Patricia Grannum, Picture Book Illustrator
@artbypg.bsky.social
A visual storyteller Illustrating children's books from my home in Trinidad and Tobago. Previous clients: Harper Collins UK, Beaming Books and more. Rep'd by Illo Agency
Day 3 of Morning Sketching: Today's Challenge was drawing animals with no eraser! I love drawing animals but I don't do it often, so this felt uncomfortable! But that's the real challenge with this exercise: pushing past the discomfort! #sketching #kidlitartist ##kidlitillustrator
February 13, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Day 3 of Morning Sketching: Today's Challenge was drawing animals with no eraser! I love drawing animals but I don't do it often, so this felt uncomfortable! But that's the real challenge with this exercise: pushing past the discomfort! #sketching #kidlitartist ##kidlitillustrator
Day 2 of Morning sketching: Today, I focused on drawing without using an eraser. Resisting the urge to correct "mistakes" was so hard! But eventually I got into into the flow of things and just let them happen. I tend to be a perfectionist w my art, so I think this will help me get over that..
February 12, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Day 2 of Morning sketching: Today, I focused on drawing without using an eraser. Resisting the urge to correct "mistakes" was so hard! But eventually I got into into the flow of things and just let them happen. I tend to be a perfectionist w my art, so I think this will help me get over that..
I've been needing a reminder that my art is a practice and not a means to an end. So I've started doing morning sketching before breakfast. Just fun doodles to remember that art is supposed to be fun and doesn't have to be perfect.
#kidlitart #kidlitartist
#kidlitart #kidlitartist
February 11, 2025 at 2:02 PM
I've been needing a reminder that my art is a practice and not a means to an end. So I've started doing morning sketching before breakfast. Just fun doodles to remember that art is supposed to be fun and doesn't have to be perfect.
#kidlitart #kidlitartist
#kidlitart #kidlitartist
Good morning from me and this sleepy little guy!
January 28, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Good morning from me and this sleepy little guy!
When I was a little girl, I wasn't allowed to have colorful hair, but now I can give it to the little girls in my illustrations! 🎉🎉✨️
#kidlitart #kidlitartist #kidlitartistoninstagram #kidlit
#kidlitart #kidlitartist #kidlitartistoninstagram #kidlit
January 23, 2025 at 10:14 PM
When I was a little girl, I wasn't allowed to have colorful hair, but now I can give it to the little girls in my illustrations! 🎉🎉✨️
#kidlitart #kidlitartist #kidlitartistoninstagram #kidlit
#kidlitart #kidlitartist #kidlitartistoninstagram #kidlit
Trinidad Carnival will be here before we know it, and this little masquerader is ready and waiting...and dreaming...
#kidlitbooks #illustrationartists #illustragram #trinidadcarnival2025
#kidlitbooks #illustrationartists #illustragram #trinidadcarnival2025
January 14, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Trinidad Carnival will be here before we know it, and this little masquerader is ready and waiting...and dreaming...
#kidlitbooks #illustrationartists #illustragram #trinidadcarnival2025
#kidlitbooks #illustrationartists #illustragram #trinidadcarnival2025
Isn't it just wonderful to let your imagination run wild?
I tried to capture that feeling in this illustration. Did I succeed?
#kidlitartist #kidlitillustration
I tried to capture that feeling in this illustration. Did I succeed?
#kidlitartist #kidlitillustration
January 11, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Isn't it just wonderful to let your imagination run wild?
I tried to capture that feeling in this illustration. Did I succeed?
#kidlitartist #kidlitillustration
I tried to capture that feeling in this illustration. Did I succeed?
#kidlitartist #kidlitillustration
I'm not someone who believes that life has to get less colorful as we age.. I hope I'm even bolder and quirkier when my hair turns all white!... #kidlitbooks #illustragram #illustrationartists #kidlitillustration
January 9, 2025 at 3:34 PM
I'm not someone who believes that life has to get less colorful as we age.. I hope I'm even bolder and quirkier when my hair turns all white!... #kidlitbooks #illustragram #illustrationartists #kidlitillustration
Happy New Year! Wishing you and yours all the best for 2025!!! I'm looking forward to a bright, colorful and creative 2025 and that intention inspired this artwork!
