Traci Van Wagoner

@tracivw

Traci VW Creations: Dragon Tamer & award-winning children’s book illustrator with a Kirkus star. I also do game art. By hand. No AI ever. Let’s create beautiful things together! ↓ www.tracivanwagoner.com #PaintPlay #KidLitArtist #NatureintheCity #SCBWI

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Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· 13d

Zzzzz. It's afternoon coffee time! Take a paws (he,he) ... for coffee on International Tiger day. #needcoffee #AnimalParadeWorld #tiger #headsandtails #cuteanimals #InternationalTigerDay Get your cute tiger coming and going on a mug today: www.zazzle.com/tiger_gifts_...

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· 15d

Oh Yeah! August dragons! #KidLitArt #dragon #Smaugust

Spot art of a cute orange and yellow dragon with attitude and the words in the top left, Oh Yeah!

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· 15d

To start off the week, I'm jumping into this casual challenge. #ArtRepostJuly Day 27- Purple #illustration #kidlitart #monster

textured children's book style artwork of a cute green monster hiding beneath a colorful patchwork quilt in a teal four poster bed in the purple dark with her nightlight glowing texture yellow light on the wall next to the bed.

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· 18d

I hope you have a beary happy weekend full of blueberries and other fun summer yummies! #kidlitart #bear #blueberries #paintplay #cuteanimals

Art of a cute brown and tan bear from the side and close up. The bear has a blue tongue from eating the blueberries all around filling the background against a textured blue background.

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· 24d

Haiku Saturday Paused at a crossroads Which direction to take for A joyful future Traci VW #Haiku #DogsOfBluesky #OnOurWalk #NatureInTheCity #HaikuSaturday

Photo of a 10 dog at a brick crossroad path in a New York City community garden filled with layers of green off the path and a bright sunny patch in the background

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· 26d

N is for Nature. 🌼🪱 Join us for more #ArtABCs No AI, Yes alt text, CW as needed #Art #KidLitArt #NatureintheCity #garden #UndertheRock

A girl and her look at at wiggling worms from beneath a rock she has turned over in a community garden with a brick back wall

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· 27d

Taking deep breaths. Big life changes coming my way. Good things, scary, but good. Life is a roller coaster ride for sure. Don't forget to breathe!

Artwork of a big blue overstuffed chair with a blonde woman in a white and purple dress sitting cross legged meditating . A gray striped cat sleeps beneath the chair on a textured yellow floor.

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· 28d

Hi #PortfolioDay, I'm Traci VW a kidlit illustrator w/over 20 books. Received a Kirkus star & several awards. I work with both AD & authors. Interested in new books as well as other whimsical kid projects. #kidlitart See more: www.tracivanwagoner.com childrensillustrators.com/TraciVanWago...

A page with four illustrations showing two girls and a dog catching, kissing, release, and watching frogs in a lily pad, water lily pond

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· 29d

Something went missing! I noticed while watching the timelapse of my painting Catching a Frog that I lost a little splashy detail from sketch to finish. Can you see what? Be sure to comment and let me know! #kidlitart #Process #frogs #SummerFun

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· Jul 6

Oh, it's Monday. Ok then, go to your studio and paint something. #mondaymotivation #kidlitart #artist #illustrator

Cartoon art of a girl carrying and art bin marked Art Stuff in one hand and beneath her other arm is a large sheet of paper and she's wearing bunny slippers. To the left of her over a splattery background are the words: Go to your studio and PAINT something. www.tracivanwagoner.com runs along the bottom

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· Jul 2

It's #KidLitArtPostcard day! Time flies, especially when you're having summer fun catching frogs! (Part of summer fun series). I'm an illustrator/author open for new PB & other kid related projects. Let's work together & make fun stuff! 👇 🎨 www.tracivanwagoner.com #kidlitart #paintplay #frogs #kids

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· Jul 1

Rabbit! Rabbit! Rabbit! May July be filled with good fortune! #kidlitart #PaintPlay #Bunny

Cute art in pastel colors of a pink bunny sitting with a bunch of splatter purled and orange flowers with butterflies, bees and a couple ladybugs against a splatter paint blue sky.

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· Jun 29

Birthday lilies. They have been part of my birthday week for many years. #bloomscrolling #NatureintheCity #flowers

Photo of Red orange lilies in a city backyard.

