Patricia Storms
@stormsy.bsky.social
Picture book author/illustrator, painter, ukulele-player, nature-loving artsy gal • Recent authored books: Moon Wishes • Sun Wishes • Illustrator: If You're Thankful and You Know It (Scholastic)
Seeking commissions
https://patriciastorms.com
Seeking commissions
https://patriciastorms.com
The snow has melted here in Toronto, but I'm still getting into the Christmas spirit through my art. #Christmas #Santa #Fox #Winter #ChristmasIsComing
November 20, 2025 at 2:19 PM
The snow has melted here in Toronto, but I'm still getting into the Christmas spirit through my art. #Christmas #Santa #Fox #Winter #ChristmasIsComing
Ho Ho Ho! Look what Santa found! #Santa #SantaClaus #Gnome #Christmas #ChristmasGnome #ChristmasIsComing #kidlit #kidlitart
November 15, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Ho Ho Ho! Look what Santa found! #Santa #SantaClaus #Gnome #Christmas #ChristmasGnome #ChristmasIsComing #kidlit #kidlitart
Gorgeous! Love all these photos. I feel the need to share:
November 14, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Gorgeous! Love all these photos. I feel the need to share:
November 11, 2025 at 3:37 PM
November 10, 2025 at 11:58 PM
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It's snowing in Toronto! The perfect day to start playing Christmas carols! Woot! #Snow #SnowDay #ChristmasCarols #ChristmasIsComing
November 9, 2025 at 5:37 PM
It's snowing in Toronto! The perfect day to start playing Christmas carols! Woot! #Snow #SnowDay #ChristmasCarols #ChristmasIsComing
Meet Uno. He's one of the baby gnomes. Babies in the gnome community are lovingly cared for by their parents but they are also cared for by the great gnome community. Every gnome life matters. Love, care & kindness has always been the gnome way. #Gnome #Gnomes #BabyGnomes #GnomeCommunity
November 7, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Meet Uno. He's one of the baby gnomes. Babies in the gnome community are lovingly cared for by their parents but they are also cared for by the great gnome community. Every gnome life matters. Love, care & kindness has always been the gnome way. #Gnome #Gnomes #BabyGnomes #GnomeCommunity
Penelope is one of the youngest gnomes. She loves flowers and also enjoys dollops of fresh sweet honey with the occasional blackberry. #Gnome #LittleGnome #SweetGnome
November 7, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Penelope is one of the youngest gnomes. She loves flowers and also enjoys dollops of fresh sweet honey with the occasional blackberry. #Gnome #LittleGnome #SweetGnome
The world is a nightmare right now -- so why am I sketching character studies of gnomes? Because it makes me feel so good. It's good fun creating a whole community of gnomes -- their flaws & fine points, along with their talents and dreams. #Gnomes #Gnome #GnomeLife #GnomeFamily #kidlit #kidlitart
November 7, 2025 at 3:10 PM
The world is a nightmare right now -- so why am I sketching character studies of gnomes? Because it makes me feel so good. It's good fun creating a whole community of gnomes -- their flaws & fine points, along with their talents and dreams. #Gnomes #Gnome #GnomeLife #GnomeFamily #kidlit #kidlitart
November 6, 2025 at 3:27 PM
Sketch of Dorothy Parker, great acerbic writer. "I hate writing; I love having written". #DorothyParker #Writer #Author #quickwit
November 3, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Sketch of Dorothy Parker, great acerbic writer. "I hate writing; I love having written". #DorothyParker #Writer #Author #quickwit
I totally forgot that I had a Flickr account! Found some sketches of authors I hadn't seen in ages. I can't find the original drawings, but here's one of the sketches. Good ol' Peggy, aka Margaret Atwood. A great face to draw, and amazing author to read. #Authors #MargaretAtwood #Face #Portrait #Art
November 2, 2025 at 1:22 AM
I totally forgot that I had a Flickr account! Found some sketches of authors I hadn't seen in ages. I can't find the original drawings, but here's one of the sketches. Good ol' Peggy, aka Margaret Atwood. A great face to draw, and amazing author to read. #Authors #MargaretAtwood #Face #Portrait #Art
Ok, Halloween's over. Time to think about Christmas! Heh. #Christmas #ChristmasTime #ChristmasGnomes
