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Alison Mutton
@aleneart.bsky.social
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Perth 🇦🇺
Kidlit illustrator, designer, needle felter, swing dancer. Seeking kidlitart representation

www.alene-art.com
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A quick little sketch for #colour_collective #CCPeacock - it’s been pretty humid here today so tropical leaves seemed the perfect subject. 💜

#kidlitart
A children’s book illustration sketch vignette of a small girl with black hair and red bow and shirt peeking out from behind a selection of green tropical leaves.
November 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
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There’s a bit of #CCOyster for #colour_collective in this piece from ‘Little Dune’ (written by Lisa van der Wielen). Hopefully I can be back creating new pieces for CC in December - right now my nose is firmly to the grindstone! How are you going with the November to-do list? 💜

#kidlitart
A children’s book vignette illustration of a small girl in pastel-coloured bathers and rashie, sitting cross-legged on the beach and cuddling a small scruffy dog.
November 14, 2025 at 1:17 PM
aleneart.bsky.social
Dug into my files for #colour_collective #CCDarkCharcoal and I admit it’s probably cheating to just how use black and white but I am BUSY. 🫠 Anyway, it’s ages since my little ghost Mariella has appeared on my feed. 💜

And I’m late for #kidlitartpostcard but…hello! I’m Alison!

#kidlitart
A black and while middle grade novel illustration of a boy holding a torch in the dark, while a small girl ghost of the 17th century and a ghost dog flit about him.
November 7, 2025 at 2:08 PM
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Not very original for #colour_collective #CCPersimmon but it is new! Still busy, but I had an iron infusion today so I feel a but meh… so what better time to draw a small cat with a white sock? 💜

#kidlitart
A sketch children’s book style illustration of a small black kitten with white sock and tail tip sitting on top of a large orange pumpkin
October 31, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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There’s a bit of #CCPickleGreen for #colour_collective in this zhuzhed piece. And I think this cat is definitely called Pickle too! Now it’s back to tackling the to-do list for me! 💜

#kidlitart
A children’s picture book illustration of a sleepy calico cat that has just woken up from a nap in a flowerpot full of nasturtiums, surrounded by a sunny garden with a blue-painted fence.
October 24, 2025 at 1:54 PM
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Back with an old favourite for #colour_collective #CCHeather. I had to prep some needle felting for an event tomorrow & totally ran out of time for CC cos it was also one of those days where weird stuff happens (like drawers falling apart without warning) and eats into your plans! 🤪💜

#kidlitart
A limited palette sketch style children’s book illustration of a small late Victorian girl in a purple dress holding an open birdcage and looking confused while a small bird sits on top of her head.
October 17, 2025 at 4:33 PM
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Another zhuzhed old piece for #colour_collective #CCAuburn. I’m deep in the race to the end of the year & my spare time is practically non-existent so I returned to this relatively peaceful little tiger who’s probably never even *heard* of ‘deadlines’. How are you doing this October? 💜

#kidlitart
A limited palette kidlitart vignette in the style of a woodblock print in red, white and various shades of teal. It depicts a small red tiger sitting in a log in a lush stylised jungle setting.
October 10, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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A complete redraw of an ooooooold piece for #colour_collective #CCPrussianBlue, because I wanted to draw something sparkly and didn’t want to think. I do love Prussian Blue! 💜

#kidlitart
A children’s book style illustration of a star, presenting as a young woman, sitting lazily in the sky with her hair and dress illuminating the night.
October 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
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Kept it suuuuuper simple for #colour_collective #CCFallow. I’m tired. 😅💜

#kidlitart
A simple children’s book style illustration of a fawn eating yellow flowers and looking cross eyed at a ladybird that has alighted on its nose.
September 26, 2025 at 4:39 PM
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Would you believe it, I’ve written a substack post. Find out what I’ve been up to since I last managed that feat (in June 😬) - get to the end and be rewarded with a photo of my dog!

open.substack.com/pub/aleneill...

#kidlitart
September 23, 2025 at 10:32 AM
aleneart.bsky.social
Dug deep into my archives for #colour_collective #CCForestGreen and gave this old favourite a teeny bit of an update. My to do list is not conducive to drawing whole things from scratch today and anyway, this cat and I are basically the same right now. 🫠💜

#kidlitart
A children’s picture book illustration of a small scruffy black kitten stuck on a tree branch all four legs hanging down, with a cheeky black bird just out of reach.
September 19, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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Ghost bunnies frolicking for #colour_collective #CCDoveGrey. I don’t know either, I’ve just apparently reached the point in the year where ghost bunnies seem a logical thing to draw. 💜

#kidlitart
A digital children’s illustration of three grey ghost bunnies frolicking through a night scene, chasing a firefly.
September 12, 2025 at 4:14 PM
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A comfort-zone sketch for #colour_collective #CCPalatinate, based vaguely on a vintage photo I found on Pinterest. I can confirm that drawing spots on a dog is very cathartic if you’ve been a bit stressed. 💜

#kidlitart
A limited palette children’s illustration sketch of a 19th century girl with ringlets and a big bow, with a large spotted dog leaning over her shoulder.
September 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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There’s a new holland honeyeater in our garden with NO finesse, launching himself at branches & almost missing, flying erratically, looking like he’s been through a bush backwards (to be honest he probably has) and I LOVE him. So here he is for #colour_collective #CCStrawYellow 💜

#kidlitart
A limited palette sketch illustration of a new holland honeyeater hanging upside down off a green leafy branch. The illustration is kidlitart with flat colours and sketchy lines.
August 29, 2025 at 1:55 PM
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I was sick ALL Book Week, but I did manage to make it to the launch of Crunch! Kaboom! at Melville Library.

