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Vincent Desjardins
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Illustrator, surface pattern designer, reader, children's books, classic movie lover and a gardener with an interest in native plants

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Today's No Kings protest in Bloomington, Indiana.
A panoramic view of a No Kings protest in Bloomington, Indiana with a crowd of protestors standing along Walnut Street on the Courthouse square. A No Kings banner is hanging in the background on the left side of the photo.
October 18, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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More protesters in Bloomington, Indiana on the Courthouse Square. #handsoff #indivisible #indivisiblesci #resist #saveourdemocracy
Protesters in Bloomington, Indiana on the Courthouse Square. The people in the photograph are facing a speaker who is under a tent by the corner of the courthouse building. A man in a black, hooded rain jacket holds a protest sign that reads "Crybaby Musk." Another person holds up a piece of crumpled cardboard with the words "End the Police State" written on it.
April 5, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Protesters at today's "Hands Off" protest in Bloomington, Indiana. #handsoff #indivisible #indivisiblesci #resist #bloomington #saveourdemocracy
A photograph of protesters holding up signs in Courthouse Square in Bloomington, Indiana. In the foreground, a person in a gray hooded jacket holds up a sign that says "Hands Off! Free Speech, Our Bodies, Social Security, Our Jobs, Medicaid Medicare, Our Public Lands, LGBTQ+ Rights, Clean Air, Clean Energy. In the background another protester holds up a sign that says "Elect a Clown Expect a Circus. A multi-colored peace symbol decorates a sign on the right edge of the photograph. Bloomington's courthouse building rises up in the background.
April 5, 2025 at 8:56 PM
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Today's "Hands Off" protest in Bloomington, Indiana. There were probably 500 to 600 people present, maybe more, all willing to protest Drump's agenda, even if it meant standing in the rain. #handsoff #indivisible #indivisiblesci
A large "Hands Off" protest scene in Bloomington, Indiana photographed looking across a rainy, wet Walnut street toward the Courthouse square. Hundred of people holding signs milling around to protest Trump's agenda.
April 5, 2025 at 8:44 PM
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GOP politicians passed a bill to defund Medicare & Medicaid by hundreds of billions of dollars.

But don't worry about them - they'll get to keep their precious taxpayer-funded healthcare coverage. And Republican Sugar Daddy Elon Musk will get his tax cuts…
March 13, 2025 at 3:54 AM
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Two works of historical fiction, based on true stories with themes of resistance and both by Mary Doria Russell. "A Thread of Grace," set in Italy during WWII and "The Women of the Copper Country," about Annie Clements who led a strike against the largest copper mining co. in the world. #resist
A photograph of two books sitting side by side, both books written by Mary Doria Russell. The book on the left is "A Thread of Grace," and the book on the right is "The Women of Copper Country."
February 24, 2025 at 4:50 PM
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The Pushcart War by Jean Merrill is a great way to introduce your kids to nonviolent civil disobedience. It's also a fun David vs. Goliath story. Perfect for our times when resistance is more important than ever. #booksforkids #childrensclassics #booksaboutresistance #civildisobedience
A photograph showing my left hand holding the book, "The Pushcart War," by Jean Merrill with illustrations by Ronni Solbert. The book, which has a primarily yellow cover, has an illustration of a pushcart vendor using a pea shooter to shoot a tack at a truck tire.
February 24, 2025 at 12:08 AM
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Please don't stop the pressure. Call Your Representatives. #resist #persist #dissent #stopmusk
An orange background with yellow flame-like shapes with the text "Stop Musk's Money Grab" over it and under that is smaller text that reads "Call Your Representatives Capitol Switchboard (202) 224-3121
February 11, 2025 at 11:28 PM
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Buckeye Butterfly with brown and orange markings on a native goldenrod plant with yellow blossoms Red flowers of native plant Royal Catchfly (Silene regia) Blue flowers of native plant Lobelia siphilitica growing on upright stalks White flowers of native Boneset with Black-eyed Susans in the background.
January 28, 2025 at 3:44 AM
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A few surface patterns and drawings I created in 2024. The bottom row of images started out as gelli plate prints. I was unhappy how they turned out so I drew on top of them using colored pencils and ink.
A grid of 9 images with a self-portrait photo in the center of the grid. The top row of images are 3 repeat surface patterns that I created. In the far left square of the middle row is a small watercolor and ink painting that I created as a gift for my husband's mother. It shows a red fox in a woodland setting under a full moon. On the far right of the middle row is a detail from a repeat surface pattern showing a pen and ink and watercolor drawing of a cat in front of a witch's cottage. The bottom row is a series of colored pencil drawings that I did on top of some gelli plate prints.