What are you looking forward to the most in the new year?
What are you looking forward to the most in the new year?
January 1, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Happy New Year! Wishing you and yours all the best for 2025!!! I'm looking forward to a bright, colorful and creative 2025 and that intention inspired this artwork!
What are you looking forward to the most in the new year?
What are you looking forward to the most in the new year?
Update to an old Ariel fanart piece I did a couple years ago. Always interesting to see how my art has changed over time!
December 14, 2024 at 9:54 AM
Update to an old Ariel fanart piece I did a couple years ago. Always interesting to see how my art has changed over time!
I'm loving experimenting with grayscale illustrations right now. I'm normally all about color but it's nice to explore something different once in a while
November 27, 2024 at 12:29 PM
I'm loving experimenting with grayscale illustrations right now. I'm normally all about color but it's nice to explore something different once in a while
When the book that holds the secret you've been searching for evaporates! #kidlitartist #kidlitillustration #graphicnovel #chapbook
November 25, 2024 at 3:57 PM
When the book that holds the secret you've been searching for evaporates! #kidlitartist #kidlitillustration #graphicnovel #chapbook
November 25, 2024 at 4:04 AM
The other day, I asked myself what Rapunzel would look like if her story was set in the Caribbean. This is my illustration of her so far. What do you think of her hair?#kidlitartist #kidlitillustrator #kidlitillustration #kidlitbooks
August 28, 2024 at 10:48 PM
The other day, I asked myself what Rapunzel would look like if her story was set in the Caribbean. This is my illustration of her so far. What do you think of her hair?#kidlitartist #kidlitillustrator #kidlitillustration #kidlitbooks
Some news! I've been working on some other picture book ideas alongside my tiger story. "I Don't Wanna Be Cute!" follows an 8-year-old girl named Kiyanna who suddenly decides that all her clothes are too cute and that she wants to be "sophisticated" instead.. #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustrator
June 25, 2024 at 7:49 PM
Some news! I've been working on some other picture book ideas alongside my tiger story. "I Don't Wanna Be Cute!" follows an 8-year-old girl named Kiyanna who suddenly decides that all her clothes are too cute and that she wants to be "sophisticated" instead.. #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustrator
Did a little bit more character work on "How The Tiger Lost His Tail"!!! #kidlitart #kidlit #childrensbookillustration #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrator
June 24, 2024 at 11:40 PM
Did a little bit more character work on "How The Tiger Lost His Tail"!!! #kidlitart #kidlit #childrensbookillustration #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrator
I drew a tiger who lost his tail! Gonna turn this into a story. Stay tuned! #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrator
June 20, 2024 at 5:17 PM
I drew a tiger who lost his tail! Gonna turn this into a story. Stay tuned! #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrator
Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful dads out there, especially the ones who encourage the children's natural creativity. That's what I wanted to show in this illustration. Hope you like it!
June 16, 2024 at 6:29 PM
Happy Father's Day to all the wonderful dads out there, especially the ones who encourage the children's natural creativity. That's what I wanted to show in this illustration. Hope you like it!
I knew that I had to illustrate this children’s book as soon as I read the first page of the manuscript! It’s a beautiful and heartwarming story about the historical and cultural importance of hair in black communities across the world.
May 28, 2024 at 8:32 AM
I knew that I had to illustrate this children’s book as soon as I read the first page of the manuscript! It’s a beautiful and heartwarming story about the historical and cultural importance of hair in black communities across the world.
‘If My Hair Had A Voice,’ a picture book I illustrated last year, is on sale from today! Written by Dana Marie Miroballi (@noshesthebear), it tells the story of Kimya, a biracial girl who’s on a quest to understand and appreciate her natural, afro-textured hair.
May 28, 2024 at 8:14 AM
‘If My Hair Had A Voice,’ a picture book I illustrated last year, is on sale from today! Written by Dana Marie Miroballi (@noshesthebear), it tells the story of Kimya, a biracial girl who’s on a quest to understand and appreciate her natural, afro-textured hair.