New painting in progress 💙 I'm redrawing my boy Tricerapops! #illustration #art #watercolor #mixedmedia #oc #ocsky #dinosaurs

This month's Patreon reward! Anyone who joins the Paleo Prints tier in March will receive this print in the mail 💌 patreon.com/venacarrillustration

New Dessert Dino keychains!! Shop update coming soon 😊 In the meantime, I have a few items on sale: venacarr.com #dinosaurs #cuteart #cartoon #acryliccharms #oc #ocsky #illustration

Happy Valentine's Day 💝 This is one of my latest new & improved greeting cards 🥰 The design is something I came up with years ago and recently revisited 😊 #greetingcard #cuteart #cutefoodart #illustration #stationery

Anyone still buying art and silly little things made by artists when shit’s this scary are the goat. I could honestly cry every time I get an order if I think about it too much, little guys are the epitome of a non essential and you guys still like them enough to buy them anyways 🥹🥹🥹😭😭

I'm having a little 10% off sale in my shop for the next couple days in order to make room for a new shop update <3

New Dessert Dino! Strawberry Milk Trike 🍓 #dinosaurs #cuteart #cartoon #mixedmedia #illustration #art #oc #ocsky

New greeting card design for Valentine's Day 💘

Baby Tricerapops acrylic & epoxy keychain! I was thinking about making strawberry and watermelon versions 😋 #characterdesign #dinosaurs #cuteart #art #oc #ocsky #procreate

the dinosaur Kale’s spa day :)

Sinomacrops bondei was an #anurognathid #pterosaur from China! 🐸 The only described specimen of #Sinomacrops is crushed, but the head is preserved mostly on its side, which is normal for most #pterosaurs, but very rare in #anurognathids! 👀 Please check out my Ko-Fi to see my posts early! 😄

Sea turtle painting! I'm really proud of this one ☺️ #painting #watercolor #gouache #mixedmedia #illustration #art

New Patreon mini print available today! Anyone who signs up for the Paleo Prints tier this month will receive Jelly Ceratorollus 💘 patreon.com/venacarrillustration

New Dessert Dino in the works 🍓 #painting #watercolor #illustration #dinosaurs #oc #ocsky

Hi friends! Just want to quickly mention that there's just a few days left to claim this Patreon mini print of Lioscotti 😋 There will be a new Dessert Dino available in February 💘 patreon.com/venacarrillustration #art #illustration #cuteart #oc #ocsky #dinosaurs #paleoart

Another sea creature painting today!! This time, it's manta rays 💙 Created in 2024 with watercolor, gouache, and pencil 🎨 #seacreatures #mantaray #painting #watercolor #illustration #mixedmedia ##cuteart #art

COMPY CANDY 💙 A cotton candy Compsagnathus from 2023. I wanted to make him very fluffy like a silkie chicken haha. Another one to maybe revisit some day. #dinosaurs #cutefoodart #characterdesign #oc #ocsky #mixedmedia #characterart #illustration

Some non-dinosaur art today! I also have a series of sea creature paintings, and this is one of my latest 💙 I love sharks 🥰 #watercolour #paintings #mixedmedia #sharks #seacreatures #cuteart #art #illustration

Did you guys know about dinosaurpictures.org ?? I'm about to get so inspired 😤

TIRAMISAURUS REX 😋 Illustrated in 2022. Tiramisu is probably my favourite dessert 😊

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ICE CREAM TAIYAKI PLESIOSAUR 🍦 Or Tai for short 💖 Illustrated in 2023 with watercolour, gouache, and colour pencil. I was briefly experimenting with cross hatching during that year. #characterdesign #paleoart #conceptart #characterconceptart #oc #ocsky #mixedmedia

PUMPKIN PINOSAURUS 🧡 Popular sticker but not a popular print 🥲 Funny how that works out sometimes, haha. And after drawing this I learned that there is a lot of HEATED debate over Spinosaurus 😵 But I still like this #characterdesign and might revisit it eventually. #dinosaurs #oc #ocsky #art

Almost time to start making the holiday themed friends. Valentine's day and some spring ones first, then I'll get started on the summer ones. I really like making this little guy. 💚✨️ Pattern by dragonsgarden #plushiemaker #sewing #supportartists #shopsmall

Hey folks! I just wanted to quickly mention that I'm on Patreon, and you can join for free if you would like to receive my monthly newsletter 😊 www.patreon.com/venacarrillu... #dinosaurs #artists #art #illustration #characterdesigner

