Hey illustrators, How about this, to celebrate the 1st #kidlitartpostcard of the fall season (Labor Day is so late this year!) I’m going to offer a free 1 hour portfolio review + coaching session via Zoom. To enter share 1 image from your portfolio below and a winner will be chosen at random. 💙❤️

Hello #KidLitArtPostcard! I’m Victoria K. Chapman, illustrator/author of PBs. I love stories about nature, animals, conservation, mindfulness, imagination. Let’s work together! Rep by @joycesweeney.bsky.social & Rosa Frazier at @seymouragency.bsky.social. www.weyakindesigns.com #kidlitart #kidlit

Big Bend took millions of years to create, and Trump could destroy it in a fraction of that time. This is OUR national park, OUR public land, and once it’s destroyed, there is no undo button. Keep talking about Big Bend. Get loud. Don’t let them destroy it quietly.

It’s #KidLitArtPostcard day! Hot off the press, a new summer piece. I’m Victoria K. Chapman, author/illustrator of PBs. I love animals, conservation, mindfulness, nature nonfiction & imagination. Rep @joycesweeney.bsky.social & Rosa Frasier @seymouragency.bsky.social www.weyakindesigns.com #kidlit

This Thursday!

Gina Perry@ginaperry.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Get ready... #KidLitArtPostcard is this Thursday, August 6th! For more info visit: www.ginaperry.com/postcard

#KidLitArt July chat is TODAY! Come talk about Getting Through Slumps & Blocks! Featuring lovely banner art by @teted.bsky.social !

KidLitArt@kidlitart.bsky.social · 3mo ago

That's a wrap!!! Thanks everyone for joining @weyakindesigns.bsky.social & Charlene Chua ! July's topic will be Getting Through Slumps and Blocks, featuring a new banner by @teted.bsky.social Join us on Jul 30, 9pm EST/6pm PST for the next chat! #KidLitArt

August 6th is our next #kidlitartpostcard - that is NEXT Thursday, friends! #kidlit www.ginaperry.com/postcard

All about KidLitArtPostcard — Gina Perry Children's Book Author and Illustrator

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I’m feeling tired and down today. Maybe you are too? Maybe it’s the weather? Share here something that’s bringing you joy. Let’s do a little uplift to start the day. What’s bringing me joy? I saw monarch butterflies on the wild milkweed we let grow in our yard! #uplift #kidlitcommunity

Our monthly #kidlitart chat is this Thursday!! Join @charlenedraws.bsky.social and me at 9pm EDT / 6pm PDT on Thursday, July 30th. This month we’ll be discussing getting through slumps and blocks. Awesome banner art by @teted.bsky.social! #kidlit #kidlitcommunity #illustration

KidLitArt@kidlitart.bsky.social · 3mo ago

That's a wrap!!! Thanks everyone for joining @weyakindesigns.bsky.social & Charlene Chua ! July's topic will be Getting Through Slumps and Blocks, featuring a new banner by @teted.bsky.social Join us on Jul 30, 9pm EST/6pm PST for the next chat! #KidLitArt

I just placed an order to replenish my watercolor paper supply. Also, I’m broke now. Who wants to buy some art from me??? 🤣😭 #artistlife #kidlitart #illustrator #watercolorartist

I wrote a new blog post about my latest adventure to @boydsmills.bsky.social for summer camp! Check it out here: www.weyakindesigns.com/the-magic-of... #kidlit #kidlitcommunity #boydsmills #authorillustrator

Hello #PortfolioDay! I’m Victoria K. Chapman, illustrator/author of children’s books. I love to create visual stories about nature, animals, conservation, mindfulness. I’m rep’d for kids books by @joycesweeney.bsky.social & Rosa Frazier at @seymouragency.bsky.social. www.weyakindesigns.com #kidlit

My heart is full of inspiration and love from 5 days with our amazing #KidLit community at @boydsmills.bsky.social Summer Camp! I can’t wait to go back. I’m so grateful to the faculty, staff, and fellow creators who made this week truly magical! ✨💜 #kidlitcommunity

So excited to be back at @boydsmills.bsky.social this week for Summer Camp! I get to be with a bunch of amazing children’s book folks and I can’t wait to meet them all (or reconnect)!!! Woohooo!!! 💙💚 #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitcommunity

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I just got back from camping, so here’s an older piece that reminds me of our trip. I love nature, animals, outdoors, mindfulness. Rep’d by @joycekay.bsky.social & Rosa Frazier at @seymouragency.bsky.social. www.weyakindesigns.com #kidlitart #kidlit

Congrats to my amazing CP, @byellenseal.bsky.social on her debut PB coming out next year! I can’t wait to see the finish version of this story. 😍 #kidlit

ellen seal ✨ kidlit @byellenseal.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Watch out world, Naked Nacho’s streaking his way to you! 😄 I’m thrilled my debut will be published by the incredible Ottaviano team. A zillion thanks to my wonderful agent @karlydizon.bsky.social & CPs who helped chip away at my messy drafts. I love you all! #kidlit #kidlitart #isthisreallife?!

