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A. C. Bodnar (she/her)

@acbodnarart.bsky.social

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Children’s Author/Illustrator seeking representation Nerd and Forever DM, drawing whimsical pictures and writing about a robot who loves birds No AI ever Authors Against Book Bans Also on Instagram @acbodnarart acbodnarart.com

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · Apr 3

Hello, #kidlitartpostcard day!

This is my first time doing this, so let me see… My name is A. C. (Anna) Bodnar. I am obsessed with the intersection of nature and fantasy, of light and whimsical colors, and especially dragons. And, of course, little guys going on quests and being brave.

#kidlit

Postcard with an illustration of a rabbit knight looking up at a gothic vaulted ceiling that dissolves into bright watercolors alongside the text: ACBodnar KidLit Author Illustrator acbodnarart.com @acbodnarart Seeking Representation

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Annie Ramey//comms open @catnss.bsky.social · 2d

#scbwiArtober2025 Day 13: Rustle

@scbwi.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #procreate #sketch #drawing #inktober #art

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 1d

Hello #portfolioday !

I am a KidLit Author/Illustrator who loves to drawing fantasy, explorations of light and color, and brave little guys.

I am seeking representation and am happy to work with any self-publishing authors as well!

acbodnarart.com
📧 [email protected]

Illustration of a rabbit knight dressed in chainmail and a surcoat looking up at a gothic fun vaulted ceiling as the drawing dissolves into bright watercolors as light streams through the tall windows. @acbodnarart

Illustration of a large snake curled around the columns of a ruined, round temple as two small voles confront it, one brave and the other cowering. @acbodnarart

Illustration of two ermines in a pillow fort. One is curled up asleep and the other is reading and imagining a dragon. @acbodnarart

Illustration of a young boy in a red coat standing on the railing of a sailing ship with a color bird flying over his shoulder. In the background is a watercolor seascape with tall cliffs with a city and a castle connected by a bridge. @acbodnarart

A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 1d

Artober Day 14: Burnt

Thinking the word “out” immediately following the word “burnt” does not mean that I am burnt out right now. But it is a constant push and pull, the strain of creating in world where everything is made to feel increasingly meaningless and impotent.

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart

Sketchbook page showing a ball point pen drawing of a tired looking woman, holding a pencil and propping her cheek up with a dust, reflected in the screen of a laptop. Text at the bottom reads: Burnt - Oct. 14th | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 2d

Artober Day 13: Rustle

#scbwiartober2025 #art #kidlit #kidlitartist #fall

Sketchbook page showing a brush pen drawing of an anthropomorphized mushroom riding on a leaf that’s floating down. Text at the bottom reads: Rustle - Oct. 13th | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 3d

Artober Day 12: Tip Toe

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart

Sketchbook page showing a brush pen drawing of a young girl standing on her toes to see over a high railing. Text at the bottom reads: Tip Toe - Oct. 12th | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 4d

Artober Day 11: Kettle

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart

Sketchbook page showing a brush pen drawing of an anthropomorphized mushroom waiting impatiently for a kettle hooked over a fire to boil. Text on the image reads: “A watched kettle never boils. Right?” Text at the bottom reads: Kettle - Oct. 11th | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

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Debbie Ridpath Ohi @debbieohi.com · 4d

Happy #BookshopDay! Why not get some of your holiday shopping done early? Order or pre-order books from your local indie before the busy rush?

Psst: you can include this animated gif in your own Bluesky posts - when searching for a gif, look for [at-sign]debbieohi + keyword (like bookstore)

a blue sign that says shop from your local indie bookshop now

Alt: Shop from your local indie bookshop now so you can shop from them later

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 5d

Artober Day 10: Twist

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart

Sketchbook page showing a ballpoint pen drawing of an ammonite. Text at the bottom reads: Twist - Oct. 10th | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

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Annie Ramey//comms open @catnss.bsky.social · 7d

#scbwiArtober2025 Day 8: Carve

@scbwi.bsky.social
#kidlit #kidlitart #illustration #procreate #sketch #drawing #inktober #art

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Traci VW Creations @tracivw.bsky.social · 6d

An artist at work carving her new friend, an ice dragon.

And me painting with new brushes in Procreate creating art that makes my heart sing.

#SCBWIArtober2025 #Carve #kidlitart #PaintPlay #dragon #artober #drawingchallenge #artist #art #Procreate

Children's book style art with a blue splatter and drip background and a girl in purple overalls and goggles carving with hammer and chisel an ice dragon.

