children’s illustrations | Artwork and Musings by Angie Kidd

Picture This! PiBoIdMo

21 Nov 2013 Leave a comment

by angelajkidd in Artwork, Children's Illustrations Tags: artwork, children's illustrations, hair, inktense, pen and ink, PiBoIdMo, tree, watercolor

It’s Picture Book Idea Month again 🙂 Enjoy!

Inktense Pencils and Ink

Extra! Extra! Read All About It!

07 Nov 2013 2 Comments

by angelajkidd in Artwork, Children's Illustrations, Interviews, Promotion Tags: artwork, brand, children's illustrations, cover artist, feature, interview, newsletter, SCBWI, self-acceptance

I’m pleased to announce that my work has been featured in the Michigan SCBWI newsletter for this month. When The Mitten asked me to be the November cover artist, I graciously accepted. What an honor! Several of my children’s illustrations appear throughout as well as an interview about my work as an author/illustrator. A special thanks to the editors for putting it together. You can check it out here.

It was interesting being on the other end of the interview process. Usually I’m the one asking the questions 😉 But I think it’s important to market yourself. I attended a workshop recently that reminded authors and illustrators that they must think of themselves as a brand. That way when people see your work they always know immediately who you are. They may even purchase it specifically for this reason. Of course we always want to strive for excellent work in its own right. But it helps if you can also put your stamp on it.

In the grander scheme, it’s about self-acceptance. Deciding to be all in. Putting yourself out there. This is what I have to offer. This is who I am.

How will you choose to put yourself out there?

Tour of My Mindwork Art Exhibition

31 Oct 2013 5 Comments

by angelajkidd in Art Exhibitions, Artwork, Brain Paintings, Children's Illustrations, Chopsticks and Ink, Promotion, Sumi-e Paintings, Tours Tags: art exhibition, artwork, brain, children's illustrations, chopsticks, creation, creator, library, mind, mindwork, sumi-e, tour, wander

Greetings 🙂 Can you believe it’s the end of October already? I hope many of you had a chance to see my recent art exhibit at the Troy Public Library. But if you didn’t, don’t fret! You can still take the virtual tour now. Enjoy! (Don’t forget to let your mind wander…)

Mindwork honors the mind as both creator and creation.

That’s all for now… Until next time!

Mindwork: My Art Exhibition at Troy Library

02 Oct 2013 3 Comments

by angelajkidd in Art Exhibitions, Artwork, Brain Paintings, Children's Illustrations, Chopsticks and Ink, Sumi-e Paintings Tags: art exhibition, artwork, bucket list, children's illustrations, chopsticks, dream, library, mindwork, sumi-e

Greetings 🙂 I’m excited to report that my artwork will be showing at the Troy Public Library for the month of October. It was a lot of work putting together, but I’m very pleased with how it turned out. It’s a combination of work, some adult and some children’s illustration. If you’re in the area, you should come check it out!

I’ve been talking a lot about bucket lists lately. Speaking of which, I can cross one item off my list. In a recent post, I offered a tour of Denise Fleming’s Story Park, which features her work at the Toledo Library. I mentioned that it’s a dream of mine to have my work displayed in a library. I guess some dreams do come true…especially when you make them happen! What dream will you make happen?