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Gordy Wright
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🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 Illustrator based in Scotland painting in gouache, ink & acrylic
📚 Represented by the Bright Agency
🏳️‍🌈 He/him

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If you see this, post your bird art! 🐦

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Robin proudly perched on a branch
November 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Hello #KidLitArtPostcard! I'm Gordy, a Scotland based illustrator painting my illustrations in gouache, acrylic and inks 🎨

Happy to share this artwork from a new book I have coming out next year - 𝐼𝑓 𝑌𝑜𝑢 𝑊𝑒𝑛𝑡 𝑡𝑜 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝐵𝑜𝑡𝑡𝑜𝑚 𝑜𝑓 𝑡ℎ𝑒 𝑂𝑐𝑒𝑎𝑛

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#childrensbooks #kidlitart #illustration
Deep sea submarine diving through the epipelagic zone or sunlight zone. There are seals, turtles, dophins, a diving gannet, a ray and lots of fish.
November 6, 2025 at 2:30 PM
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Human artists!?

Use one piece to convince people to follow you !
Illustration of a hare jumping between lots of gharial crocodiles. Based on the Japanese folktale The White Hare of Inaba
October 20, 2025 at 9:51 AM
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Hi #portfolioday!

My name is Gordy and I'm an illustrator based in Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈
I paint make my illustrations in gouache, inks and acrylic.

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✉️ hello@gordywright.com

#kidlitart #childrensbooks #illustration
Aerial view of a small plane flying over the Nazca lines Folktale illustration of the story 'The white hare of Inaba' Illustration of a Kitsune fox jumping over a Torii gate Illustration of a badger family in a graveyard at night
October 14, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Hello #KidLitArtPostcard 👋

My name is Gordy and I'm a Scotland based illustrator painting my illustrations in gouache, acrylic and inks 🎨

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📚 Rep’d by The Bright Agency

#childrensbooks #kidlitart #illustration
Illustration of Addax, Xeric and Oryx travelling across the sand dunes of the Sahara desert
October 2, 2025 at 11:49 AM
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BOOK COVER ARTISTS

QRP with your book covers 📚

#kidlitart #childrensbooks #illustration
September 26, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Artists! Quote with your night art!

#kidlitart #illustration
Snowy blue illustration with a person walking a dog through a frosty forest in the moonlight. Two deer, a squirrel and a hare watch them go.
September 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day!

Here we have three pterodaustros (pterosaurs from the early cretaceous period, about 105 million years ago) sitting on a gingko tree watching the sun rise.

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Illustration of three pterodaustros (pterosaurs from the early cretaceous period, about 105 million years ago) sitting on a gingko tree watching the sun rise.
September 4, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Birds from a recent piece I've been painting 🍂

#illustration #childrensbooks #illustration
Blackbird perched on the branch of an autumnal beech tree A Eurasian Jay perched on the roots of a tree
September 1, 2025 at 1:51 PM
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Had a great time chatting with @studiohoffmann.bsky.social yesterday. I painted this heron who's got a new job delivering baby monkeys.. 🐒 Thanks again for having me Mark!

#illustration #kidlitart #childrensbooks
Dark blue heron standing on one leg at night time. A baby monkey peeks out from a blanket the heron is carrying in it's beak
August 8, 2025 at 1:53 PM
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Cover artwork I made for the Lancet Neurology about cluster headaches 🧠🧪

#illustration #worldbrainday #sciart
man watching a house burn with the fire illuminating the shape of a head to represent the pain of cluster headaches
July 22, 2025 at 6:39 PM
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🦗🎻🎶

#illustration #kidlitart #childrensbooks
July 18, 2025 at 10:50 AM
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Hi #portfolioday!

My name is Gordy and I'm an illustrator from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈
Apparently I love painting everything in a light turquoise colour! I make my illustrations in gouache, inks and acrylic.

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✉️ hello@gordywright.com

#kidlitart #childrensbooks #illustration
Tiger perched on a rock staring at it's prey A group of Amphibamus crawling out of the water in the Carboniferous period. Fish swimming amongst some seaweed as a lobster hops along the bottom. Flycatcher birds flying above a meadow
July 8, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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It's #KidLitArtPostcard again!

