The author who describes her terrible publisher experience doesn't name the pub, but I will (w/permission): Clear Fork Publishing, (imprints Spork, Blue Whale, &MG, and Rise). If you have a similar story to tell, pls contact me: [email protected] (in confidence) www.vanessakeel.com/blog/my-caut...

Here’s the process, in case anyone is curious.

Another quick study. An American Flamingo at Greensboro Science Center. #digitaldrawing #flamingo #speeddrawing #illustration

Just finished! #coiledrope #craftsky #quiltsky #batikfabric #quilts #quilting

Another quick study. An American Flamingo at Greensboro Science Center. #digitaldrawing #flamingo #speeddrawing #illustration

Cats at #home 🏡 I have been working on this drawing for a while, little by little, and I really like it 💛 #sensoryart #artyear #smartist #catsky #art #pigeonsky

Just a quick study. The current contents of my dining room table fruit bowl. I’m slowly finding my way back to creating. Done with @ittaimanero.bsky.social’s soft pastel medium brush. #stilllife #procreate #fruit #digitaldrawing #mango #tomatoes #nectarines

I thought that this administration was ran on a pledge for peace, and saving money. Bombing Iran will do neither of these things. Another war in the Middle East in my lifetime. God forgive us.

Embroidery has consumed a good chunk of my life. It's something that I can really escape into. Hope that all of you are surviving, and finding ways to escape the madness, just for the little bit. I am going to draw something in the coming weeks. It's been too long.

All I wanted to do was to login to Twitter just to check the weather from my local weather man...

🙌🏻🖍️A handmade drawing Starter Pack for #starterpacknoai ✨ I also symbolically added my handmade sweater and hat 🧶🩷 #starterpacknoia

Shrike got that Scud energy about him. #monkeywrench #fanart #sketch #sketchrequest #artchallenge

Louise V Durham, stained glass and driftwood sculpture, Shoreham by Sea, UK #WomensArt

If you love your library, listen up…

It always warms my heart to see illustrators creating to oppose the latest A.I. trend. ❤️

Me as a tiny thingamajig with a few micro friends✨👀 Human creativity matters! Reject ai, support the arts! Pick up a pencil, crayon or stylus and start scribbling!✍🏼😤🌈⭐️🎨 #starterpacknoai #art

THURSDAY ART SHOW! If you are a working artist (i.e. you depend on income from your art) just respond to this post with your non-pornographic, non-violent, non-AI generated ✨CAT-RELATED✨ art/crafts and I will repost! From now until 7 pm EST. Include any relevant links like your website or etsy!

This one was in time out for several weeks b/c it wasn’t going great and I was super frustrated. Eventually it went back on the easel to be completed, and even though it didn’t turn out as I imagined, I learned a ton and count that as a win. “Temporary Time Out” #pnwartist #artsky #bumblebeeart

For #portfolioday, here’s a sampling of some of my favorite still lives. All done digitally in #procreate. For whatever reason, I feel that produce has a lot of personality. I love drawing food 😊. All of these are available as prints upon request, please message me for details.

Hey #PortfolioDay I'm an oil painter! I dabble in landscapes and portraits, but my true love is painting figure skaters in motion, trying to capture the speed and power of the atheltes alongside the emotion of the performance. ⛸️ I sell prints and originals here and I also work to commission :)

I drew this for my kitchen, an artichoke and lemon. Drawn in #procreate. Reminds me of fresh, Mediterranean and Middle East flavors 🍋💛 This is available as a print here: www.inprnt.com/gallery/mati... #illustration #stilllife #lemon #artichoke #fineart #digitalpainting #painting #portfolioday

Pyrotechnic Explosion, #quilt by #AliceBrown #art #artsky #quiltsky

Some dandy felines to make you smile 💛 Just been making more doodles that I spend less than an hour on. It’s a lot of fun. #cat #illustration #dandelion #plant #kidlitart #spring #cuteart #procreate #procreateartist

It really is that simple❤️ #studioghibli #ghibli #hayaomiyazaki

About the Ghibli AI generator, it's always some dummy who doesn't have knowledge of the fundamentals of art or media literacy that thinks they're really doing something when they create AI art. There's something so soulless about turning Miyazaki's craft into mass produced on-demand work.

This photo is from 2019, when I was a guest artist in a local #pet shop. I created the mosaic together with the shop's customers and their children. It perfectly fits today's #MakersmARTch prompt: #connect as it connects both the tiles and the participants. #mkrsmARTch #cat

"On The Fringe" oil on canvas 30x48 inches Nicki Ault 2023 #prairie #canadianprairies #canola #artist #bskyart #oilpainting

After months on the design wall, I've finished piecing the plus quilt. #quiltsky #quilt #quilting #craftsky #plusquilt

Springtime is quickly approaching in North Carolina 💛

I started my #Windows drawing for #Blueskyartshow + #markersmARTch a little late for the whole house-front I sketched out, but I finished one single window to share today 🐈 #artyear #art #cats

Speed drawing. Just some studies of the crocus coming up in my yard. . . . #spring #nature #crocus #scientificillustration #procreateartist #procreate #drawing #sketch #speeddrawing #illustration #digitalart

Speed drawing. Just some studies of the crocus coming up in my yard. . . . #spring #nature #crocus #scientificillustration #procreateartist #procreate #drawing #sketch #speeddrawing #illustration #digitalart

Kitty slumber party! Drawn in #procreate #cuteart #digitalart #illustration #kidlitart

Before I drew #cottagecore animals, I drew a series of sleeping animals. #art #cat #skunk #fox

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

Kitty slumber party! Drawn in #procreate #cuteart #digitalart #illustration #kidlitart

"Flow" won the Oscar for Best Animated Film ♡

Leaders of the free world stand united in London The United States is not among them

My evening crochet project. #crochetsky #yarn #textileart #craftsky #ilovecrochet #crochet

A #spring spirit in a crown #woven out of branches and leaves enjoying some tea and a gentle breeze 🌱 #Blueskyartshow #artyear #makersmARTch #Artflood2025

Two Kiwis dividing a set of warm clothes between them for #Februarty day 22. (Does being abandoned in their 2-year and counting wait to see a kiln from the inside qualify them for #blueskyartshow ?) #sculpting #artyear #pottery

What's on the digital easel tonight.

You're invited to the Eric Carle Museum of Picture Book Art for Special Storytime: Kari Percival February 23, 2025 at 2 pm Join us to hear me read my new book and to learn how to help local #frogs, #toads and #salamanders. #carlemuseum #storytime #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebookart

Hello to all my new followers! Lemme reintroduce myself. I'm Morgan. I'm an illustrator, mostly digital. Originally from the Philadelphia area. I'm passionate about animals, plants, history, music and human rights for all.

Everyday all day!!! #quiltsky #craftsky #knitsky #crochetsky #quilting #resist

The theme for #FebruARTy day 8 is Puzzle. This image is kind of one? #februarty2025 #art #artyear

My boyfriend bought this book for me from a used bookstore, when he was on vacation. The Angry Moon by William Sleator. Looks like it goes for hundreds of dollars online. 😳 It's going to stay right on my bookshelf though 😊

I am one of the illustrators that was impacted by this publisher. The future of my book is unknown at this point. Please read Vanessa's cautionary tale about this press; it's a good guide of what to look out for when choosing a publisher to sign with. #publishing #kidlit #childrensbooks