Crisp mornings. 🤍🤍 I know fall doesn’t “officially” start (in the N hemisphere) for another week, but as the acorns continue to tumble down our roof, I can’t help but declare it’s already here! 🤗 Getting all my sweaters and beanies out. How are you preparing? #fall #illustration #kidlitart

It’s #Kidlitartpostcard day today. . I am currently available for exciting new projects, get in touch with myself or my lovely agent Becca if you have something in mind. You can see more of my pictures here: . www.rosha.ie . #kidlitpostcard #picturebookportfolio #illustration

Happy beginning of September and #kidlitartpostcard day! I’ve been working hard on developing my style & think I finally have it. You can see new work on my site www.pippinmathur.com I would love to illustrate more pbs, chapter books and early gns! Repped by Jennifer Unter. #kidlitpostcard #kidlit

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. My name is Mark Hoffmann and I’m a kidlit author/illustrator. I am rep’d by Jenn Laughran @literaticat.bsky.social with @andreabrownlit.bsky.social #kidlitpostcard #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #cuteanimals #animalillustration

#kidlitpostcard day! I love color, animals and whimsy. Repped by Nicole at T2 @the_t2_agency. #illustration #kidlit #childrensbookillustration #procreateart #procreate #kidlitart #childrensbooks #illustrationforkids #picturebooks

When a president decides to disregard the will of the American people, you’re right, that’s the mark of authoritarian rule. The White House has notified Congress that it plans to cancel $4.9 billion in foreign aid funding that lawmakers had already approved, doing so without their consent.

It's Friday! Your assignment this weekend: Hang out in a bookstore or library. Spend time with the books. Chat with the booksellers & librarians. Enjoy the community. This is activism. Your presence energizes these spaces & these spaces need energy. Have a great weekend!

The new ICE song by Jesse Welles nails it. ICE isn’t recruiting heroes, it’s recruiting the bitter, the rejected, the ones desperate for a badge to cover their failures. Losers with power become the most dangerous kind. (c/o Caroline Codsi)

What’s eating your strawberries? It might not be what you think…. Garden hobgoblins, anyone? #illustration #kidlit #childrensbookillustration #procreateart #procreate #kidlitart #childrensbooks #childrensbookart #illustrationforkids #picturebooks

An example of my second round of paneling as I work on my graphic novel pitch. Red pencils for panels and some art “gestures”, blue notes are art guides, and black is script/dialogue. I sketch alternative panel layouts to the side and make general notes in the margins. #graphicnovel

If you cannot convince people that the government kidnapping people off the streets and conducting a takeover of the capital is full fledged fascism, they are never going to be convinced. Not until the boots are kicking down their front door.

Picked up The Anxious Generation and it’s quite illuminating for our relationship with technology and how it’s shaping childhood (in detrimental ways). Highly recommend and I’m only just beginning it! #anxiousgeneration #technology

I learned that Tove Jansson was born today, August 9th, in 1914 - So here’s some Moomin fan art to celebrate! #illustration #kidlit #childrensbookillustration #kidlitart #childrensbooks #illustrationforkids #picturebooks #moomin #tovejansson

Another day, another old film and another gorgeous dress. Deborah Kerr in An Affair to Remember. #vintagefashion

Yesterday was my birthday and @stavesacre.bsky.social got me the loveliest flowers! I’ve underestimated how happy fresh flowers make me. Instant space brightener. 🤍

I don’t know man, the utter abandonment of environmentalism we’ve been careening towards in the 2020s is kind of…I don’t know. Anyone who thinks the planet can take a tripling of plastics production in the next thirty years is either delusional or hates the world and I’m really struggling with that.

Got around to a #kidlitpostcard today! Hobgoblins and nasturtiums! Open to work! #illustration #kidlit #childrensbookillustration #procreateart #procreate #kidlitart #childrensbooks #illustrationforkids #picturebooks #graphicnovelart #middlegradebooks #kidlitpostcardday

This weekend I spent about an hour sorting through our Legos (kids had out) and built Dracula a party house. So fun to pause and be a kid again. My daughter kept giving #Dracula a cupcake #Lego we had (not pictured) 😂

Sharing my favorite #procreate brushes on my blog: thepolychromaticpage.substack.com/p/my-go-to-p...

