Catarina Oliveira ✦Illustration✦

Grayscale sketch of the pianist Mitsuko Uchida playing the piano, looking entranced by the music, with eyes closed.

It's International Women’s Day. Coincidentally, I was reading an article about The Women of classical piano, and how female names are erased whenever there's a discussion about the ‘greatest’ pianists.
So, of course, I started sketching :)

Happy #internationwomensday ❤️
#bookcover #coverart

There's no "correct" time to eat a hot dog, so I would say go for it! I miss Five Guys, and I didn't know they had hot dogs 😀
My rule is, there are no rules for food. Not to brag, but I had pork&rice at 6 am in Bangkok, alcohol at 10 am at an airport, etc., etc. It's 5 o'clock somewhere hahaha

This is hilarious and SO relatable 😜 Yay, stickers 🤩

That poor fish 🫣😅

In two days, wow, great memory ❤️

I was going to say "Cute lil kril," but they are copepods?! I learned something today :D
And happy birthday to the best initiative ever 😘

Happy birthday!!!! 🥳😘

Stylized portrait of the singer and Queen of Funk, Betty Davis. She is smiling and looking at us, holding a wired mic, dressed in a purple flower shirt, with an orange zebra-patterned scarf around her neck, and big gold hoop earrings.

Happy #kidlitartpostcard anniversary!

Hi, I'm Cat!
Keep me in mind for your Editorial Portraits and Cover Art needs.

More covers at
catarinaoliveirastudio.com

#kidlit #kidlitart #BettyDavis

I would say CARRD (free or affordable for a 1-page gallery), from what I've heard, and it does look neat. I don't think Wix has improved their SEO tools 🤷‍♀️

Illustration of a child in a pink shirt and bright pink shoes, running with a bright yellow mailbag, spilling colorful postcards. Text above reads KidLitArtPostcard. Text below reads March 5th. Art by Gina Perry

Tomorrow! #KidLitArtPostcard day! This June marks the 5th anniversary of the event. I'm cooking up some fun ideas to celebrate, starting with a logo refresh. I can't wait to see everyone's art! Be sure to triple check your hashtag!!!! #kidlit

Blind Alley No. 421

Early sign of Spring: my wild stray kitty is catching field mice every day 🐾😩

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It's been a long time coming. Canadian independent bookstores have banded together to create an online book buying source so you can avoid the behemoth in the room. (Here are the titles published by CMU Press, which I run.)
Spread the word #booksky!

www.booksellers.ca/publisher/cmu-press-18021

Thanks, Deb!
I offer reviews almost every month, but plenty of other amazing mentors to choose from 🤓🤗

A red graphic reads, "Freedom to Read Week" with the Groundwood Books logo. The covers of A FAMILY IS A FAMILY IS A FAMILY and THREE WISHES: PALESTINIAN AND ISRAELI CHILDREN SPEAK appear with text that reads, "Groundwood Books that have been challenged, removed or banned from school districts and libraries."

#FreedomtoRead Week: Day 3 📚

Learn more about these banned books on our website: https://ow.ly/YiJq50YlfoF #BannedBooks #BookSky #KidLit

One of my favourite books on the banned books list.
It's #FreedomToRead Week in Canada

A Family Is a Family Is a Family
written by Sara O'Leary and illustrated by Qin Leng
@groundwoodbooks.bsky.social #kidlit

"But I can't buy all the books"

Same!
Big commercial stores, LIBRARIES, Libby, NetGalley, Edelweiss, YouTube, book launches and book fairs are some of the places (mostly online) I use for reading. I wish I could buy more books, but I try to support creators in different ways 😍

Newspaper clippings surround the book THIS ONE SUMMER, published by Groundwood Books for Freedom to Read Week. The headlines read that Minnesota school's ban on graphic novel draws free-speech protests, and that graphic novel 'This One Summer' tops 2016 most challenged book list.

✨ Continuing our celebration of #FreedomToRead Week with THIS ONE SUMMER, written by Mariko Tamaki and illustrated by Jillian Tamaki 📚

🔗 Learn more here: https://ow.ly/vbEr50Ykx2j #FTRW26 #BookSky #BannedBooks

Now write that down with your brand new pen 😉🤓

New Portfolio Chats available! There are still some spots left :)

www.instagram.com/p/DVIoN9QDbF...

#illustration #portfoliochats #Portfolioreview

It's #KidLitArt chat week! This Thursday - set your reminders and tell friends!

#kidlit

I'm so sorry that happened to you. I have been screaming into the void for years, "IT IS JUST ACRYLIC!), especially at all the YouTubers who use it and call it gouache 😩 UGH

Since having two stray cats show up in my life, my phone is just an endless collection of toebeans and blep photos, nothing else 😂😜🐾

#Ilovecats

"But I can't buy all the books"

Same!
Big commercial stores, LIBRARIES, Libby, NetGalley, Edelweiss, YouTube, book launches and book fairs are some of the places (mostly online) I use for reading. I wish I could buy more books, but I try to support creators in different ways 😍

Thanks @charlenedraws.bsky.social for her donation to help support #KidLitMegaFeed. I pay ~CAD$12.50/month for @blueskyfeedcreator.com Premium. If you'd like to help too (even a few bucks), here's more info. Donations also help show me it's worth keeping this feed going. 😁

bsky.app/profile/debb...

Oh, so you want to illustrate books for kids?

My number 1 advice is: READ kids' books! A lot of them.

(same for writing)

#kidlit #kidliart

Same ✋
Weeks? I can be home for months at a time 😀

Middle Grade Magic is a day-long virtual celebration of authors and creators dedicated to crafting literature for kiddos ages eight through 12! Reserve your spot today for this event taking place on March 5th to hear from our amazing keynote speakers. 👏 hubs.ly/Q043D3l80

@erinentrada.bsky.social

I still have to watch Pluribus, but I heard both bad and good things about it :) Like everything, I guess