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Alex D

@alexdistasi.bsky.social

Oil pastel and spooky fall vibes. Inspired by Bob Ross' Golden Glow of Morning #oilpastel #autumn #fall #spooky #ghosts #bobross

Drawing of scenery in Autumn with trees reflecting over water and two ghosts looking out

September 25, 2025 at 4:09 PM

Alex D

@alexdistasi.bsky.social

sharing the mother's day card I made of my grandmother in her garden.

my mom said I captured my grandma's butt perfectly which is the highest compliment

#gouache #paint #art #garden #mothersday #artist

gouache painting of my grandmother tending to the rose bush in her garden

May 12, 2025 at 1:10 PM

Reposted by Alex D

Preeti Chhibber

@runwithskizzers.bsky.social

Awful 😭

A three panel comic of peter parker
1: he's holding up a book, on the cover it says "How to write a book"
2: the open pages read: "Write the book"
3: Peter crying

November 24, 2024 at 3:51 PM

Alex D

@alexdistasi.bsky.social

sharing the process for creating the fashionable ghost.

im most proud of the picnic basket hat

#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

November 23, 2024 at 2:28 PM

Alex D

@alexdistasi.bsky.social

trying to start the week on this vibe

#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration

a fancy chartreuse crayon in a large fur coat holding an overpriced coffee walking their pink dog/pig

November 18, 2024 at 1:47 PM

Reposted by Alex D

Samantha Sader

@samwisebooks.bsky.social

Chestnut-bellied Nuthatch- Novembird Prompt “This bird is a little nutty.”sketched from a free reference on Unsplash photo cred- Simerpreet Cheema. #Novembird #novembird2024 #chestnutbelliednuthatch #scientificillustration #authorillustrator #scbwiillustrators #nonfiction #nonfiction #stem #birdart

Process photo of Chestnut-bellied nuthatch on a tree.

November 15, 2024 at 4:22 AM

Reposted by Alex D

Manuscript Wish List®

@manuscriptwishlist.bsky.social

We are so happy to be here! We've seen some friendly faces already and love to see the posts in the #MSWL feed. We are working on an official email (subscribe here: manuscriptwishlist.com/subscribe) and can't wait to see more agent wishes.

November 13, 2024 at 9:07 PM

Alex D

@alexdistasi.bsky.social

Toads are the most reliable method of transportation - though slower than flying, toads know the best shortcuts through the woods

#scbwidrawthis #toad #scbwi #kidlitart

A faerie with an acorn hat rides into adventure on the back of a cool toad.

October 30, 2024 at 1:43 AM

Alex D

@alexdistasi.bsky.social

In a cottage far from people, a lonely witch has a magical garden that always grows exactly what she needs.

One day, the witch discovers the garden has grown her something different…a friend that will change her life.

Meet GOURDON THE PUMPKIN CAT

#SkyPitch #SEL #author-illustrator

A pumpkin cat. The text reads Gourdon The Pumpkin Cat. The author-illustrator is Alex DiStasi

October 23, 2024 at 8:11 PM

Alex D

@alexdistasi.bsky.social

In LITTLE WITCH BIG SECRET, a young witch mistakenly spills a potion on her pet frog after sneaking into the off-limits potion room.

She tries to hide what happened, but secrets have a way of growing and Little Witch soon discovers it's hard to keep a dragon-sized secret.

#SkyPitch #kidlitart

A witch with a guiltylook stands next to her pet frog. The frog's shadow casts a large silhouette of a dragon. The text reads LITTLE WITCH BIG SECRET. The author-illustrator's name is Alex DiStasi.

October 23, 2024 at 1:29 PM

Alex D

@alexdistasi.bsky.social

It's a bumpy sleigh ride in ALPACA PACKED CHRISTMAS.

When Santa’s reindeer can’t fly on Christmas Eve, backups arrive to pull the sleigh but they’re…alpacas? Santa soon learns that alpacas make terrible reindeer and that delivering presents will be a bigger challenge than he thought.

#SkyPitch

October 23, 2024 at 12:23 PM

Alex D

@alexdistasi.bsky.social

#scbwiartober2024 Day 7 - Hats

Hats make up a surprisingly large part of the faerie culture here.

#scbwi #kidlit #kidlitillustration #hats #faerie #scbwiillustrators #scbwiartober #mushrooms

October 7, 2024 at 2:20 PM

Alex D

@alexdistasi.bsky.social

Artober Day 5 - Plaids

Picnic Couture

#scbwiartober2024 #scbwi #scbwiillustrators #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitillustration #scbwiartober #scbwiartober2024_plaids #illustration #illustrator #ghost #picnic #procreate #procreateart

A ghost wearing a checkered plaid sheet parades around with a picnic basket hat and ant purse. Very fashionable.

October 5, 2024 at 12:44 PM

Alex D

@alexdistasi.bsky.social

Question for #kidlit, #scbwi, #kidlitillustrators, #literaryagents

How do you share picture book dummies with the 2mb upload limit on querymanager? I feel like the low-resolution PDFs are so hard to read/look at. Do agents mind the low-resolution dummies?

October 4, 2024 at 2:20 PM