January 7, 2025 at 11:06 PM
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Another of my illustrations for "Mercy," by Nancy Furstinger. In this scene, Henry Bergh, founder of the ASPCA, stops a horse drawn trolley that is filled beyond capacity. #kidlitart #kidlit #childrensbookillustration #illustration #kidlitnonfiction #ASPCA
In this this illustration from "Mercy," by Nancy Furstinger, Henry Bergh, the founder of the ASPCA is on a New York City street where he is blocking the way of a horse drawn street car which is overflowing with people and is too heavy for the poor horses who have to pull the trolley. The time period is the late 1800s. A light snow is falling and a young family in the foreground is watching Bergh's heroic action as he tries to save the abused horses.
December 7, 2024 at 10:26 PM
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Whenever I do an illustration with a dog in it, the dog invariably is based on my dog, Poppy. She's around 15 years old now and this drawing was done around 2010, the year that we adopted her. #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbookillustration #illustration #dogart #vincentdesjardins
An illustration of a young boy with red hair, wearing a green sweater and blue jeans standing with his hands on his hips and his mouth wide open as if he's shouting or singing. He's got a gap between his two upper front teeth. A red dog wearing a blue collar sits beside the boy and is looking up at him, wondering what the boy is shouting about.
December 2, 2024 at 4:37 PM
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One of my black and white digital pen illustrations, created in Corel Painter from the book "Secrets of the Magic Ring," by Karen McQuestion. #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist #childrensbookillustration #illustration #blackandwhiteart
A digital pen and ink, black and white illustration from the book "Secrets of the Magic Ring," by Karen McQuestion. The illustration shows a boy and a girl sitting on the ground in a forest having a picnic while their dog stands up against the trunk of a tree on the left side of the illustration. A squirrel on one of the tree branches, looks down at the dog. The artist's name, Vincent Desjardins, is in red text in the lower right corner of the illustration.
December 1, 2024 at 11:39 PM
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Genigraphics 100B console in 1982.
A picture of me looking over my right shoulder and showing me working on a Genigraphics 100B console in 1982. There is a small color monitor in front of me and my right hand is holding an electronic stylus that is connected to the computer by a cord. My left hand is poised over the four buttons that controlled the stylus's ability to select and move objects on the screen. To the left of the monitor is clipped a drawing of a flow chart that I am duplicating on screen. To the right of the monitor is a large white envelope that held an 8" floppy disc. Above that, attached to the computer is a color chart that included the numerical codes for inputting colors.
December 1, 2024 at 10:35 PM
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Now that the garden has gone to sleep, it's nice to see this colorful photo from July. In the foreground is Monarda punctata (spotted Bee Balm), easy to start from seed and a vigorous, first year bloomer. #nativeplants #beebalm #gardening #nativeplantindiana
A photo of my garden depicting in the foreground, the pagoda-like flower stalk of Monarda punctata also known as Spotted Bee Balm. In the background are the purple and reddish orange blooms of Echinacea and some yellow Black-eyed Susans on the left.
November 28, 2024 at 10:17 PM
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A portfolio piece from a few years back. I think I originally created this for an Illustration Friday prompt which was "Breakfast." #kidlitart #kidlit #orangutans #illustration #art #childrensbookart #breakfast #retroillustration
A retro illustration showing a family of orangutans wearing human clothing in a kitchen having breakfast. A baby orangutan sits in a high chair while another orangutan sits on the floor wearing bunny slippers. He is partially hidden under the white table cloth and is sneaking something off a plate on the table. A tipped over chair is on the green checkered floor in front of him. A male orangutan is eating a bowl of cereal while the mother orangutan is bringing over a tray carrying a pitcher of orange juice. A young female orangutan in a green dress is climbing up a step ladder to fetch something from a yellow wall cabinet.
November 27, 2024 at 12:57 AM
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I have an old dog who is around 15 now. We got her a little over 14 years ago from our local animal shelter and we believe she was 10 to 12 months at that time. Since this past spring, I've been drawing and/or painting her every day in my sketchbook. #kidlit #kidlitart #dogs #dogart #dogsketch
A watercolor sketch of an older dog lying on a green bed. The dog is shades of brown and tan with a white and gray face. She is an older dog and is wearing a white diaper. The sketch is dated in the upper right corner. The date is Wednesday, July 24, 2024. The dog's name is Poppy.
