Holy August, Batman! This month snuck up on me (said all teachers). Since this is kind of a lazy month, I'm keeping it simple (in image and style) with these cuties. #kidlit #fox #raven #kidlitartpostcard

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. It's already July and I still haven't made it to the beach. But I have been at my desk with some more animal-based #nonfiction. May your summers be long and productive. #kidlit #nonfiction #picturebook

Wrapping up #junicorn2026. Quick color jobs because I had a lot going on, but it's my annual "detox" to paint some unicorns. Usually on fire. Wonder what that says.

Happy (belated) #kidlitartpostcard day. I'm tardy to the party because it's also my Mom's birthday, but good habits must be maintained. #picturebook #nonfiction #kidlit #illustration

Sometimes you need "that friend" to bail you out of a sketchy situation. And sometimes, very rarely, I fall in love with a sketch right out the gate. Poor Raven looks so done. Not sure wolf teeth are allowed in #kidlit, but he's a good doggo. #kidlit #nonfiction #raven #wolf #illustration #wip

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. I draw animal-centric #kidlit silliness, and I...research...all of the physical comedy involved. Art imitating life. #picturebook #nonfiction

I’m not allowed to write tonight. #blackcat #catshenanigans #cats

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day. I live in animal-centric #nonfiction, but every once and a while I go back to my #fantasy muses. Especially when it's any combination of incendiary equines. Happy #yearofthefirehorse. #kidlitart #illustration

I disdain horoscopes, but...I really want this one to be true. Run, darling. This isn't nearly to the level of finish that I wanted, but I couldn't NOT draw something for the #yearofthefirehorse. Fiery magical horses are kind of my thing. Happy #Chinesenewyear

I've shared this before but sharing again since a lot of y'all are going through it lately 🫂

Snowy scenes for a snowy week. #kidlit #nonfictionillustration #animalillustration #middlegrade #ravens #wolves

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day, happy 2026. These travel buddies are somewhere nice and cold and remote--far, far away from any news feeds. I do #nonfiction animal-centric #picturebooks and #middlegrade #bookcovers to keep myself feeling warm and fuzzy in more ways than one.

Hey, artists remember this: No matter how many pieces you made this year you're an artist, even if you only made 1. If you are super active or if you only have time / energy to pop up once in a while, no matter how big or small, you are still part of the art community 🙌 I love u artists

Playing in the arena while we wait for the vet. Horses should never eat mown grass clippings, but sometimes, well-meaning neighbors think it is alright to spray said clippings through the fence. Infuriating. Dogs, horses, anything really…if it ain’t yours to feed, don’t feed it! #horsecare

Eeep! Nearly missed October #kidlitartpostcard day. Can't pass up an excuse to put this #blackcat house goblin on my feed; he just so happens to rep my love of animal-centric #middlegrade #bookcovers. Enjoy the #Halloween vibes.

One of the first of many glorious rants on the brain today. #scrubs #tylenol youtu.be/gD6olRJ8S3I?...

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Hi #kidlitartpostcard day. Since real life feels like a circus right now, have a little OG Roman circus action, courtesy of my love for animal-centric #historical #nonfiction. #Picturebooks and MG #bookcovers with a little #graphicnovel flavor.

Last evening of the summer. Tenth year of teaching middle school. And best believe I’m bummed and a little stressed, but I am not scared. And I am supremely lucky for that.

Ceffyl Dŵr - Water Horse from Welsh folklore that lures lost travellers on its back before diving underwater, never to be seen again.

End of summer vibes. #blackcat #cat

Happy last minute #worldlionday post, #kidlit style.

Hi #kidlitartpostcard day! I do #nonfiction animal-centric #picturebooks and #middlegrade #bookcovers. <3 history and animal science! These #dolphins are giving this #shark the what-for. Probably for using obnoxious Chaloops type. Sharks aren't generally gifted at graphic design. He tried.

Sniff snarfin' for evidence. #sketch #sketchbook #kidlit #kidlitart #dog #drawing #illustration #characterart #animalart

Oh, like you would never. #artistproblems #weirdreferences #sketch I thought my obsession with ankle booties was just a personal problem; from now on it's "research."

And now for a nice quiet afternoon of getting…things…done…? #cat #studio

Dolphins can be real jerks. And if you feel emotional affinity for this hammerhead...same. #kidlitart #kidlit #bookcoverdesign #bookcovers #middlegrade #nonfiction #illustration #dolphins #shark

Some assets for a portfolio #bookcoverdesign in progress.

Closing out #junicorn2025 today. My annual fantasy fix, with a heavy emphasis on #graphite this year (my first and forever love when it comes to medium). Just a smattering here to keep my BSKY kidlit-oriented. Insta's got the unicorns @ecraster #unicorn #fantasyart #fantasydrawing #conceptart

When the cat-shaped house goblin says you’re done being productive today. #cat