Kelsey King Illustration
@kkingillustration.bsky.social
Freelance illustrator and educator located in Saint Paul, MN.
-Kidslit artist and author repped by Chelsea Hensley at MWLA
-Minnesota Master Naturalist
-Tree enthusiast
www.kelseykingillustration.com
-Kidslit artist and author repped by Chelsea Hensley at MWLA
-Minnesota Master Naturalist
-Tree enthusiast
www.kelseykingillustration.com
Artists! Quote with your night art!
November 11, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Artists! Quote with your night art!
"The church bell chimed 'til it rang twenty-nine times, for each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald"
Thinking about this piece I made for the Light Grey Art Lab show "The End is Nigh" a few years ago as we mark the 50 year anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Thinking about this piece I made for the Light Grey Art Lab show "The End is Nigh" a few years ago as we mark the 50 year anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
November 10, 2025 at 3:35 PM
"The church bell chimed 'til it rang twenty-nine times, for each man on the Edmund Fitzgerald"
Thinking about this piece I made for the Light Grey Art Lab show "The End is Nigh" a few years ago as we mark the 50 year anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Thinking about this piece I made for the Light Grey Art Lab show "The End is Nigh" a few years ago as we mark the 50 year anniversary of the sinking of the Edmund Fitzgerald.
Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Kelsey King, an illustrator and
storyteller who loves mysteries, adventures in the outdoors, and animals of all kinds!
www.kelseykingillustration.com
Rep'd by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social
storyteller who loves mysteries, adventures in the outdoors, and animals of all kinds!
www.kelseykingillustration.com
Rep'd by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Kelsey King, an illustrator and
storyteller who loves mysteries, adventures in the outdoors, and animals of all kinds!
www.kelseykingillustration.com
Rep'd by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social
storyteller who loves mysteries, adventures in the outdoors, and animals of all kinds!
www.kelseykingillustration.com
Rep'd by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social
Previous years!
November 1, 2025 at 6:57 PM
Previous years!
A new self portrait for 2025 (featuring the largest can of beans I've ever found in a grocery store)
November 1, 2025 at 6:56 PM
A new self portrait for 2025 (featuring the largest can of beans I've ever found in a grocery store)
Enjoying Halloween-week with some spooky drawing time!
October 28, 2025 at 9:34 PM
Enjoying Halloween-week with some spooky drawing time!
Just finished up some sketches for an SCBWI illustration intensive! Having a lot of fun being completely ridiculous and self indulgent.
October 15, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Just finished up some sketches for an SCBWI illustration intensive! Having a lot of fun being completely ridiculous and self indulgent.
Hello #portfolioday! I'm an illustrator and storyteller who loves all things nature. Please enjoy this fall/Halloween themed portfolio. Please consider me for your book covers or children's books that call for dramatic lighting, quirky animals, and outdoor scenes!
www.KelseyKingIllustration.com
www.KelseyKingIllustration.com
October 14, 2025 at 6:39 PM
Hello #portfolioday! I'm an illustrator and storyteller who loves all things nature. Please enjoy this fall/Halloween themed portfolio. Please consider me for your book covers or children's books that call for dramatic lighting, quirky animals, and outdoor scenes!
www.KelseyKingIllustration.com
www.KelseyKingIllustration.com
Sunset at Partridge Lake (gouache and color pencil on wood panel)
September 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Sunset at Partridge Lake (gouache and color pencil on wood panel)
Recent daily paintings. I made a little 5x5 inch sketchbook for this month and I'm enjoying making very simplified landscapes.
September 17, 2025 at 3:44 AM
Recent daily paintings. I made a little 5x5 inch sketchbook for this month and I'm enjoying making very simplified landscapes.
Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Kelsey King, an illustrator and storyteller from Minnesota who loves painting with light and color. You can find my work at www.kelseykingillustration.com
Represented by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social
Represented by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social
September 4, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Kelsey King, an illustrator and storyteller from Minnesota who loves painting with light and color. You can find my work at www.kelseykingillustration.com
Represented by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social
Represented by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social
Hello #kidlitartpostcard! I’m Kelsey King, a kidlit artist and storyteller rep’d by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social. I’m off on walk in the woods this morning, I hope you have a magical outdoor adventure today too!
See more at: www.kelseykingillustration.com
See more at: www.kelseykingillustration.com
August 7, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Hello #kidlitartpostcard! I’m Kelsey King, a kidlit artist and storyteller rep’d by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social. I’m off on walk in the woods this morning, I hope you have a magical outdoor adventure today too!
