📜 Illustrator 📚 Children’s Books 📖 SCBWI 👤www.hollymccoach.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/coachmchollyart.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/coachmchollyart.bsky.social/post/3mhjueuw2ls2g“Dance of the Lonely Doll” by composer Joseph Saenz. I made sure to include a flute, a quetzal (he is Guatemalan descent), sheet music, & his name. You can see my process sketches, & a pic of when we were babies in the college band. 👶🏻👶🏼 #flutechoir #bookcoverdesign #kidlitart #illustration21 Mar 2026 01:18 +0000at://did:plc:cq2hkog4lt3ob4laqvdnfei7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhjueuw2ls2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/coachmchollyart.bsky.social/post/3mgjfzqqo422wChapter book illustrations for The Secret Garden. I had the book as a kid, but never read it until I was in my 20s. It’s probably my favorite classic book. It inspired me to draw some bits of the story. 🌱 #kidlitart #childrensbookillustrations #childrensbooks #art #illustration08 Mar 2026 03:36 +0000at://did:plc:cq2hkog4lt3ob4laqvdnfei7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgjfzqqo422whttps://bsky.app/profile/coachmchollyart.bsky.social/post/3mgi6niu4f22kA little behind the scenes of my piece Clara and the Nutcracker. The initial sketching stages can be fun but challenging. Especially when you have a lot of layers. 😆 #bookcovers #childrensbooksillustration #kidlitart #christmasart #art07 Mar 2026 15:52 +0000at://did:plc:cq2hkog4lt3ob4laqvdnfei7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgi6niu4f22khttps://bsky.app/profile/coachmchollyart.bsky.social/post/3mg6ztwa3k22eBook cover idea for my illustration piece, “Into the Woods.” #bookcover #childrensbookillustration #childrensbooks #illustration04 Mar 2026 00:32 +0000at://did:plc:cq2hkog4lt3ob4laqvdnfei7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6ztwa3k22ehttps://bsky.app/profile/coachmchollyart.bsky.social/post/3mfx74tgr3c24Most sirens lure sailors to their death. But what if some lured people to light? She was originally going to be a garden mermaid, but I did a complete 180 with my idea! #mermaid #childrensbooks #bookcover #illustration28 Feb 2026 21:45 +0000at://did:plc:cq2hkog4lt3ob4laqvdnfei7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfx74tgr3c24https://bsky.app/profile/coachmchollyart.bsky.social/post/3mfv7qrk7oc2bI updated an older piece and turned it into the style of a book cover. Here is a before and after. 🎏 and probably like an 8 year difference 🤪28 Feb 2026 02:51 +0000at://did:plc:cq2hkog4lt3ob4laqvdnfei7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfv7qrk7oc2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/coachmchollyart.bsky.social/post/3mfspzzs4zc2xPenny keeping me company while I’m drawing. ✍️27 Feb 2026 03:04 +0000at://did:plc:cq2hkog4lt3ob4laqvdnfei7/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfspzzs4zc2x