You can read about the launch here: www.alene-art.com/journal/crun...

HUGE thanks to Clodagh for doing the heavy lifting, & Sam & Lorraine at the library, who made it an amazing event!
August 26, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Crunch! Kaboom! Is out today with Fremantle Press! Head to my substack to learn about discarded concepts and my quest to illustrate sound effects with typography in a behind the scenes post! 💜

open.substack.com/pub/aleneill...

#kidlitart #picturebook #crunchkaboom
July 29, 2025 at 10:35 AM
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I’ve been watching an historic kdrama so here’s something inspired by all the beautiful hanbok for #colour_collective #cctanagerturquoise - I know it’s time for the CC Summer Break but it’s freezing and WET here. 💜

#kidlitart
A limited palette sketch kidlit illustration of a small Korean girl in a blue and pink hanbok, holding her hand out from under a blue umbrella to see if it’s raining.
July 25, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Behind the scenes on one of my favourite spreads from ‘Crunch! Kaboom!’ From one page in a 32-page book to a finished double spread in a 40-page book!

“Crunch! Kaboom!” was illustrated by me and written by Conor Mills and Clodagh Starr, out July 29 with Fremantle Press.

#kidlitart #picturebook
A selection of images showing the process of creating a picture book spread about a mining conveyer belt, from thumbnail to rough draft to final illustration
July 25, 2025 at 12:13 PM
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I found this piece deeeeep in my archives (I had forgotten I did it and don’t think I ever posted it anywhere!) and decided it could work for #colour_collective #CCSeashell 💜

#kidlitart
A children’s picture book illustration of two little girls in pink ballet practice dress, and a little boy in black shorts and white singlet, practicing ballet at a barre.
July 18, 2025 at 3:07 PM
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Running with the simple shapes of lovebirds for #colour_collective #CCCoralQuartz (I think the last time this colour rolled round I did VERY much the same thing but I’m stressed and birds are fat and easy to draw. It’s a new piece though! 😅) 💜

#kidlitart
A children’s picture book style illustration of two stylised love birds sitting together, forming the shape of a heart.
July 11, 2025 at 2:46 PM
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Hello #colour_collective! I tried some coloured linework to warm up #CCNyanza - it felt so cold with my usual black linework. If you’re in the northern hemisphere I know you could do with this icecream right now though! 💜

#kidlitart
A children’s book sketch illustration in orange and pale green, showing a small boy in overalls and backwards cap walking with a double-scoop icecream and poised to trip over his dog, which has wound its leash around his legs in excitement.
July 4, 2025 at 1:29 PM
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I did not technically have time to do ANYTHING for #colour_collective this week but #CCCornflower is my favourite colour so how could I sit it out? So I stole half an hour to colour up this old vignette of Margaret Cavendish. I hope you get to lie on the grass with a book this weekend. 💜

#kidlitart
A children’s book illustration Birds Eye view of a 17th century girl in ringlets and a cornflower blue dress, lying in the sun on the grass next to a discarded book.
June 27, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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I would have LOVED to redo my original #CCOperaRose for #colour_collective but I do NOT have the time - so I’ve reworked something simpler in the interests of maintaining momentum on the deadlines. I feel a bit like this frazzled galah tbh. 😅💜

#kidlitart
A vignette illustration in a children’s book style depicting a pink and grey galah staring into the distance while its chick talks incessantly beside it. Text in the illustration reads ‘Mum!’ repeatedly.
June 20, 2025 at 1:26 PM
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#Colour_collective has rolled around again (where did the week go??), so here’s a little sketch for #CCKombuGreen. I hope everyone gets good snacks this weekend. 💜

#kidlitart
A limited palette children’s illustration of a small medieval girl in a green dress and bare feet carrying a sheaf of wheat. She glances behind her at two black birds who are eating pieces of wheat that she has dropped.
June 13, 2025 at 4:04 PM
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An old piece for #colour_collective #CCXanthous because I didn’t have time to do a CC sketch this week. I would like this to be my weekend vibe, how about you? 💜

#kidlitart
A children’s book illustration of a girl sitting on a submarine window seat in a round window, accompanied by a cat, reading a book. Outside the window yellow fish are swimming through tropical waters.
June 6, 2025 at 2:51 PM