Penny Neville-Lee

A line drawing and block colour-little boy in a yellow coat, shoes and pointy hat surrounded by large yellow stars and a crescent moon.

And last but definitely not least...

Me (to a little boy beside me in a cafe who is wearing a yellow coat): Nice coat.
Little boy: Thank you. It means when night comes I can hide as a star.

Art by Penny Neville Lee. Words by me.

Illustration of a giant squid, a duckling and a kid in a bathtub. The squid is looking curious trying to get the attention of the kid with its tentacles. The child is looking right at us in fear. The duckling is standing between the two, wings spread out, trying to defend the kid

Illustration of the Pokémon Rowlet flying above buildings and palm trees at nighttime

Illustration of a two anthromorphic zebras in a sculpture studio. One of them has no stripes and is sculpting a bust of the other zebra who is sitting in a stool with her eyes closed

An illustration of a little girl running covered in mud splatters, followed by six happy boarlets, who are also covered in mud. There are three adults, two of which are stepping back in an attempt not to get muddy and looking shocked, while the third is raising an eyebrow in disbelief

Hi #PortfolioDay 👋

My name is Denis, and I'm a #kidlit illustrator from Sofia, Bulgaria. I like bold lines, limited palettes, painterly textures, and crooked shapes.

🌐 www.denisillustrates.com
📚 Represented by Susan Hawk (US) and Emily Talbot (UK)

#illustration #kidlitart #Procreate

Cat gives a withering look over the top of a desk.

Well this is relaxing.

Honestly Joe, at this point I'd be disappointed if she didn't.

SO cute. She loves it so much Farah.

This is awesome.

Ha! She does elevate it to the level of artistry John. 👌

The image shows a striped grey and black cat, curled up asleep in a brown cardboard box.

My cat's commitment to filling an empty box is heroic. This one was empty for about 30 seconds before she entered the room and jumped straight in.

Ditto! Was only saying this the other day to someone. It shaped my understanding of film and wider aesthetic appreciation. Mind blowing to a mid teen.

Thanks very much!

Ha! That too obviously Joe.

Black and white drawing of a woman's head in profile, drawn with a thick black marker.

I bought a set of every size of black Posca pen. The 15mm is taking no prisoners.

Very!

You can tell I'm a regular blue-skyer. Only a 10 day gap between messages. Yeah, Fine Art. I love it. Means I have to leave the house half the week and try and keep up with the teens. Then books for the rest of the week. I bet they loved you!

Illustration of a giant squid, a duckling and a kid in a bathtub. The squid is looking curious trying to get the attention of the kid with its tentacles. The child is looking right at us in fear. The duckling is standing between the two, wings spread out, trying to defend the kid.

Happy June #kidlitartpostcard 🌞

My name is Denis and I’m an #kidlit illustrator who sometimes also writes. I like bold linework, wonky shapes, and limited palettes.

📚 Rep’d by Susan Hawk (US) and Emily Talbot (UK)
🌐 www.denisillustrates.com

Brushes by Jason Heeley (linked in the comments)

They'll love it! They're just big kids really. Warning though, I've taught 6th form for 18 years, even if they think you're cool, they'll never let on. Hope it's goes brilliantly.

Thanks so much Raven! ❤️

Ahhh, you're the best Steve, thanks. X

Thanks Pers! ❤️

My #colour_collective Ladybug for Tractor Red week. ❤️

Beautiful.

This week's #colour_collective colour is Tractor Red. Post on Instagram on Friday evening using the tag #CCTractor. ❤️

Ahhhh, thanks so much Jena. X

😊

So sweet Diana!

Tracing paper ghost

Did you know that May is Mental Health Awareness Month? Start conversations about emotions, feelings and tough topics with these books.

⛈️ DARK CLOUD, written by Anna Lazowski and illustrated by Penny Neville-Lee

Capturing how depression can look and feel for kids requires a careful blend of text and imagery. 2 years later, I'm still in awe of how beautifully this book came together.

@pennynl.bsky.social @kidscanpress.bsky.social

😘 Thanks Amelia!

Happy Easter!