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Jeanne Bowman
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Illustrator of picture books, hoarder of pencils, mumbler. She/her
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Badger Clark: Poetry Wrangler, written by Nancy Bo Flood, illustrated by yours truly and published by SDHSP is OUT TODAY! You can get it at your local bookstore, or request a copy from the library! Hope to see you reading!

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September 16, 2025 at 3:43 PM
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To follow up with my #kidlitartpostcard post I wanted to share the time lapse of me making the piece in clipstudio! Hope you enjoy!

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September 5, 2025 at 7:33 PM
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Happy #KidLitArtPostcard!
My name is Jeanne and I'm illustrating children's books
You can find my work on jeannebowmanillustrates.com
I work on biographies featuring people kids can look up to as well as fun, playful stories featuring animals and kids. #seekingrepresentation
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September 5, 2025 at 6:56 PM
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A new piece made for the prompt "The summer we ran wild!" as part of the SCBWI-Montana Regional SPARKS! sessions! If you want to join in with us- just message me and I can give you the details. The prompts are SO fun and the group meetings are too!

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Three pink domesticated pigs jump through a broken fence to join their wild cousins in the forest just beyond.
August 14, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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I'm Jeanne, an illustrator looking for work or representation in picture books and middle grade. I've illustrated 5 pictures books so far and I'm open to inquires!

email: jeanneillustrates@gmail.com
web: jeannebowmanillustrates.com

#PortfolioDay #kidlitart #kidlit #illustration
July 8, 2025 at 2:45 PM
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We've got a new newsletter for you, right off the presses! It's all about how I drew and painted this cover! jeannebowman.substack.com/p/the-secret... It even comes with a time lapse video!
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July 7, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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I'd love some feedback! D'you think this is a decent bookcover for a MG book? What would ye change? What works? Rebuilding my portfolio is hard and I dunno that I'm always hittin the mark! Thanks for your help!

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fan made bookcover for The Halloween Tree. Children in costumes play around a tree from which pumpkins hang from the branches.
June 26, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Jeanne!
I'm looking for projects for fun, playful PB and MG. Fantasy and mischief is my favorite.

I'm also seeking representation!

I have finally "found" my style so I am going to be a storm of making in the next few months. Please follow!
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a girl sings a song on stage (badly) while the other kids on stage try to stuff their ears to drown out the sound.
June 5, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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During my sketching session this weekend I invented a new game for artists! You can read about how to play it over on my #substack jeannebowman.substack.com/p/the-pen-ni...
May 26, 2025 at 3:44 PM
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I'm working on building up a consistent style based on this old picture I made. I like the line quality and expression and the slightly wonky coloring in some spots. Hopefully it will work going forward- I'm tired of trying to "find" a "unique" style.

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A young girl with a huge sheepdog stick their tongues out at a belligerent ewe that turns her nose up at the girl and the dog from the other side of the fence.
May 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
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Montana SPARKS has started! Here is the piece of art I made for the very first prompt: "It came on the wind." I wrote a newsletter about this piece, dropping later today. Keep your eyes peeled for it!

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Illustration of a young blond girl leaning out of a second story window of a house in a snowstorm. Above her flies a pink flamingo, blown a little too far north and struggling in the wind. A christmas tree and christmas lights can be seen on/ in the house and there is a snowman in the background surrounded by snow covered pine trees.
May 19, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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I'm having fun playing with pen and ink lately.

#sketchbook
Sketchbook spread of observational ink sketches of rats and cats
May 15, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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I have been experimenting with pen and ink lately. I would like to simplify my style and I feel like stripping it back to the essentials might be key. So here are some tests! I really want to get good at dry brush texture.
A sketchbook page with red and blue and black ink drawing of owls made with brush and crow nib pen A sketchbook page with black ink drawings of snails and a random hammerhead bat
May 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Thank you so much to the Moonbeam awards for recognizing these books! Thank you to South Dakota Historical Society Press for asking me to illustrate them! Thank you to Linda Elovitz Marshall and Laura Beth Dean for writing them! I am so excited! What a lovely thing to get in the mail!
January 17, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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GEORGIA JIPP: BLIZZARD PILOT is out today!!
www.sdhspress.com/books/georgi...

I hope you get a copy at wherever you get your books! (Or recommend it at your local libraries!)

This young heroine deserves to live on your bookshelf with all the other adventurers!

