Ellen Hawkins Studio

Two pies, both alike in dignity. One cherry, one apple.

Two pies, both alike in dignity.

Grocery store employee: "I could hear you coming! Haha!"

Me: *pushing a shopping cart full of wine bottles* "My family is coming to visit."

What it's like to get trough the holidays without shopping at Amazon, Target, or Walmart.

Look at job postings... realize I have no marketable skills. 😑

Those EYES! 😂

Kiki from Kiki's Delivery Service

Once when I got my hair cut as a tween I brought in this picture and asked the stylist to cut my hair like this.

Her response was "this is a cartoon character"

happy halloween 👻

Happy Halloween! Here's a new spooky drawing for you! #illustration #vintage

Four cats sitting on a blue bookshelf with colorful books.

Whipped up a little something to sell at a Cat Fest...? I'm not sure about this market, but I'll give it a go. 😅
#art #illustration #cats #gouache

I grew up calling them roly-polies or sometimes pill bugs if you're trying to be fancy.

We flew over from the US to attend. It was absolutely worth the cost. We had an amazing time!

A full color illustration of a witch gazing into a crystal ball.

A two page spread from a picture book pitch.

A two page spread from a picture book pitch titled Nelly and the Bee.

A sheet of character poses for an elephant character.

Hi #portfolioday! I'm an illustrator looking for work in children's publishing and seeking representation!

🎨 www.ellenhawkins.com
📩 ellen.nora.hawkins@gmail.com

A full color illustration of a witch gazing into a crystal ball.

A two page spread from a picture book pitch.

A two page spread from a picture book pitch titled Nelly and the Bee.

A sheet of character poses for an elephant character.

Hi #portfolioday! I'm an illustrator looking for work in children's publishing and seeking representation!

🎨 www.ellenhawkins.com
📩 ellen.nora.hawkins@gmail.com

A buttercup flower would be cute! 🌼

A photo of a spider halloween decoration made from a large black pom pom, some pipe cleaners and a pair of googly eyes.

If you have any secrets to share, my cursed halloween spider is listening...

A photo of Lily Pad Lake near Keystone Colorado.

Here's a photo from Colorado. 😊

Some of the best books I've read recently:

Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa
Glorious Exploits by Ferdia Lennon
The Husbands by Holly Gramazio
Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata
The Rachel Incident by Caroline O'Donoghue
I could go on...😅

Gouache illustration of a witch peering into her crystal ball revealing the words "change is coming"

The crystal ball reveals... change is coming! For #ABLArtFest @andreabrownlit.bsky.social

Here goes my usual random Bluesky post... #illustrators ! Get on this:
www.usopen.org/en_US/news/a...

pelvic thrust risk of going insane

🥺😭

A photo of a messy desk with a laptop and tablet pushed to the side, an open sketchbook, some drawings and a half finished painting sitting out. Tubes of gouache and a palette lay haphazardly in the background.

Current desk view. #kidlitart #illustration

Hello #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Ellen, an illustrator looking for work in children's publishing! Currently seeking representation. 🙂
#kidlitart #Illustration

What's your sign?

It takes a LOT of fresh mint to make tea though. Like way more than you would think. 😅

Whenever someone asks for my 'artistic opinion' I think to myself, "Okay time to show that I know what I'm talking about. I need to say something INSIGHTFUL." 🧐

But really they just want me to tell them they did a good job. 🥲

A crying cat giving a thumbs up and saying "it's fine, I'm okay" even though their whole day is ruined.

I mean....

There go my zensho yusho dreams. 🥺😩😭

Looking up through yellow aspen leaves at a clear blue sky.

Living in Colorado is pretty great ngl.

A little witch walks through a field carrying a basket and a walking stick. A small cottage is visible in the background againt a grove of trees.

It's fall, time to get up to some witchy stuff. #kidlitart #Illustration #art