November 26, 2024 at 4:00 AM
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The first snowfall of Autumn called for some baking, so I made these delicious Vegan Apple Cider Doughnuts from the Nora Cooks blog. They are delicious. #vegan #veganfood #noracooks #doughnuts #veganbaking
A white plate with a rim decorated with teal blue circles is piled high with Vegan Apple Cider Doughnuts coated with cinnamon sugar. The plate of doughnuts sits on a brown colored electric stove top. Two coiled burners are seen in the background.
November 22, 2024 at 12:28 AM
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I believe this was something I did for Illustration Friday back in 2010. #kidlit #kidlitart #art #illustration #winter
a retro style illustration showing a male postal worker with a white mustache and wearing a green scarf walking into the wind as snow swirls about him. In one hand he is carrying a small package, in the other hand a letter. He is carrying a mail pouch over his left shoulder and a letter, caught by the wind has blown out of the bag and is flying off unnoticed. A small dog with a blue collar is chasing after the postman. In the background, bare trees are bent by the bitter cold wind. There is snow in the air.
November 19, 2024 at 11:00 PM
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I created a new variation on my Western Nouveau design. This new one features a howling coyote in the central panel and is called Western Coyote Nouveau. It's available for sale now in my Spoonflower shop. #surfacedesign #surfacepattern #artnouveau #illustration www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/18...
A repeating surface pattern in an Art Nouveau style with a twist - it uses Western motifs - rattlesnakes, coyotes and cactus created with a palette of pastel southwest colors - pale blues, greens, sage, pinks and ivory
November 19, 2024 at 1:13 AM
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An image for a story I illustrated for the Farfaria story app. This one was an update of the old Tortoise and the Hare fable, but set during the Summer Olympics in London in 2012. #kidlitart #kidlit #kidlitillustration #illustration #picturebookart #picturebooks
children's book illustration for a story titled "Team Tortoise and Team Hare at the Summer Games." A team of 3 tortoises wearing pastel colored running shoes pose on a lawn wearing the gold medals they have just won. Behind the tortoises stand the losing team of three hares. In the background is a crows of cheering animals, including hippos, lions, rhinos and giraffes.
November 18, 2024 at 5:11 AM
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Here is another new surface pattern I created for an upcoming Spoonflower challenge. This one was created from a scanned watercolor. "Cabincore Fox Woodland" is the name of my design. #surfacedesign #surfacepattern #foxes #illustration #Spoonflower #cabincore www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/18...
A watercolor surface pattern depicting two foxes around a towering oak tree. One fox is a black silhouette while the other fox is bright orange. There are 4 crows sitting in the tree while another one flies above. A rabbit hides in the brush below. The colors are in subdued autumn tones of sepia, burgundy, sage and browns. The entire repeats 10 times across the page.
November 17, 2024 at 10:53 PM
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Here's a new surface pattern design I finished today for an upcoming Spoonflower challenge. I call my design "Western Nouveau." #surfacepattern #surfacedesign #illustration #art #westernart #artnouveau www.spoonflower.com/en/fabric/18...
repeating surface pattern in shades of ivory, blue, sage green and pink depicting a scene from the American west and created using an Art Nouveau style. A pale coral colored rattlesnake acts as a framing device for some of the elements which include a man on horseback, cactus, yucca plants and stars. A landscape scene including a cowboy is the central motif and it is framed by the snake and undulating sage green lines that resemble grass stalks.
November 16, 2024 at 11:13 PM
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Henry Bergh, the subject of "Mercy" by Nancy Furstinger also advocated to improve the conditions of children living in poverty in the 19th century. One of my illustrations for the book published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt in 2016. #kidlit #kidlitart #bookillustration #illustration #art
This digital watercolor depicts a young boy in the 19th century sitting on a wood crate while wearing torn clothes and unlaced boots and holding out a bowl, begging for money while a mangy orange cat sits next to him in this illustration from the book Mercy, the Incredible Story of Henry Bergh, Founder of the ASPCA, by Nancy Furstinger and illustrated by Vincent Desjardins
November 14, 2024 at 5:20 PM
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One of the illustrations I created for "Mercy: The Incredible Story of Henry Bergh," by Nancy Furstinger, published in 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This scene shows the poor working conditions of the dogs forced to pull heavy rag carts operated by the ragpicker. #KidLIt #KidLitArt #HenryBergh
digital watercolor illustration of an alleyway in a poor neighborhood in the 19th century where a ragpicker has a muzzled dog harnessed to a cart piled high with rags. Two stray dogs wander through the alley. In the background, a woman in a long dress is beating dust out of a rug, while on a rickety wooden porch, a little girl holds a doll. On another porch, a young boy is looking at one of the stray dogs. Laundry is strung out to dry across the alley.
November 14, 2024 at 3:47 PM