Rachel Gozhansky Illustration

@rachelgozhansky

#KidLit Illustrator and Writer: SCBWI, 12x12. Womens' Lax Official. Graphic Designer (data and presentation design). Dog mom. Enthusiast of technology, fantasy fiction, movies, boardgames, the outdoors RachelGozhansky.com

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Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· 10d

For #kidlitartpostcard sharing an older illustration series that I still love. Inspired by actual events: badger in the tree = me, badger who poked wasp nest = friend. 💼 RachelIllustration.com 📧 RachelGozhansky@gmail.com Interested in PB, CB, MG, puzzles + magazines. Open to representation

Illustration made with graphite and watercolor of two badgers: one badger is running away from a swarm of wasps; the other badger is stuck in a tree trying to get down

Illustration made using graphite and watercolor of two badgers: they are sitting inside and one badger is caring for the wasp stings all over the other badger. Behind them is a glass door through which we can see a swarm of wasps trying to get in.

A series of 3 illustrations all made using graphite and watercolor. The illustrations tell the story of two badger friends. In the first scene the badgers are in a meadow and one badger is climbing a tree while the other is poking a stick into a hole in the ground. In the second scene we see a swarm of wasps has emerged from the hole and is chasing the badger that poked them. The other badger is desperately trying to get out of the tree. In the last scene the badgers are inside safe from the wasps and one badger is helping care for all the stings covering the other badger.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Jul 14

Happy #PortfolioDay! I'm Rachel, a children’s illustrator. Love illustrating nature, animals, magic, athletics, texture and details. PB, CB, & MG 💼 RachelIllustration.com 📧 RachelGozhansky@gmail.com Looking for representation #kidlitart #picturebookillustration #childrensillustration

An illustration of a 1st grade classroom facing the chalkboard. It says Show and Tell on the chalkboard. A young girl stands at the front and is shyly showing off her pet Stegosaurus. All the other students are in shock over seeing a real life dinosaur. Even the class pet, a lizard, is in shock over seeing its large ancestor.

An illustration of a Stegosaurus eating leaves from a Ginko tree in a city park. A young girl is watching in shock from behind a brick wall outside the park entrance.

This is a long illustration showing a continuous progression through 3 scenes, on the left 5 young boys are diving in the pool to start a swim race. In the middle we see one boy is in the lead but the pool is transforming into a lake in a wild jungle. On the right the boy in the lead finds himself facing a large bird at the edge of a lake in a wild jungle.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Jul 14

Congrats on the 15k. I'm a children's illustrator. Recent piece. #kidlitart

An illustration of a classroom full of young children. "Show and Tell" is written on the blackboard. A girl shyly stands in front of the class showing off her pet dinosaur. The other students ate in shock. There is even a class lizard who is stunned by the large dinosaur.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Jul 8

I was able to find the settings and turn them off on my Instagram mobile app (I actually already had them set to off thankfully). See screenshots. I couldn't find where to turn this off on Facebook though. That might require browser login instead of app.

Screenshot of the Instagram iphone app settings and activity page with "Sharing and Reuse" highlighted.

Screenshot of the Instagram iphone app Sharing and Reuse settings with "Allow people to create with and reuse your content" options highlighted and turned off and "Allow people to create with and reuse your original audio on Meta AI" highlighted and turned off.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· May 9

How cool would it be to stumble upon a Stegosaurus casually munching ferns during your walk home from school? What would you do? New illustration! A belated #kidlitartpostcard Rendered with marker, colored pencil and watercolor. Retouched digitally. #kidlitart #dinosaurillustration

An illustration of stegosaurus in a modern city park casually eating ferns and gingkos. A young girl spots this stegosaurus and is staring in shock.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Feb 6

Detail shots: #kidlitartpostcard "Show and Tell"

The stegosaurus calmly being lead into the classroom but also breaking the door frame due to his size.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Feb 6

Detail shots: #kidlitartpostcard "Show and Tell"

Reactions of some of the classmates and views of the objects each of them brought in for show and tell.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Feb 6

Detail shots: #kidlitartpostcard "Show and Tell"

Class lizard watching class show and tell from his terrarium and in shock at the size of the lizard being presented.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Feb 6

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! Time for "Show and Tell." #illustrator and #authorillustrator looking for representation; Interested in illustrating picture books, chapter and middle grade book covers and interiors, board games and puzzles. #kidlitart #dinosaurillustration RachelIllustration.com

Illustration of Show and Tell in a 1st grade classroom. A girl is in front of the room presenting her pet dinosaur, a real life Stegosaurus, who is too big to fit through the door frame. The class lizard is shocked by this massive lizard.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Jul 3

This illustration was produced as a sample for a picture book series OOPS & WONDER by Alexandra Osbourne about Pip the squirrel and his magic satchel. The author chose to go another direction. Here you can see the story text that would have accompanied the illustration.

