Booth 501
Red Zone
April 18-19
University of Southern California
#latimesfestivalofbooks
#bookfest
#illustration
#kidlit
#handdrawnart
@tara-nicole
Director & NYT best selling Illustrator π₯π¨ insta: taranicolewhitaker http://www.taranicolewhitaker.com she/her #calartsmafia Brooklyn-->Poconos-->LA (My views and art are my own unless otherwise noted.) Fix your hearts or dieβ€οΈβπ₯
Booth 501
Red Zone
April 18-19
University of Southern California
#latimesfestivalofbooks
#bookfest
#illustration
#kidlit
#handdrawnart
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Hey hey! Come join the fun at the Magic Johnson Park this afternoon for a Black History Month celebration! Around 4:45p pst Iβll be exhibiting some artwork and reading one of my favorite books!
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Civil rights leader Jesse Jackson has passed away at the age of 84. My thoughts are with his family.
I wanted to share this clip from his appearance on Sesame Street in 1971. His important words ring just as true today as they did back then.
It's official... I'll be at the #latimesfestivalofbooks ! Hope to see you there!
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#NoAI
Howdy folks. I'll be doing a talk tonight about my animation journey and talking about the development of
The Three Tomes over on the community discord server for Studio Moyo. A black owned indie animation studio. Come thru if you have the time tonight.
discord.gg/e7F3BbYBP
Happy Black History Month from ToonHive! π€
Throughout the month, we will be spotlighting Black excellence in animation, honoring the legacy and celebrating the future. #BlackHistoryMonth
Since a few people were wondering, although I absolutely love the LA TLM film, the very early sketches were just my doodles exploring different hairstyles and bangs π
News: The second season of Disney Jr.'s Ariel is set to arrive on Disney+, with a promise of a legendary guest star later in the season
π§π½ββοΈπ Some very early concept art and sketchbook doodles from a few years ago! Wow time flies, orβ¦
swims? π
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#visualdevelopment #conceptart #disneyjrariel #mermaidlife #undadasea
Happy s2 finale day for all who celebrate, canβt wait til our demigod heroes return in s3 π₯²π₯Ή
Maybe Iβll be caught up on the books by then!
#percyjackson #pjo π±
My face when a Tr*mp supporter quotes MLK
Roger Allers, the co-director of βThe Lion Kingβ and βOpen Seasonβ, has sadly passed away at the age of 76.
He also directed The Prophet, the Oscar-nominated The Little Matchgirl, was a storyboard artist on The Little Mermaid, Head of Story on Beauty and the Beast and more.
Just bought myself all the Percy books Iβm so excited π
π Congrats to the crew and cast of Weather Hunters and Disney Jr.βs Ariel on the NAACP Image Awards nomination for outstanding animated series!!! ππ½ π«
Both shows I had an incredible time designing and doing visual development for the main charactersπ€
#weatherhunters #disneyjrariel
#NAACPImageAwards
Found some old body sprays I used to like in grade school and been using them as air freshener. Now my house smells like the Body Shop in the 90s lol
βKPop Demon Huntersβ wins Best Animated Feature at the Critics Choice Awards.
Happy New Year! π May your year be filled with lots of joy and wonder!
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#happy2026
#mermaidlagoon
#thelittlemermaid
#sketch
#visdev
Unfortunately we did not get to see Annabeth feeding him bits of lettuce π₯ΊπΉ
so uh the percy jackson show continues to be incredible
The final Calvin and Hobbes, which appeared in papers 30 years ago today.
As the first Black woman to become principal dancer in the companyβs 85-year history, Misty made groundbreaking history as she shared her passion and love for dance with the world. Thank you Misty, for your inspiration and light! π«
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The legendary Misty Copeland will be giving her farewell performance with American Ballet Theatre today!
#dance #onpointe
#mylittlegoldenbookaboutMistyCopeland #dance #mistycopeland #mistyonpointe #ballet #ABT
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You can catch me during my stream slot 4p to 5p pst. Iβll be answering animation, directing and illustration questions! We appreciate your support!! π€
ποΈ Saturday, Oct 11β¨β° 11:00 AM β 11:00 PM PSTβ¨πΊ twitch.tv/blacknanimated
Iβm excited to announce Iβll be participating in a charity stream fundraiserβ¦
#BNAStreamaThon !
Weβre raising π°for @blacknanimated.bsky.social !
Reading Rainbowβ¦ is back! π₯Ή
This LeVar Burton/Reading Rainbow raised human is feeling all of the library joy. We hope your kids believe they belong in books, just like you β¨
Take a look, itβs in a book πππ¦π
youtu.be/gHAIjSkmnYI?...
Jane Goodall: for International Day of Peace 2024:
βAnd let us pray for the end of conflict, especially the genocide of the people of Gaza. And for those risking their lives to help the wounded and feed the hungry and care for the animals suffering as a result of human violence, cruelty and war.β