I’m part of a new online exhibition from ART MAKER Mag! WILD, curated by Meg Rogers Eldredge. My piece “The Forest Raised Me” was selected. See the WILD exhibition online: artmakermag.com/art-maker-se... Prints of “The Forest Raised Me”: www.weyakindesigns.com/buy-art/the-... #artexhibition #art

Join us tomorrow night for our monthly #KidLitArt chat! This month we’ll be discussing finding/changing/maintaining your art style!

KidLitArt@kidlitart.bsky.social · 4mo ago

That's a wrap!!! Thanks everyone for joining @weyakindesigns.bsky.social & Charlene Chua @ TCAF ! June's topic will be Finding/Changing/Maintaining Your Art style, featuring a new banner by Katherine Thorne Join us on **JUNE 18** 9pm EST/6pm PST for the next chat! #KidLitArt

Happy 5 years, #KidLitArtPostcard! I’m Victoria K. Chapman, illustrator/author of kids books. I love nature, animals, conservation, mindfulness, & imagination. Rep’d by @joycekay.bsky.social & Rosa Frazier at @seymouragency.bsky.social! www.weyakindesigns.com #kidlitart #kidlit

Do hands ever get easier to draw? Or am I just doomed to be frustrated by hands for the rest of my life? I’m 44 years old, and I still don’t like drawing hands. #illustrator #kidlitart #kidlit

Our monthly #KidLitArt chat is TONIGHT! 9pm ET / 6pm PT. We’ll be discussing our art studios (or whatever space we use to make art in). For the bonus, be sure to have a photo or drawing ready to share of your work space (if you wish)! #kidlit

KidLitArt@kidlitart.bsky.social · 5mo ago

That's a wrap!!! Thanks everyone for joining @weyakindesigns.bsky.social & Charlene Chua ! May's topic will be Art Studio Tours, featuring a new banner by Danielle Join us on May 28, 9pm EST/6pm PST for the next chat! #KidLitArt

It’s really frightening.

I’ve been working on something a little ferny this week. #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #watercolorillustratuon #watercolors

I made this colorful zebra duo illustration just for the Zeh Elementary school in my town. “Party Stripes” will be for sale as part of a silent auction fundraiser for the school this Friday. Created with watercolors, pen, and iridescent medium on hot pressed paper. #artforacause #kidlitart

Revisions lately… Carefully trimming down a manuscript to shorten it. I’m trying to make it have a nice haircut, and not look like a toddler took scissors to it. Whew… writing with less words is actually harder than many people realize! #kidlit #amwriting #amrevising

Today we worked on cleaning out the garden and planting some seeds like peas and arugula. And Daisy enjoyed some sunshine.

Happy Mother’s Day to all moms, grandmas, stepmoms, foster moms, pet moms, aunts, all mother figures who make a difference in the lives of those they care for. May your day be filled with love! “Love at First Sight”, oil pastels. www.weyakindesigns.com/buy-art/love... #happymothersday #kidlitart

It’s #KidLitArtPostcard day! I’m Victoria K. Chapman, illustrator/author of kids books. I love nature, animals, conservation, mindfulness, & imagination. Rep’s by @joycekay.bsky.social and Rosa Frazier at @seymouragency.bsky.social You can see more of my work at www.weyakindesigns.com #kidlit

Over the last couple years, my BIL and SIL saw their beloved dog, Scout and cat, Milo cross over the rainbow bridge. Recently we got together and I was finally able to gift them this watercolor portrait I created to honor and remember their beautiful fur babies. #petportrait #illustration

To join the chat, you can: 1) Follow @kidlitart.bsky.social and manually check the Q's & A's here 2) Use the Search for Latest Results with #kidlitart 3) Use @deck.blue to make a column for #kidlitart and see the new replies in real time 4) Remember to add #KidLitArt to replies!

KidLitArt@kidlitart.bsky.social · 6mo ago

That's a wrap!!! Thanks everyone for joining @weyakindesigns.bsky.social & Charlene Chua ! April's topic will be Motivation, featuring a new banner by Julian Plum Join us on April 30, 9pm EST/6pm PST for the next chat! #KidLitArt