Thank you for the support!
Book Cover for Georgia Jipp: Blizzard Pilot written by Laura Beth Dean and Illustrated by Jeanne Bowman. It features a young brunette woman in a snowstorm. Behind her a yellow Aeronca Champ plane takes off from a farm buried in snow. She carries a heavy bag of mail on one shoulder and a heavy sack of coal over the other.
August 13, 2024 at 3:49 PM
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Book Cover Reveal!
GEORGIA HOYT JIPP (1926-1987) answered the desperate pleas of ranchers, parents of sick children, and the American Red Cross, flying over 150 rescue missions during three months of snowstorms.

AUGUST 13TH, 2024.
Pre-order your copy now. lnkd.in/gZpaJ6Tj
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Book cover: Georgia Jipp: Blizzard Pilot. Image of a young woman with brown hair and eyes in snow gear holding a heavy bag of mail under one shoulder and hoisting a heavy bag of coal over the other. In the background a yellow and red Aeronca Champ single engine plane takes off from a snowy farm landscape.
July 22, 2024 at 4:16 PM
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I just got back from my very first trip to Chicago and I am FILLED with inspiration. Who knew getting out of your bubble occasionally would be good for you?
Sculpture from the Art Institute of Chicago Impressionist painting from the Art Institute of Chicago Religious painting from the Art Institute of Chicago Rembrandt painting from the Art Institute of Chicago
July 3, 2024 at 4:48 PM
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I wrote a new post about how I am finding my voice through a list of 100 things I love to draw and paint (courtesy of John Hendrix) I show my time lapse of how I created this image and talk about the value of making such a list jeannebowman.substack.com/p/my-magical...

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An illustration of a cabinet of curiosity with a pale freckled hand holding a key to a small door in the center of the cabinet with a glowing keyhole. In the cabinet are all kinds of strange things, skulls, puppets, tea pots, birdhouses, cacti, and a list of 100 things I like to draw and paint.
July 3, 2024 at 4:31 PM
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I wrote all about making this mock cover over on my substack. It's got all the goodies- pictures, angst, time lapse video, the works! You can read it for free jeannebowman.substack.com/p/caddywampus
Thanks for looking!
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June 21, 2024 at 3:04 PM
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I've been wanting to expand my portfolio into #middlegrade and #YA #bookcovers so I made up a fake premise for a story and decided to paint it in watercolor. What do you guys think- would you pick this book up based only on the cover? Does it look like it fits into YA?

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A fake book cover called "Caddywampus" featuring a girl crouching on a fallen log in a misty forest at night surrounded by yellow mist that is transforming her into a cougar where it touches her face and hand.
June 5, 2024 at 3:39 PM
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"Bob Marshall: Defender of the Wilderness" by Linda Elovitz Marshall was recently selected for the Montana "Great Reads From Great Places" Selection! In honor, I'm writing about my process of illustrating the book over on my substack: jeannebowman.substack.com/p/bob-marsha...
A collage of black and white images featuring the explorer and conservationist Bob Marshall. The cover of the illustrated non fiction picture book Bob Marshall: Defender of the Wilderness by Linda Elovitz Marshall and Jeanne Bowman.
June 3, 2024 at 5:01 PM
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Working on something newww
Work in progress watercolor portrait of a half girl/half cougar
June 1, 2024 at 12:59 AM
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I wanted to make a fake book cover about a hard-boiled detective who might be a couple feathers shy of a full pillow. So I whipped out my watercolors and played around with a style I haven't tried before!

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A fake book cover called Detective Fiddle and the Room Full of Feathers about a cat detective. The detective shines a flashlight on the letters in a dark room with orange feathers drifting down. In the background a puzzled little dog wearing a bowler hat carrying a notebook and pencil stares in puzzlement at the feathers. A sly looking fox and a frightened looking duck peek around the open doorway as well. On the ground the feet of a bird lay.
May 17, 2024 at 10:04 PM
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I guess I had better start sharing some artwork on here! I wanted to make a mock book cover using cut out painting pieces and some plastic. I wrote about the process making this piece over on: jeannebowman.substack.com/p/the-new-kid

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An painting of a young middle grade boy kicking his way out through the plastic of an action figure box
May 2, 2024 at 2:46 PM
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Welp, I'm here finally! I'm Jeanne, and I illustrate picture books (4 so far!) I love experimenting with media and style and I'm excited to find a platform where I can connect with all you art lovers out there. Also, if you can't tell, my favorite color is green.
May 1, 2024 at 4:14 PM