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· Jun 21

Happy Father's Day! Happy World Giraffe Day! And happy start of summer!! My art of a big giraffe and baby giraffe from a while ago seemed appropriate for the day! I hope these two bring a smile today! #kidlitart #giraffe #FathersDay #WorldGiraffeDay #Summer #CuteAnimals

Cute children's book style art of a daddy giraffe curving his neck around so he is face-to-face with a baby giraffe who is nestled within daddy's front legs. Painted graphical textured elements in the background help set the scene with grass, a big sun blue sky and the edge of an acacia tree. The flue sky holds the words in white, Happy Father's Day

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· Jun 19

Happy Friday! Let's go dancing with a #MonaLisa flouncy dress! #Colour_collective #paintplay #kidlitart #dancers

Cartoon art of a pair of dancers at a masquerade ball. The woman is in poofy pink textured dress with piled up blond hair and a blue mask, and her date, is in a purple tuxedo with black spikey hair and a dark blue mask

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· Jun 18

Done! Book 2 of Sheldon the Sheltie's adventures, art & design has been sent to my client for final approval. This has been such a fun adventure! I started sketches when NY was piled up w/snow and finished while sweating in the heat of summer. I will miss Sheldon and Davie! #kidlitart #illustrator

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· Jun 15

Up this week for #PaintPlay fun. New port pieces (maybe RL PCs) with new sequential art to demonstrate to #kidlit Art Directors my skills w/consistency & storytelling in my art so they’ll hire me for their next book project. Let’s work together! #kidlitart #Kidlitartpostcard #illustrator #sketches

A page with three rough sketches and on full color illustration showing sequential art of two girls and a dog catching a frog, one girl about to kiss a frog, releasing the frog, and watching (in color) the frog with a frog buddy leaping away over the stream and lily pads and bright pink flowers.

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· Jun 15

Happy Monday! Let's start out the week with something fun -- a sneak peek reveal of one of the big projects we've been working on. It's almost done! Which leaves me open for new projects! (hint, hint, contact me now!) #PBmaking #childrensbooks #kidlit #Kidlitart #illustration #SheldontheSheltie

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· Jun 12

Artists, quote with your yellow art!

Fantasy art of a golden dragon in a golden leafy landscape and streaming golden light with a small figure waving from a cliff behind the dragon.

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· Jun 11

Today is Making Life Beautiful Day. In honor of that, here's a little sneaky peek at the book I'm creating, Good Morning, Mourning Doves, a celebration of a mourning dove family and nature in the city. #kidlitart #NatureintheCity #mourningdoves #illustration #process #bluebearstories #roofgarden

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· Jun 10

Yay for ballpoint pens!!

photo of my open sketchbook with ballpoint pens in the gutter of a spread of fairy sketches with my web address written in purple at the top TraciVanWagoner.com and a couple illustration postcards in the background

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· Jun 10

It's NATIONAL BALLPOINT PEN DAY! I love my ballpoint pens for sketching! Usually black ink but sometimes I switch up w/blue. I used to draw with pencils, but I don't like the smudging on the paper & my hands. What is your go-to drawing tool? #illustrator #ballpointpens #drawingtools #sketchbook

Studio desk shot of my sketchbook with fairy sketches done with my trusty black ball point pen. In the background are postcards with my under the sea and pirate art, my notebook, a mini Venus de Milo statue, reference drawing model, pink scrunchy, tape and a cup of ball point pens, and big pencil, and a cute Dogs are children art card.

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· Jun 10

Go Knicks!

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· Jun 9

L is for Love More, Hate Less Join us for #ArtABCs, the most laid-back art challenge ever Share your art of anything starting with L! No AI, Yes alt text. www.tracivanwagoner.com #paintplay #lovemorehateless #inspirational #elephant

Poster style art with a woman hugging an elephants trunk which is winding around her in an elephant hug with the words Love More in white on a teal blue bar on the left and Hate Less in white on a green bar on the right

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· Jun 8

Happy National Best Friends Day! #NationalDays #BestFriends #kidlitart #paintplay

Children's book style art of a a circle of diverse friends laying in the grass with notes of love and peace around them

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· Jun 4

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard! Wow 5 years running! I'm Traci VW & I illustrate for kids. I enjoyed the prompt, me as a kid. I spent hours exploring the wilds & occasionally catching a frog. Avail. for books + other kid related projects! Let's work together! Portfolio: www.tracivanwagoner.com #kidlitart

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· Jun 3

For National Egg Day, I'm sharing a sneak peek at a project in the works, Good Morning, Mourning Doves See more behind the scenes lookey loos! More to come! www.tracivanwagoner.com/blog/categor... #NationalEggDay #PBMaking #sketch #kidlit #kidlitart #authorillustrator #mourningdove #eggs #process

Sketch from a PB page showing a girl and her mom looking out the window at a nest with two eggs and the tail of a mourning dove flying away

Photo of a mourning dove on a nest with two eggs on a windowsill with bars helping to hold it in place with the words My Inspiration

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· Jun 1

To keep the fun going on International Dinosaur Day, here's a little Fun Fact for you! #triceratops

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· Jun 1

Happy National Dinosaur Day from my Animal Parade World TRex and Triceratops! #AnimalParadeWorld #Dinosaurs #NationalDinosaurDay #kidlitart Find us on T-shirts, mugs and other fun merch: www.zazzle.com/store/animal...

Traci Van Wagoner@tracivw· May 31

I'm getting this in under the wire for #SCBWIDrawThis #SeaCreature -- umm, so there's lots of creatures. I added some Mermen-merboys? Merthey? to the series I shared of Mermaids throughout the month of #Mermay. #scbwidrawthis #scbwiillustrators #scbwi #UndertheSea #Mermaids #kidlitart #artlicensing