Here's some artwork from Choose Your Own Evolution

Hi my name is Gordy. I'm an illustrator from Scotland painting in gouache, acrylic and inks 🎨

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📚 Rep’d by The Bright Agency

#kidlitart #illustration #childrensbooks
July 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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So much talent in those little circles 🤩
July 2, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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Some animal illustrations from Choose Your Own Evolution

#kidlitart #childrensbooks #illustration
Illustration of an iberomesornis, bird ancestor from the cretaceous period Illustration of an anomalocaris from the Cambrian period and thought to be one of the earliest examples of an apex predator. Illustration of my dog Odie Illustration of two ellesmeroceras from the lower ordovician period.
July 1, 2025 at 1:48 PM
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Post a picture of when your pet was little
Odie when he was a young puppy. Black white and tan with big puppy dog eyes
June 23, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Written by the brilliant @juleshoward.bsky.social , was such a pleasure to be teamed up with him for this!
June 6, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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It's #kidlitartpostcard day!

My name is Gordy, I'm an illustrator based in Scotland who paints in gouache, acrylic and inks.

It's an exciting day for me as Choose Your Own Evolution publishes today! 🐊🦤🐅🐋🐓🦕🦂🐢

For more info: tinyurl.com/mr3ab8ne

#illustration #kidlitart #childrensbooks
Cover of the book Choose Your Own Evolution, with decorative plants and animals around the edge
June 5, 2025 at 10:52 AM
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It's #KidLitArtPostcard!

Hi my name is Gordy. I'm an illustrator from Scotland painting in gouache, acrylic and inks 🎨

🌐 gordywright.com
📚 Rep’d by The Bright Agency

#kidlitart #illustration #childrensbooks
Kidlit postcard of a beaver lodge cross section
May 1, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Some spring time Scotland pics

#scotland
Odie on a beach waiting for his ball to be thrown. Blue skies and dark rocks Colourful buoys floating in nice clear water Bright yellow gorse flowers against a blue sky Odie giving his best smile
April 22, 2025 at 11:40 AM
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Hi #portfolioday!

My name is Gordy and I'm an illustrator from Scotland. I paint my illustrations in gouache, inks and acrylic ✨🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🏳️‍🌈✨

#kidlitart #childrensbooks #illustration
Underwater scene with pelicans diver for fish Night time scene with lots of boats on moon lit water Addax and Oryx climbing the dunes in the Sahara desert Baboons in the Sahara eating, drinking, fighting and playing
April 8, 2025 at 6:54 PM
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It's #KidLitArtPostcard again so here's some happy Pelicans!

Hi my name is Gordy. I'm an illustrator from Scotland painting in gouache, acrylic and inks 🎨

🌐 gordywright.com
📚 Rep’d by The Bright Agency

#kidlitart #illustration #childrensbooks
Underwater view of some pelicans diving for fish
April 3, 2025 at 2:20 PM
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Plight of the Pelican publishes today! 🥳✨

Written by the brilliant @jstremer.bsky.social and published by Holiday House books. Was a pleasure working with @smorgridge.bsky.social on this!

#kidlitart #childrensbooks #illustration
The cover of Plight of the Pelican on a watery fish background Scientists looking out to sea at sunset A lanscape scene divided into two sides. One with factories, tree stumps and loggers. The other side has trees, wildlife and lots of bright colours.
April 1, 2025 at 12:18 PM
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In The Desert comes out today! Words by David Elliot, illustrated by me & Publishing w/ Candlewick press
🌵🦂🐆🐊🐒🦔🏜️

David’s poetry reveals the secrets of barren desert landscapes featuring animals both familiar & elusive!

More info here:
tinyurl.com/w22xymfb

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Addax and Oryx travelling over sand dunes Lots of baboons playing, fighting, eating, drinking and sitting on a big branch in the Sahara A leopard climbs down a tree watching an addax, oryx and gazelle gallop away The book cover of In the Desert. A Deathstalker scorpion looks out from a rock at the dunes of the Sahara.
March 18, 2025 at 4:59 PM