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Day 8/30 of my Curious Tails drawing challenge! Fawn Fairy 🧚‍♀️ A delicate woodland creature, so small and swift they’re nearly impossible to spot. #CuriousTails #drawingchallenge #kidlitillustration #kidlitart #scbwiartist #illustrat
Day 7/30 of my Curious Tails drawing challenge. 🌻 The Felisolaris Purrenial aka Botanicat The Botanicat will always be curled up in a sunspot— photosynthesizing and purring contentedly. #CuriousTails #sketchbookchallenge #dailydrawing #ki
Day 6/30 of my Curious Tails drawing challenge! Meet Digitailis: Fox x Digitalis (or Foxglove) The Digitailis is known for its blooming tail and elusive nature (perhaps for the best, given the toxicity of its blooms). #CuriousTails #sketchbookc
Day 5/30 of my Curious Tails drawing challenge! Meet the Humming-mouse (hummingbird x mouse) A high-energy hybrid that zips through fields, sipping nectar and collecting seeds. #CuriousTails #sketchbookchallenge #dailydrawing #kidlitillustratio
Day 4/30 of my Curious Tails drawing challenge! Meet the Arborchelon (Tree + Tortoise). This creature lives at the intersection of flora and fauna, snacking on sunlight as it ambles through the forest (mildly confusing hikers). #CuriousTails #s
Day 3/30 of my Curious Tails Drawing Challenge! Introducing: Equus canis stellaris aka Borzicorn (Borzoi x Unicorn) The Borzicorn is a rare and luminous creature, its delicate horn emitting a soft hum in the presence of wonder or misplaced socks.
Day 2/30 of my Curious Tails Drawing Challenge! 🐾 Meet the ethereal Lunadoll, a hybrid of Ragdoll cat x Luna Moth. Often spotted in hickory groves, this nocturnal creature exhibits feline agility with lepidopteran grace. It uses its wings for gli
This September, I’m challenging myself to fill my sketchbook with daily creature creations…what I’m calling Curious Tails. 🐾 Each day, I’ll be drawing a new whimsical critter. To kick things off, meet my first Curious Tai
My first @scbwi conference was such a blast! 🗽🥳 I participated in the portfolio showcase, met and chatted with so many wonderful illustrators & writers, visited the Met, discovered treasures in the library (Winnie-the-Pooh!), got my new sketchb
Another illustration from my project 🦉✨ #illustration #illustrator #scbwi #drawing #kidslitillustration #kidslit #panpastel #watercolors #owllovers #owlsofinstagram #childrensbookart #childrensbookstagram #animalartwork #illustrationportfolio #ch
An illustration from my project this summer 🦉✨Swipe for close up and process pics! #illustration #illustrator #scbwi #drawing #kidslitillustration #kidslit #panpastel #watercolors #owllovers #owlsofinstagram #childrensbookart #childrensbookstagr
My finished pencil illustration 🌳 I created this piece at Hollins University—I was inspired by the gorgeous campus. Looking forward to returning this summer! #Kidlit #childrensliterature #hollinsunivserity #illustration #graphitedrawing #gr
Pencil drawing progress picture! 💛 inspired by VA scenery. 🌳🌲🌿 #Kidlitart #childrensbooks #illustration #illustrator #sketching #sketchbookpractice #instaartist #pencildrawing #kidlit #drawing
Finished dog commission in watercolor 🤎 I love making pet portraits! #Dogportrait #watercolors #petportrait #petpainting #Artdesk #petportraitcomissions #petportraitartist #petportraitsofinstagram #cavalier #spaniel #kingcharlesspaniel #cavalierco
Here’s some WIP pics from back in the studio. First time I ever used gouache on top of black gesso! It was such a fun way to paint—using color in negative spaces to “carve” out my black cat creature 🐈‍⬛ 🧡 #Illustration
Skin-color studies 🩵 I really enjoyed playing around with gouache this past year! #Kidlitart #childrenslit #childrensbooks #illustration #kidlitillustrator #sketching #gouache #watercolor #instaartist #strathmore #illustrator
Sketch of my classmates adorable baby! 🥰 #Kidlitart #childrenslit #childrensbooks #illustration #kidlitillustrator #sketching #prismacolors #instaartist #strathmore #illustrator
My first finished Dog Circus illustration 🎪 I had so much fun layering panpastels over gouache for this piece. Definitely going to add more acts to the circus 🐶 My trapeze dog needs some friends. What dog performer should I draw next? #Kidlitart
Looking forward to spending time in the studio this summer! Here’s a work in progress from last summer of my dog circus! Using gouache and pan pastels ❤️🎪 #Kidlitart #childrensbook #illustration #illustrator #kidlitillustrator #instaartist #
My completed Toadstool Tea Party illustration 🍄 Looking back, there are things I would change—but I learned a lot and I’m happy with the mark making and how cute the hedgehog turned out🤎 It’s always a pleasure to draw cute anima