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William Irvine's Children's Books
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I'm a professional children's book and pet portrait artist. My stories celebrate imagination and friendship with charming natural media illustrations. My portraits specialize in capturing the unique essence of your furry loved ones in ink.
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Ethan is out enjoying a bright spring day at the park with Fred when he encounters something completely unexpected under a small bridge: A TROLL!
Seeking representation. See more at https:www.studio-w.art/kidlit
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November 23, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Next up for Fred and Ethan, he imagines a world where friendly Trolls hold up the world's bridges, and they need his help to rescue the source of their magic from the clutches of the evil Ogres.
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Next up for Fred and Ethan: Trolls' Bridges and Nasty Ogres! Jumping off from Ethan's last flight of fancy in A Bewildering Bottle, he imagines a world where friendly Trolls are responsible for holding up the world's bridges. He meets a Troll in need of his help to rescue the source of their magic from the clutches of the evil Ogres. He and Fred cross under the Troll's bridge into a fantastic land to locate the Ogres and rescue the Troll's magic. Originally illustrated in pen and ink, here's one of the new full-page artworks, reimagined as a "digital watercolor." Seeking representation, learn more at www.studio-w.art/kidlit
November 13, 2025 at 5:58 PM
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Here, Ethan imagines the bewildering bottle might help him talk to animals. His uncle has a farm with two donkeys. The girl donkey likes Fred, and he's certain the boy donkey knows lots of funny jokes.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
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Here, Ethan imagines that it might turn him into a super genius. He would be able to invent how spaceships could travel across galaxies and stun his teacher.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:45 PM
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Here, Ethan imagines that the bewildering bottle might turn him into a big, furry, funny monster. He and Fred would have fun chasing his big brother down the street and scaring all their neighbors.
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November 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
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Ethan imagines the bottle opens a gateway to a magic land of broken mountains, twisted trees, strange bushes, and infinite possibilities. This spread is a jumping-off point for the next book in the Fred and Ethan Adventures series.
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I just wrapped up improvements to this climactic scene from my picture book, A Bewildering Bottle. The story follows Ethan's uninhibited imagination as he wonders about the origin of the strange bottle he and Fred found on the beach. Here, he imagines it's not a bottle, but opens a gateway to a magic land of broken mountains, twisted trees, strange bushes, and infinite possibilities. It would be a place where he and Fred could go on fantastic adventures. This vista is a jumping-off point for the next book in the Fred and Ethan Adventures series. Seeking representation. See more at www.studio-w.art/bb
November 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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Here, Ethan continues to wonder if the bewildering bottle isn't a bottle. Maybe it's a lost top-secret miniature rocket engine. If he can find another one, he and Fred could fly in the clouds.
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October 28, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Here, Ethan imagines that last night's terrible storm caused damage to an alien spaceship. They discarded the "bottle" after landing on the beach to make repairs.
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October 27, 2025 at 7:34 PM
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Ethan imagines there might be a magic genie inside the bewildering bottle, and he'd wish for a huge castle where he and his friends can play.
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October 17, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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Ethan wonders if the bewildering bottle is actually a small top-secret rocket engine. If they can find another one, he and Fred can fly in the clouds together.
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October 16, 2025 at 2:53 PM
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In this 2-page spread, Ethan first wonders if the bewildering bottle is part of some pirate treasure that washed up on the beach during the overnight storm.
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October 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
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In this 2-page spread, Ethan begins to wonder where the bewildering bottle came from and what might be inside.

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October 9, 2025 at 2:03 PM
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NFT SCAMS COME TO SCBWI

I get these a lot on Facebook, this is the first time I received a message via email, referencing our SCBWI profiles.

These are scams. Do not respond. Block the sender.

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October 9, 2025 at 1:17 PM
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Take a close look at the first illustration for my children's picture book, A Bewildering Bottle, featuring a boy, his dog, and his boundless imagination
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October 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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In this recent work, I perfected an approach for illustrating complex trees (on the right of this 2-page spread) to achieve a more vibrant and natural appearance.
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I just recently finalized the artwork for the 10th illustration of my children's picture book, Fred and Ethan's Spectacular Discovery. In this work, I perfected an approach for illustrating complex trees (on the right of this 2-page spread) to achieve a more vibrant and natural appearance. This scene represents Ethan's increasingly creative and complex flights of fancy as he tries to imagine what could be inside the strange bottle he discovered. I'm available for children's book art commissions in my vibrant "digital that doesn't look digital" style. Learn more at https://www.studio-w.art/kidlit
September 24, 2025 at 2:00 PM
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Why do I render every blade of grass for my children's book art?

I was recently asked, "Why do you create every blade of grass? It's just a children's book."

"It's just a children's book" is not in my lexicon.

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September 20, 2025 at 1:59 PM
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Nothing is more important than inspiring children's imagination.
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September 19, 2025 at 12:58 PM
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"Wonder is the beginning of wisdom." - Socrates
I'm passionate about art, especially art that tells stories and elevates the imaginations of the world's most important asset: our children.
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September 18, 2025 at 3:06 PM
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We'd have so much fun chasing my big brother and scaring all our neighbors.
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September 17, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Or maybe it could turn me into a big, hairy monster!
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September 17, 2025 at 2:04 PM
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Fred and I could go on endless adventures in a magic land like that!
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September 16, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Or maybe the bottle opens a gateway to a magic land of broken mountains, twisted trees, and angry bushes.
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September 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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It was a nasty storm. Anything could have happened!
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September 12, 2025 at 5:04 PM
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Or maybe the storm caused damage to an alien spaceship. They left the bottle behind after they made the repairs.
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September 12, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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Ethan would wish for a huge castle. It would be an awesome place for him, his friends, and Fred to play.
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September 11, 2025 at 5:05 PM