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 6d

Artober Day 9: Hive

The lines are a little muddled: I started drawing with no clear final vision in mind, just the concept (the Thriae + Hollow Knight). I might return to the idea another time and improve the clarity of the line work. We’ll see 🤷‍♀️

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart

Sketchbook page showing a brush pen line art of three bee-women sitting on tall stools, long frantic draping from them, and some sort of smoke or mist curling up from below with a honeycomb lattice in the background. It is drawn atop a blot of watercolor that fades from a desaturated blue at the bottom to a warm orange. Text at the bottom reads: Hive - Oct. 9th | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 7d

Artober Day 8: Carve

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart

Sketchbook page showing a fine liner drawing of an anthropomorphized mushroom wearing a scarf and skiing down a freshly groomed run, and the sky and the shadows are done in blue watercolor. Text at the bottom reads: Fuzzy - Oct. 7th | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 8d

Artober Day 7: Fuzzy

The rare self-portrait (I much prefer being heard but never seen), but I wanted be in my dragon onesie with the Wild Things.

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart

Sketchbook page showing a ballpoint pen drawing of a girl in glasses wearing a dragon onesie while stepping forward in the classic Where the Wild Things Are pose. Text at the bottom reads: Fuzzy - Oct. 7th | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

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Sarah Kurpiel @sarahkurpiel.bsky.social · 9d

Midnight | #scbwiArtober2025 Day 6: Candle 🕯

Drawing of dancing ghosts and a mouse. Nightime. Floating candles. Three ghosts playing instruments.

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 9d

Artober Day 6: Candle

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart

Sketchbook page showing a brush pen drawing of an elven girl holding a candle in a tower, a starry sky visible through the gothic windows and long braid snaking towards the the viewer, drawn atop a blot of pink, purple, and blue watercolor. Text at the bottom reads: Candle - Oct. 6th | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 10d

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 10d

Artober Day 5: Eyes

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart #spookyseason

Sketchbook page showing a brush pen drawing of a ghast-like creature swinging a lantern in front of it. The lantern is filled with eyeballs, and as it swings, it leaves lines of motion in its wake. Text at the bottom reads: Eyes - Oct. 5th | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 11d

Naturally, Barbie as Rapunzel is the best OG Barbie film (I would sing that song to my hairbrush and leave on the window sill at night in the hopes that I would wake up in the morning to discover a magical paintbrush that could create both portals and ball gowns), but P&P is a banger.

A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 11d

Artober Day 4: Birthmark

I smudged it 😫

Why am I eternally so impatient with an eraser??

And yes, this is inspired by the 2004 classic: Barbie as the Princess and the Pauper, why do you ask?

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart

Sketchbook page showing a brush pen drawing of a young girl in a ball gown turned slightly to the right. She smiles awkwardly as one hand subtly tugs the shoulder of her dress slightly lower down her arm. Text at the bottom reads: Phantom - Oct. 3rd | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

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A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 11d

Thank you!

A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 12d

Thank you!

A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 12d

I should have had more objects caught in the light, a silver of a room, a sense of place, rather than just an awkward table, and everything should have had normal shadows except for one that was different, that was looking out from the dark with eyes.

A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 12d

Only three days in, and we have come across what makes Artober/Inktober challenges so hard for me: I do not like to show my work until it is in a state that I am happy with. But that’s not what a daily art challenge is about. Inevitably, you end up sharing art that you are not satisfied with.

A. C. Bodnar (she/her) @acbodnarart.bsky.social · 12d

Artober Day 3: Phantom

#scbwiartober2025 #kidlitart

Sketchbook page showing a brush pen drawing of a flashlight casting a circle of light against a wall, illuminating a vase of flowers on a small table whose shadow is the shape of a ghost. Text at the bottom reads: Phantom - Oct. 3rd | SCBWI Artober 2025 | @acbodnarart

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Ameena | Kidlit Author & Illustrator @ameenasiddique.bsky.social · 13d

Sleeping peacefully for day 2 of #scbwiArtober2025
Day 2 #nightlight

#artprompts #prompt #art #kidlit #scbwi #drawing #draw #drawdrawdraw #drawingoftheday #drawingchallenge #sketch #procreate #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrator #picturebookillustration #picturebookart #picturebook

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