal one. I can’t stand the perpetual name-calling of election leadups. #CCTerracotta for #colour_collective this week. 💜 #kidlitart

Thrilled with my mail today - upcoming from @fremantlepress, ‘Crunch! Kaboom!’ By Conor Mills & Clodagh Starr & illustrated by me! I’m so proud of this book, it’s jam-packed with machines & amazing west Aussie red dust! Can’t wait to show you more when it’s released! #kidlitart #picturebook

It’s been a busy day, so here’s a piece from ‘There’s a Crocodile in my Sandpit’ by Nicole Lubout for #colour_collective #CCMalachite. Loved working on this fun book! 💜 #kidlitart

For #colour_collective #CCGlaucous I was inspired by my being very distracted by a nest of baby birds right outside my studio door last week. Who can focus on work when there are birdies right outside? 💜 #kidlitart

I’m going on a little craft retreat next week, and need something to needle felt. I thought it might be fun to do some Pride and Prejudice themed mice, so here is a quick proof of concept sketch for #colour_collective #CCLemonChiffon. What think you? Would this be cute in felt? 💜 #kidlitart

Hello #kidlitartpostcardday! I’m Alison, an Aussie illustrator working mainly in kidlit: picture books, chapter books, fiction, non-fiction, book design. Seeking representation. This is from ‘Kitty Cuddles: A Tail of Friendship’ by @stevenrogers1982, out soon! 💜 #kidlitart #kidlitartpostcard

Kept it simple for #colour_collective #CCEarlyBird - it’s still summer here, so even on milder days I remain firmly attached to my desk fan while I’m working! 💜 #kidlitart

To be honest, #colour_collective, I don’t know where this supercilious recency mouse came from. Possibly a rebound from the colour - #CCAsparagus - I’m getting over dental surgery & am not allowed to eat things like asparagus so I drew something very far from food! 🫠💜 #kidlitart

Rehashed an older piece for #colour_collective #CCFirebrick because it’s been a busy day/week. I’m shunning Valentine’s Day imagery in favour of feathertail gliders because, well, they’re so cute. 💜 #kidlitart

Some February motivation for you, #colour_collective. I think we could all do with some about now, right? 💜 This is part of a rough I’m currently working up for a client project, I thought I’d give it a different style makeover for #CCJasperOrange. #kidlitart

For #colour_collective #CCVerditerBlue I’ve given a bit of colour to a character sketch I did for the Middle Grade Masterclass. I needed to tidy it up anyway! As you can see, I struggle drawing dragons as majestic beasts, where’s the fun in that? 😉💜 #kidlitart

Slowly, very slowly, I’m working through the Middle Grade Masterclass from @the_illustration_initiative - this is one of the pieces I’ve created so far, using a character I created in module one, although that wasn’t a requirement from this module, she just worked with the brief. 💜 #kidlitart

The inspiration for this week’s #colour_collective #CCDeepPink is brought to you by medieval mystery audiobooks and a heatwave. And sore teeth, but they didn’t inspire me in anything except drawing closed mouths exclusively. 💜 . #kidlitart

Still being sketchy for #colour_collective #CCBurlywood. I would like to be this sleepy mouse and hibernate for the foreseeable future (or at least the next week. I’ve got more dental work scheduled 🫠)💜 #kidlitart

Playing around with textures and loose linework for #colour_collective #CCCanaryYellow. Sometimes the world all gets too much and the only way I can cope is with extra-cute sketching - this little lion sends you love. 💜 #kidlitart

Just a sketch for #colour_collective #CCPinkFrost because it was my first day back at work for 2025 and I didn’t want to stress. I’m always fascinated by those huge mounds of fairy floss on sticks, but can never buy any because there’s no way I could eat it all! So sweet! 💜 #kidlitart

Throwback piece for #colour_collective #CCMetallicSilver because I’m at the point of the year where I’m so tired that I managed to plan something for the wrong colour … so I just went back to regular work. 🤦🏻‍♀️ Two days until I can knock off and try and get my brain back. 😅💜 #kidlitart

Dreaming of a peaceful white Christmas for #colour_collective #CCDarkRoyalBlue - an old piece that’s been given a colour makeover because December continues to swallow my free time (and flatten me with extreme heat). 💜 #kidlitart