A black and gray illustration with selective pops of color of a squirrel paused in the process of collecting acorns by a bright color and sweet aroma calling him into the forest. The illustration is accompanied by the text “So when a golden glint twinkled through the trees—Sweet and strange, like a strawberry that had learned to glow—Pip followed.”

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Jul 3

Happy #KidLitArtPostcard day! I’m Rachel Gozhansky, a #kidlit illustrator/writer, available to work on PB, CB, MG or other kid-related project. I’m also seeking representation. #kidlitart

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Jun 5

Dance party in the kitchen to celebrate #kidlitartpostcard day! Hi, I am Rachel, a children’s illustrator seeking representation. RachelIllustration.com #kidlitart #childrensillustration #kidlitpostcard #kidlitartpostcardday

An illustration of two young boys dancing in the kitchen with their dog while their mom does dishes in the background.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· May 30

Dance Party: new illustration inspired by the May #scbwidrawthis prompt and my nephew’s visit last month where he showed off his moves in our kitchen. #scbwiillustrators #kidlitart #mixedmediaillustration Tried some new techniques. Used watercolor, watercolor pencils, colored pencils and marker.

Illustration of a two young boys dancing in the kitchen with their dog while mom does dishes in the background

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Apr 16

Been struggling with illustrating lately; anything beyond initial sketches. Finally it is starting to feel relaxing and fun again. Playing around with how to render a new illustration. A critique partner suggested taking small parts instead of tackling the whole. That has helped! #wip #kidlitart

A series of small illustrations of the same girl and stegosaurus colored in different ways and with different mediums to different levels of completion. Illustrations are on a worksurface covered with various art materials including watercolor paint and colored pencils.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Mar 24

If you see this, Quote Post your black and white artwork #kidlit #kidlitart

Black and gray Illustration of a preteen boy and girl in an apothecary work space mixing a potion. The potion is tried on a frog which causes the frog to grow and surprises the boy.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Feb 6

It’s #kidlitartpostcard day and it’s the start of lacrosse season so this illustration seemed appropriate. I’m an illustrator looking for new projects and representation. Portfolio: RachelIllustration.com #kidlitartpostcardday #kidlitpostcard #kidlitpostcardday

A graphite and watercolor illustration of 3 young girl’s lacrosse players lined up in front of a girl’s lacrosse goalie taking shots on goal. The goalie is standing strong and stopping a shot.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Feb 5

A still shot of the custom card deck I designed and illustrated for my husband’s family as a Hanukkah gift. #vectorillustration

Photo of a custom illustrated card deck spread out to show the various card illustrations and designs. The art uses a limited color palette and vector illustration. Each face cards features an illustration of a member of the Gozhansky family.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Feb 5

For Hanukkah, I illustrated a custom playing card deck for my husband’s family. I designed and illustrated the art on all 52 cards in the deck, front and back, using a vector graphic art style and a limited color palette. I had 10 copies printed from BoardGamesMaker.com, each in a custom card tin.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Feb 4

Without downloading any new pictures where are you mentally

Dog laying flat with face to the ground and paws by face, peering up and forward. The impression is the dog looks needy and cautious.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Jan 22

Big haul of picture books from the library today. Mix of mentor texts for wip dummy, books I’ve been meaning to read, and illustration inspiration books. Enjoying working through them this afternoon. #kidlit #libraryhaul

A stack of library picture books: STICK AND STONE EXPLORE, THE STARS, JOY RIDE, TWO WHEELS, WILD BLUE, BIKES FOR SALE, 1, 2, 3, JUMP!, THE REINDEER REMAINDERS, HEDGEHOG NEEDS A HUG, THE STORY OF A BOOK, UNDER THE BLANKET SKY, DANDELION’S DREAM, THE LAST ZOOKEEPER, IF I WAS A HORSE, FARMHOUSE

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Dec 3

I just completed a puzzle that from the small box cover looked like quilled paper art. The puzzle pieces at full scale revealed it was a digital painting. Now that I’m finished I’m convinced it is an AI painting meant to mimic quilling. I am SOOOO disappointed in myself for selecting the puzzle. 🫣😡