Wow, 100 followers!! Thanks so much for being here. It was a little scary starting fresh on a new platform. I can't wait to share more art with you all 😊

Chocolate Milk Trike 🍫 This is the baby version I designed for keychains and stickers 😊 #artist #characterdesign #smallbusiness #artbusiness #illustration #oc #ocsky #dinosaurs #cuteart #art #cartoon

JELLY CERATOROLLUS 🍓 This is my first painting of 2025! She is a strawberry jelly roll cake Ceratosaurus 😋 I created her with watercolour, colour pencil, and gouache 🎨 #characterdesign #originalcharacter #dinosaurs #oc #ocsky #watercolor #mixedmedia

I made a baby version of my Carrotdactyl Cake!! This is the style I like to work in when I make digital art. This lil guy will become stickers and keychains 🥰 #digitalart #cuteart #paleoart #art #illustration #characterdesign #oc #ocsky #procreate

DIMACARON 💖 He is a macaron Dimorphodon! There is a patisserie in my town that makes beautiful macarons that inspired this prehistoric friend 😋 #mixedmedia #illustration #art #originalcharacter #paleoart #oc #ocsky #cuteart #cuteartstyle #characterdesign

ANKYLOSMORUS 🔥 Another Dessert Dino design I would like to revisit. Illustrated in 2022 with watercolor, gouache, and pencil 🎨 #oc #ocsky #dinosaurs #ankylosaurus #characterdesign #paleoart #art #illustration

My son, Blueberry Tallcake 💙 (tallcake because he's not a shortcake, hehe) Illustrated in 2021. I would like to revisit this design 😊 #oc #ocsky #characterdesign #art #illustration #dinosaurs

Do you have a favorite dinosaur? Mine is Carnotaurus! I love their stubby little arms haha

ICE CREAM CARNO 🍦 Illustrated in 2022 #dinosaurs #paleoart #cartoon #characterdesign #oc #ocsky

All of the paints I used for my latest painting 🥰

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Hello #PortfolioDay 👋 My name is Vena, and I am a Canadian mixed media illustrator 🎨 I have a series of #originalcharacters called Dessert Dinos, but I also love drawing other cute creatures and characters! I'm currently accepting commissions, and I have an online store: venacarr.com

Rainbow Chip Therizinosaurus 🌈 Made with watercolour and gouache, 2021 🎨

New Dessert Dino in the works 😋 #watercolor #painting #dinosaur #characterdesign #characterart

If you like my Dessert Dinos and want to support my work, please check out my web store! venacarr.com

💖BABY DESSERT DINO KEYCHAINS💖 Double-sided acrylic charms with epoxy on the front to make them ✨️extra glossy✨️ I eventually want to make baby versions of all of my Dessert Dinos 🥰

🍦RASPBERRY RIPPLE RAPTOR🍦 She is a raspberry ripple ice cream Velociraptor with waffle cone feathers. Definitely inspired by Blue from Jurassic World 💙 Created with watercolour, pencil, and gouache, 2023. #dinosaurs #characterdesign #jurassicworld #oc #ocsky

Sundaesaurus is another one of the original Dessert Dinos I designed along with Stegoberry Shortcake and Tricerapops! These guys kicked off the whole series, and I have designed 20~ prehistoric friends since 😋 #characterdesign #cuteart #mixedmedia #dinosaurs #cutefoodart #art #illustration

Tricerapops is one of my OG Dessert Dinos I designed right along with Stegoberry Shortcake! This is from 2021. I want to revisit the design to make him cuter and more stylized 😋 And maybe there should be more Tricerapops flavours? 👀 #oc #ocsky #originalcharacter #dinosaur

Does not bite‼️ Very friendly. He is a carrot cake pterodactyl with a big carrot head. His wings are covered in cream cheese frosting and crushed walnuts 😋

🥕CARROTDACTYL CAKE🥕 #oc #ocsky #paleoart #cartoon #art #characterdesign #cutefoodart

ConfetTi Rex Cake is a decadent confetti chip vanilla cake T-Rex decorated with a generous amount of delicious pink frosting and rainbow sprinkles. He's very silly and loves to party 🎂

CONFETTI REX CAKE🥳 I painted him back in '21 with watercolour, gouache, colour pencil, and acrylic paint markers 🎨 #oc #ocsky #characterdesign #characterart #dinosaurs #cuteart #mixedmedia #cute

Another baby in a cup! This is Lioscotti 💖 He's a chocolate almond Liopleurodon biscotti who loves to swim in tea 😋 #oc #ocsky #characterdesign #paleoart #illustration #painting #drawing