November 1, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Ok, Halloween's over. Time to think about Christmas! Heh. #Christmas #ChristmasTime #ChristmasGnomes
It is Halloween, so it only seems right to post a caricature of Stephen King. This was an illustration I did for the National Post years ago, after King had written a book about cell phones turning on people. #Halloween #HalloweenCartoon #Illustration #StephenKing #Scary #CellPhones
October 31, 2025 at 7:19 PM
It is Halloween, so it only seems right to post a caricature of Stephen King. This was an illustration I did for the National Post years ago, after King had written a book about cell phones turning on people. #Halloween #HalloweenCartoon #Illustration #StephenKing #Scary #CellPhones
October 31, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Woo-Hoo! Happy Halloween! It's party time! I have noticed that some of my books have a lot of music & party themes in the stories. I definitely have that "Let's have fun!" thang inside me. I used to host some fun parties back in the day. And music is a big part of my life. #Halloween #Party #fun
October 28, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Woo-Hoo! Happy Halloween! It's party time! I have noticed that some of my books have a lot of music & party themes in the stories. I definitely have that "Let's have fun!" thang inside me. I used to host some fun parties back in the day. And music is a big part of my life. #Halloween #Party #fun
Peek-a-BOO! Illustration from The Ghosts Go Spooking (or The Ghosts Go Scaring in the US). Written by Chrissy Bozik. Published by Scholastic Canada. #Halloween #Ghost #Ghosts #Wink #WinkingGhost #Kidlit #Kidlitart
October 27, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Peek-a-BOO! Illustration from The Ghosts Go Spooking (or The Ghosts Go Scaring in the US). Written by Chrissy Bozik. Published by Scholastic Canada. #Halloween #Ghost #Ghosts #Wink #WinkingGhost #Kidlit #Kidlitart
Halloween is coming! BOO!!! #Halloween #Ghost #Ghosts #HalloweenParty #Boo #HalloweenFun #kidlit #kidlitart
October 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Halloween is coming! BOO!!! #Halloween #Ghost #Ghosts #HalloweenParty #Boo #HalloweenFun #kidlit #kidlitart
I'm really enjoying fall so far, but gotta say -- I'm also looking forward to the winter weather. At my core I am a homebody, and I love the feeling of cocooning at home in cosy sweaters and comfy slippers, sipping hot coffee or tea. #Coccooning #Comfort #Homebody #Cosy
October 26, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I'm really enjoying fall so far, but gotta say -- I'm also looking forward to the winter weather. At my core I am a homebody, and I love the feeling of cocooning at home in cosy sweaters and comfy slippers, sipping hot coffee or tea. #Coccooning #Comfort #Homebody #Cosy
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” ― Albert Camus
October 24, 2025 at 3:38 PM
“Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower.” ― Albert Camus
I love our Maple Tree. I've taken numerous photos of this beauty for all the years we have lived in this house. And yet I have not created any paintings of this glorious tree! One of these days I will, I promise! Anyway, I was just playing around a bit with the camera to get this effect. #Tree #Fall
October 23, 2025 at 7:19 PM
I love our Maple Tree. I've taken numerous photos of this beauty for all the years we have lived in this house. And yet I have not created any paintings of this glorious tree! One of these days I will, I promise! Anyway, I was just playing around a bit with the camera to get this effect. #Tree #Fall
And for those fine folks in the US, there's a US edition of The Ghosts Go Spooking. It's called The Ghosts Go Scaring! Published by the wonderful Sky Pony Press. There's a hardcover version as well as a board book. Lots of ghostie fun! #Ghosts #Halloween #HalloweenFun
October 23, 2025 at 2:48 PM
And for those fine folks in the US, there's a US edition of The Ghosts Go Spooking. It's called The Ghosts Go Scaring! Published by the wonderful Sky Pony Press. There's a hardcover version as well as a board book. Lots of ghostie fun! #Ghosts #Halloween #HalloweenFun