A puzzle with art that appears to be paper quilling of a forest and river with mountains in the background, but is in fact a digital painting most likely generated by AI.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Nov 20

Thank you for the opportunity and your continued celebration of bluesky. I’m an illustrator interested in PB, CB and MG. #kidlitart

Black and white illustration created with graphite of a night forest scene. In the foreground, a hedgehog is conversing with a bug eyed snail. Behind them is a lush night forest with some bats, an owl flying away and some other hedgehogs running in circles.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Nov 18

I’m listening to HELLO STRANGER by Katherine Center (rom com). The main char is experiencing face blindness as a side effect of brain surgery. I’ve heard of face blindness and believe the author did her research, but my brain wants to reject it as a real thing people experience 🤯; I can’t process it

Cover of the book HELLO STRANGER BY Katherine Center. Shows text and author name in center with an illustration of a girl on roller skates with a paint brush on the right and a male and white dog on the left. Large colorful flowers line the bottom and in the background is a nighttime cityscape.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Nov 16

Entering day 3 of #BGG.Con (for me; actual day 4 of Con) in Dallas and having an awesome time playing endless games with friends and strangers.

Photo of two woman standing in front of an illustrated backdrop of night cityscape. Each woman is holding a block that looks like a building and the are standing behind blocks arranged to also look like buildings as if they are giants rampaging through a city. The woman are facing each other with the building raised pretending to have a fight and going to throw a building at each other.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Nov 6

STOP THIS IS A CUTE ANIMAL PIC CHECKPOINT. PLEASE SHARE A MINIMUM OF ONE (1) CUTE ANIMAL PIC BEFORE PROCEEDING. My dogs Nigel and Wally inadvertantly forming a yin yang symbol.

A small brown and black dog and a small white dog with black spots lying next to each other on the grass head to toe in a formation that resembles a yin and yang symbol.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Oct 24

JOY OF SWIMMING #skypitch #pb #kidlitart When Karthik stops winning he wants to quit swimming. But during his next race he is transported to a strange and unwanted paradise. In order to get back he must rediscover his love of water and swimming.

A 3 page spread picture book illustration showing a transition from, on the left, 5 boys diving in to start a freestyle swim race, in the middle, one boy pulling ahead but the pool and landscape are starting to change, and on the right, one boy arriving alone at a tropical shore facing a large strange bird.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Oct 22

I wanted a to-scale model of a girl and dad on bikes for a new PB concept. Started with pipe cleaners but too flimsy. Ultimately used wood and glowforge. Pieces joined with toothpicks so I could have the joints move! Tempted to make some to-scale cars and houses but stopping for now. #kidlitart

A photo of a number of small wood pieces on a workbench that will eventually be assembled together.

A photo of a hand assembling some wood cutouts to form a small human shaped figure. In the background is an already assembled bike made of similar wood pieces.

A photo of a several wooden models and pipe cleaner models side by side on a cutting board. Models include an adult size person on a bike, a smaller kid size bike and a stop sign.

A photo of small wooden models of an adult size person on a bike, a kid size person on a smaller bike and a stop sign set upon a table surface colored to look like a road, grass and sidewalk.

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Oct 11

I can’t find the “pin post” option and I’m feeling dumb. I went to an old post and clicked the 3 dots to bring up the post menu and don’t have that option. I am using the latest version of the app on my iPhone. What am I missing? Does it only work on the desktop app? @bsky.app #blueskyhelp

Screenshot of a post and the post menu in the bluesky mobile iPhone app

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Oct 3

In honor of Oct’s #kidlitartpostcard: colorful foliage. I am an #illustrator and #authorillustrator looking for representation. Interested in PB, CB, and MG books, board games and puzzles. Attracted to nature, animals, magic, athleticism, texture and details. #kidlitart #kidlitartpostcardday

Watercolor and graphite illustration of 3 Fall trees whose leaves are a rainbow of colors. In the center tree, which is larger and more prominent, there are several birds and squirrels. A graphic of the illustrator’s signature and website appear at the bottom right: Rachel Gozhansky, RachelIllustration.com

Rachel Gozhansky Illustration@rachelgozhansky· Oct 2

Felt inspired to do Day 1 of #peachtober24: daisy. 1.5”x1.5” #illustration using watercolor, coloredpencil, graphite and marker. I sectioned off my sketchbook page into 6 1.5”x1.5” spaces and will plan to do some more prompts as time and inspo allow.