Laurie Smollett Kutscera

Marvelous work!

This is really wonderful. Isn’t it fun to just play?❤️

Hi NanaLouise Have we met?

Thank you!

LOVE!

Lovely work!

Illustration of young boy on a boat learning to tie nautical knots with his dog by his side. Background art includes diagrams of knot formations.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! I’m an author/ illustrator of #picturebooks and #middlegrade looking to sail into my next project. #Artdirectors #Editors

Friendly reminder that it’s #kidlitartpostcard this Thursday.

We should make a hashtag where people share dummies. #kidlitdummies? First Wednesday of the month? Who wants to run it?

Watercolor portrait of Zainab Khan

@zainabzk.bsky.social

Scrolling through my photos, I found an interesting image of my friend and talented #picturebook author, Zainab Khan. We first met at the Gold Coast book fair last year where she read NOURA’S CRESCENT MOON, and I read MAYA’S TREASURE . #watercolor #pastelpencil #procreate

Lovely. Very soothing palette.

Watercolor of Francesca Padilla, author of YA novel WHAT’S COMING TO ME.

Watercolor painting, brushes and palette

This #watercolor was inspired by my friend and incredibly talented author, Francesca Padilla. Her novel, What’s Coming To Me, is brilliant. #illustration

Not only do I remember this gorgeous book, but I remember how it smelled! Such great memories

This is marvelous!!!

Go Play: How Parents Can Empower Kids to Build Their Own Worlds We live in a society that undervalues play, but open-ended play is a key building block for children's well-being. Part urgent call and part friendly guide, this book is full of easy and meaningful st...

#teachers #librarians #parents #grandparents
Remember playing in our neighborhoods with friends as kids? For parents interested in bringing more play into their homes, there's a new book that's a friendly guide to building a culture of play in your family. www.broadleafbooks.com/store/produc...

Painting of hydrangeas

I spent Sunday painting. I started out doing a #watercolor and ended up with a bit of mixed media. It was fun to play and get out of my head. I spent too much time there. #pastelpencil #acrylicpen #hydrangeas

Video. #watercolor. #Faber-Castell #coloredpencil

Photograph of purple water colored flowers, touching up with colored pencil

Photo of water colored tulips where I’m touching up with the colored pencil

Playing with watercolor and colored pencil. #flowers #watercolor #Faber-Castell pencils

Absolutely!

Inked Voices (@inkedvoices.bsky.social) We are thrilled to be welcoming @annmrose.bsky.social for this upcoming YA/Adult Opening Pages workshop:) Nonmember registration now open and we have a couple of spots still free! More info at https:/...

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Thank you!

Indian princess in a garden of flowers watching butterflies

Mughal miniatures have always filled me with joy. Happy Friday! #kidlit #illustration #childrensbookillustration #flowers #gardenofflowers

Mouse dressed in polka dotted tutu and high tops. She is distressed because her polka dots are falling off right before her recital!

It’s that kinda Monday…
#kidlitart #chilrensbookillustration #mouse #tutumalfunction

Happy #Kidlitpostcardday!
I’m an author/illustrator who enjoys creating art in traditional and digital mediums. Repped by The Purcell Agency. #kidlit #kidlitart #picturebooks #pastel

The Plot Lab is happening this Friday! Everyone who registers also gets access to Damon Suede's recent webinar, The Genre Plot: Unpacking the Universal Truths of Narrative. A terrific opportunity to dig into the building blocks of Story and apply to your own WIP.
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Digital Illustration of pansies, dandelions, snapdragon, chrysanthemums, and Poppy with copper plate calligraphy on watercolor paper.

A little bit of spring for anyone that needs a hug today. #Illustration #Calligraphy #FlowersMakeMeHappy

Join us Saturday, April 12 at the Copiague Memorial Library Book Fair! I’ll be reading Maya’s Treasure and signing books. #kidlit #picturebookartist #readaloud #childrensbooks #middlegradenovels #authorillustrator #shellcollecting

Illustration of a singer with a flower in her hair in a butterfly dress backed by a drummer and a bass player holding a stand up bass.

Happy #Kidlitartpostcard Day! Here’s a couple of cool cats who scat! #kidlit #children’sbookillustration #picturebookart #kidlitillustration
#authorillustrator
#writerslife
www.lauriesmollettkutscera.com
Represented by The Purcell Agency

Lovely work!

“Believe me, my young friend, there is nothing—absolutely nothing—half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.”
~The Wind in the Willows, 1908

#BookSky #ArtSky #childrensbooks #kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #art #kidsbooks #literature #picturebooks #books #authors #WritingCommunity

You learned so much more from your mistakes, especially when you’re baking!