Good morning 🌞

A reminder to appreciate small beautiful things. #flower #nature

Publishers need us more than we need them. Without us, they would be able to do nothing. The only way to survive what is coming is to build it back sustainably, together, and without ego.

Been studying graphic novel page and frame progressions by copying the variations down for some books I own. I love how different they have been so far, yet they all get us to understand a story. #graphicnovel #illustrator

New pendants are up! daniellepedersen.com

“Speaking out for kids in this situation is more important than my career.” More people need to internalize this.

Been reading Scott McCloud’s “Making Comics” and wow, I get what all the fuss is about…So helpful and I love having more understanding of how to make comics and graphic novels intuitive. #comics #graphicnovels #makingcomics

I’ve been working on exploring new styles lately (linework and simplified color to go with the graphic novel I’m developing) and it’s been an interesting process. I redid the color on this 3 times bc I’m trying to evaluate my own process in relation to the outcome. #graphicnovelart #illustration

Today seems like the perfect day to promote Families of a Feather by Fern Wexler! It celebrates family diversity in the bird world and by extension the human world! Happy Pride! Same sex familial pairs is natural!🏳️‍🌈 www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/709277...

So proud to be a part of this amazing morning. Location ocean beach San Francisco #nokings

“From the Pages” prompt for my agent - kids imagining themselves as famous book characters. I wanted to explore technique and had fun using more line-work. #illustration #childrensbookillustration #kidlitart #graphicnovelart #middlegradebooks #lotr #lordoftherings

Coaster 4/4 for the Salut! 10th Anniversary Coaster Show @nucleushouse.bsky.social 6/8-7/3. #tombowmarkers #watercolors #marker #coloredpencil #prismacolors

Added some new pendants in part of a nostalgia batch, including this terrible creature. daniellepedersen.com

Coaster 3/4 for the Salut! 10th Anniversary Coaster Show @nucleushouse.bsky.social 6/8-7/3. #tombowmarkers #watercolors #marker #coloredpencil #prismacolors

Coaster 2/4 for the Salut! 10th Anniversary Coaster Show @nucleushouse.bsky.social 6/8-7/3. #tombowmarkers #watercolors #marker #coloredpencil #prismacolors

Coaster 1/4 for the Salut! 10th Anniversary Coaster Show at Nucleus Portland @nucleushouse.bsky.social 6/8-7/3. #tombowmarkers #watercolors #marker #coloredpencil #prismacolors

Previous to the FDA, folks would put chalk and plaster of Paris in milk to make it appear white. They could also add formaldehyde to cover the smell and taste of spoiled milk.

My painting COASTAL EXPLORERS

🌸🌷🌼🪻 In Bloom! 🌸🌷🌼🪻 #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #childrensillustration

Families of a Feather out today! By Fern Wexler and published by Little Bigfoot! #kidlit #booksky #childrensbook #birdbook #birds #kidlitbook #kidlitillustration #illustration #kidlitart

Process work for Families of a Feather - out Tuesday! Preorder anywhere! Final ➡️ rough ➡️ thumbnail. #kidlit #kidbook #booksky #childrensbook #bird #birdbook #family

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Peace for those who are scared, peace for the most vulnerable and marginalized among us May we all hold onto each other and hold strong, I was working on this long before last week to make something for the holidays, but it feels even more apropos after everything Stay safe and stay strong🕊️

Mouse visiting the local market.

#thefinacialdiet is spot on here. Chelsea has another good one from yesterday, as well: youtu.be/bzWd8h1eoCM?...

this is true, every time i mess up in the kitchen, it’s because of the woke dei.

Destabilization of reality in the US is about to reach surreal heights. Protect your mind. Monitor stress levels. Do not doomscroll--it does not help. Be selective about when and how long you expose your brain to this. Do what you can when you can.

GenAI has polluted image search results, especially for animal pics. It’s now basically impossible to find accurate art references. Enter this: a repository of open-access, AI-free images of wild & exotic taxa. Artists creating *without AI* have blanket permission for derivative/transformative use.

Oh hi, it's just me reminding you that #KidLitArtPostcard is one week away. February 6th! Read more here: www.ginaperry.com/postcard #kidlit

If you are still using google for your web searches, I suggest you switch. But using “before:2019” at the end of ddg image searches does a very good job of clearing out ai results. #noai

We're going to make it through this 🩷💙 Let's turn our fear and rage into community action.