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Abby McGrath
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She/they. Illustrator, weird kid, lover of musicals and the silliest Star Trek episodes. Commissions: OPEN 🎨
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Just popping in to say commissions are open! I know we’re all just trying to hang in right now, so I appreciate any support! Thanks 💜🎨
Commissions are open! Waist Up: $95. A portrait of a person wearing green overalls holding open a brown cardigan lined with library cards against a green background. Couples $125. A portrait of a white farmer girl in blue overalls holding a flower to a Black girl with long purple hair and cute horns and a floral skirt against a beige background. Pets $75. A portrait of a tortoise shell cat against a yellow background. Want more characters? A detailed background? Let’s chat! DM or email at abby@abbymcgrath.com. A detailed three-charcater portrait in a garden and a simple character portrait both sit against a purple background.
November 17, 2025 at 6:14 PM
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Look I just think she should have got to go on a sidequest in the mines once, as a treat #stardewvalley
An illustration of Abigail from Stardew Valley. She has purple hair and is holding a sword. There is a small green mini slime blob next to her.
November 3, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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It’s time for the Great Pumpkin Gala!
An illustration of a mouse and a rabbit in fancy clothes walking up to a jack o lantern with another rabbit in a carved doorway.
October 27, 2025 at 12:48 PM
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Hey there #portfolioday ! I’m Abby, a kidlit illustrator who draws magic and nature. I’d love to work on MG covers!

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Mae and the Fairy Key, by Abby McGrath. A purple haired girl in a green cloak levitates a key in a glowing orange bubble. The background is purple with pink leaves and there are two more girls behind her. Two girls in homemade rain and shine Halloween costumes. A brown girl looking on top of a rock with another girl behind her and pink leaves all around, and a witch in a purple hat opening a glowing orange door underneath them. A Black girl in orange overalls with a flower basket backpack in a forest with a glowing pink bunny looking up at her.
April 8, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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Hi #portfolioday! I’m Abby, an illustrator based in NJ who loves drawing explorers of nature and whimsical fantasy.🌸 Looking for MG covers specifically and kidlit illustration in general!

🎨abbymcgrath.com
✉️abby@abbymcgrath.com
An illustration of two elementary aged girl fairies: a Black girl floats with purple braids and purple wings in the left, and at the bottom a Latine fairy with brown skin and pink hair lays on her stomach reading a book on a fallen sunflower. An illustration of a cottage with pink and purple hydrangea bushes surrounding it and a path leading up. A Black mother sweeps a stone path, and two Black girls are standing in a distant bush. An illustration of an oversized seal and a Black girl in a diving suit riding its back. Glowing purple coral is below thek and fish surround them. An illustration of a raccoon and bunny in winter clothing playing a pan flute and ukulele respectively to make purple crocuses grow out of snowy ground. There is a squirrel looking down at them from a tree.
January 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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Year 3 farm check! The horse’s name is Spock.
A photo of the game Stardew Valley: my farm has a house with a custom purple roof and matching horse stable, and trees everywhere.
December 31, 2024 at 12:05 AM
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Hi! I’m Abby, and I’m a freelance illustrator. I love drawing magical explorers, and am seeking MG covers and picture books! ✨🌈

Portfolio: abbymcgrath.com

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An illustration of an elementary age Black girl with two hair buns and a basket backpack of flowers looking happy in yellow overalls in mushroom filled woods. A ghostly pink spotted bunny looks up at her to the left.
December 5, 2024 at 7:42 PM
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Here’s a piece from 2021! It got cold really quick in NJ 🥶
An illustration of a raccoon playing pan pipes and a bunny playing a ukulele under a tree in the snow. They are surrounded by blooming purple crocuses. There is a squirrel in a hat in a tree. They all look happy.
December 4, 2024 at 11:51 PM
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I welcome the Cranberries and Chappell Roan mixing up my usual roster of sad girl music this year!
Spotify Wrapped Top Artists: boygenius, The Cranberries, Taylor Swift, Eleri Ward, Chappell Roan Spotify Wrapped Top Songs: Dreams by the Cranberries, Linger by the Cranberries, Souvenir by boygenius, Cool About It by boygenius, Stay With Me by Eleri Ward
December 4, 2024 at 4:29 PM
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Let’s goooooo!!!
A photo of a handheld Switch with Stardew Valley on the screen with a coop and two baby chicks in the new update.
November 4, 2024 at 7:07 PM
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happy (belated) halloween! it’s never over in my heart 🎃
An illustration of two elementary girls in homemade Halloween costumes. The girl on the left has brown skin and dark hair with a hand crafted rain umbrella and a cotton ball cloud skirt. The girl on the right has light skin and red hair and is wearing yellow sunglasses and a yellow shirt with a handpainted sun.
November 1, 2024 at 11:59 PM
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Hi, I’m Abby! I made this account a *while* ago, but maybe now let’s actually use it! What do I draw? I love kidlit and magical explorers, but mostly whatever feels good for now 💜🧚
An illustration of two tween fairies, a Black fairy with purple braids floating to the left, and a Latine fairy with pink hair reading while laying on a fallen sunflower blossom.
November 1, 2024 at 11:20 PM