What are your plans for this weekend?

It’s a three day work week for me!!I am so ready for this long weekend. I need a nap. I need some wilderness. I need to lay in the sun and stare at a blade of grass for way too long. 🫠

Sneak peek of the book I’m currently working on.
#kidlit #kidlitart

Had the most beautiful message today. A woman sent me a message: “I was wondering if you’re the wonderful lady we met camping that did the drawing for our kids.”

This camping trip was three years ago - and I don’t know how she found me.. but she sent me a photo of my sketches and told me..(cont)

Happy Monday ✨

I’m not a big landscape person - I love seeing other peoples landscapes but I struggle to make and practice my own.

I’d really like that to change. So a goal of mine this year is to really lean into the landscape study and playing with color fields.
#kidlitart #sketchbookpractice

Lately my brain keeps coming up with chapter book/YA concepts and I’m like “Come on brain! We’re a picture book illustrator!! Think picture books!!!” 🫠 but no… apparently I’m void of those ideas right now. #kidlit

Listening to the audio book of The Hunger Games (I know I’m late) and I am thoroughly impressed with how shot-for-shot the movie/book is! Except (this might be controversial) the movie wins by expanding upon the book to show behind the scenes, beyond the arena… and that’s really cool. 🤯 #kidlit #ya

Now BlueSky is open for everyone, It would be good to make a new introduction. 💖
Hi! I'm Maria Antonieta, I'm a children's illustrator from Mexico. Currently, I'm looking for new projects and Representation too!
My website: www.mariadrawss.com
Instagram: www.instagram.com/mariadrawssa...
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I hear there’s going to be a flood of new #kidlit people joining now that Bluesky is open!! Looking forward to connecting with more #illustration folks and #kidlitart people.

Hi! ✨

Woohoo! Bluesky is now open to the public, no invite codes needed!! For those who need it, feel free to use my Starter Thread: Debbieohi.link/starter

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Ahoy and happy Monday!
The rain has been incredible here in CA - feels like an oceans worth of water has poured. Nothing that these two can’t handle of course!

Working on a story for them at the moment. Anyone else love a good pirate story?

#kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitauthor #pirates

Gentle reminder to authors & publishers of illustrated books launching this week: Remember to credit/tag the ILLUSTRATOR, esp if you're using their art in promotional materials. See www.picturesmeanbusiness.com Illus: @sarahmcintyre.bsky.social #PicturesMeanBusiness #KidLit

I love a good power outage. They make everything feel magical and mysterious. When I was little and lived out in the sticks we would get them a lot. I had my own little walking candle and a box of matches next to my bed. The wind would howl, the rain would fall, and me and that candle would dance.

A singing wizard and a not-so-singing dragon for you this fine and rainy Sunday. This is some early concept pieces for a game from a while back. I would absolutely love to do some more designs for games! Or maybe some middle grade fantasy books #kidlitart #kidlit #mgart #mglit

I love that feeling when you meet someone and you just know you’re going to be friends. Like meeting a mirror to your own heart. 💕

#kidlitart #kidlit

Tuesday is such an odd day.

It’s not as dreaded as Monday.
It’s not the midweek high/low of Wednesday.
Thursday is pretty much Friday.
And Friday is great because it is practically the weekend!

But Tuesday… It’s like the nomansland of days.

I've had a random little random flurry in my etsy shop over the weekend, which was a nice surprise.
Here's another #valentines card design available in my shop at -> emmalathamart

emmalathamart.etsy.com

#valentinescard #valentinesday #otters #illustration #kidlitart #greetingscards

Ah morning. So full of potential. So full of light. So full of me avoiding my work by scrolling through “inspiration” rather than just creating.

Ok - back at it. Wishing you all a creative day!

#kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitauthor

Just a tiny corner of a work in progress that I fell in love with. Anyone else enjoying a small part of a WIP? I’ve probably spent too long on this one part and ignored the bulk of the illustration 😅 #kidlitart #kidlit