See more at: www.kelseykingillustration.com
See more at: www.kelseykingillustration.com
Hello #PortfolioDay! I'm Kelsey, an illustrator with a focus on narrative, editorial, and surface illustration. My style ranges from painterly and focused on light to cute animals and pencil-like line work.
www.kelseykingillustration.com
#art #illustration #kidlitart
www.kelseykingillustration.com
#art #illustration #kidlitart
July 8, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Hello #PortfolioDay! I'm Kelsey, an illustrator with a focus on narrative, editorial, and surface illustration. My style ranges from painterly and focused on light to cute animals and pencil-like line work.
www.kelseykingillustration.com
#art #illustration #kidlitart
www.kelseykingillustration.com
#art #illustration #kidlitart
Hello #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm an illustrator and storyteller who loves encouraging kids to appreciate nature.
You can find my work at www.kelseykingillustration.com
Represented by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social
#kidlitart
You can find my work at www.kelseykingillustration.com
Represented by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social
#kidlitart
July 3, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Hello #KidLitArtPostcard day! I'm an illustrator and storyteller who loves encouraging kids to appreciate nature.
You can find my work at www.kelseykingillustration.com
Represented by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social
#kidlitart
You can find my work at www.kelseykingillustration.com
Represented by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social
#kidlitart
A creature!!!
(Made from today's class demo, I was amused by this thing I created. Supposedly a spider?!)
(Made from today's class demo, I was amused by this thing I created. Supposedly a spider?!)
June 23, 2025 at 11:33 PM
A creature!!!
(Made from today's class demo, I was amused by this thing I created. Supposedly a spider?!)
(Made from today's class demo, I was amused by this thing I created. Supposedly a spider?!)
But what if I started making more comics? y/n
June 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
But what if I started making more comics? y/n
I'm teaching two online classes this summer, one for art educators and one for teens! Sign up and learn some cool digital art stuff! www.mcad.edu/academics/co...
June 15, 2025 at 6:26 PM
I'm teaching two online classes this summer, one for art educators and one for teens! Sign up and learn some cool digital art stuff! www.mcad.edu/academics/co...
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm Kelsey King, and illustrator and storyteller who loves stories of nature and animals. Looking for work in picture books, covers, and middle grade. Rep'd by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social
See more at: www.kelseykingillustration.com
See more at: www.kelseykingillustration.com
June 5, 2025 at 3:05 PM
Happy #KidLitArtPostcard Day! I'm Kelsey King, and illustrator and storyteller who loves stories of nature and animals. Looking for work in picture books, covers, and middle grade. Rep'd by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social
See more at: www.kelseykingillustration.com
See more at: www.kelseykingillustration.com
I'm going to be selling riso greeting cards, small original paintings, and prints at Art in the Hollow next Saturday! If you're in the twin cities, stop by and support a lot of great artists!
June 1, 2025 at 9:08 PM
I'm going to be selling riso greeting cards, small original paintings, and prints at Art in the Hollow next Saturday! If you're in the twin cities, stop by and support a lot of great artists!
Red winged blackbird - June's risograph Patreon reward! Sign up before June 1st at the $5 tier to get your own. www.patreon.com/c/kkingillus...
May 30, 2025 at 11:44 PM
Red winged blackbird - June's risograph Patreon reward! Sign up before June 1st at the $5 tier to get your own. www.patreon.com/c/kkingillus...
Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Kelsey King an #illustrator looking to draw and paint some adventures in nature for kids! I'm open to picture books, covers, and b&w interiors.
✨Rep’d by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social
🌱www.kelseykingillustration.com
✨Rep’d by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social
🌱www.kelseykingillustration.com
May 1, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Kelsey King an #illustrator looking to draw and paint some adventures in nature for kids! I'm open to picture books, covers, and b&w interiors.
✨Rep’d by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social
🌱www.kelseykingillustration.com
✨Rep’d by @chelseabigbang.bsky.social at @madwomanliterary.bsky.social
🌱www.kelseykingillustration.com
Happy #earthday! Plant a tree in your neighborhood :) These are some collage demo examples for a workshop I'm teaching right now. #illustration #kidlitart
April 22, 2025 at 4:25 PM
Happy #earthday! Plant a tree in your neighborhood :) These are some collage demo examples for a workshop I'm teaching right now. #illustration #kidlitart
Testing out my new custom chipboard sketchbook with more magenta underpainting experiments (the last one is my fav!)
#landscapepainting #gouache
#landscapepainting #gouache
April 15, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Testing out my new custom chipboard sketchbook with more magenta underpainting experiments (the last one is my fav!)
#landscapepainting #gouache
#landscapepainting #gouache
You were absolutely right, photos are way better at capturing the color 😂
April 15, 2025 at 3:14 PM
You were absolutely right, photos are way better at capturing the color 😂