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Lauren Tregenza

@laurentregz.bsky.social

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Artist | Book Illustration | Urban Sketching. Based in 🇨🇦 #Seekingrepresentation #kidlitart #SCBWI Member #UskToronto urban sketching Portfolio and Prints: https://lauren-e-tregenza.com

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Lauren Tregenza @laurentregz.bsky.social · Sep 5

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!

I am an illustrator working in traditional watercolour and gouache. I love painting subjects inspired by moments and memories outdoors.

🖌️ Seeking representation
🖌️ Available for work

Lauren-e-tregenza.com
[email protected]
#kidlitart #storybook #rabbits

A colourful scene painted in gouache depicting two rabbits touching noses.

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Lauren Tregenza @laurentregz.bsky.social · 8d

What are these prompt cards? They look fun!

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Lauren Tregenza @laurentregz.bsky.social · 8d

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day!

A spooky cat for October.

Lauren-e-tregenza.com
#kidlit #childrensbookillustration

A spooky cat channeling the power of the moon. Watercolour and coloured pencil on paper.

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Lauren Tregenza @laurentregz.bsky.social · 23d

Yes I experienced this as well. If your work 'illustrated' the idea/concept you were not exploring your work deeply enough. I definitely questioned this at the time.

Lauren Tregenza @laurentregz.bsky.social · 23d

I have a delfonics pouch! Love it as a small, compact option.

Lauren Tregenza @laurentregz.bsky.social · Sep 9

Kensington Market sketch meetup. It was so fun to reconnect with familiar faces and a few new ones! The Sunday vibes were feeling just right 😊

@usktoronto.bsky.social @urbansketchers.bsky.social #urbandrawing #outdoorsketching

Street corner sketch of Kensington Market in Toronto.

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Diana Mayo @dianamayoillo.bsky.social · Nov 21

#folktaleweek day 4 - #TRAIL
“Tree Fairy wandered on and then noticed a trail of seeds. She followed them all the way to the bottom of a large tree…”
#kidlit #kidlitart #folktaleweektrail #folktaleweek2024 #childrensbooks #picturebookillustration

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Diana Mayo @dianamayoillo.bsky.social · Jan 8

This wintry snap is continuing here in the UK…
#snowghost, written by #to Mitton, published by @bloomsburybooksuk.bsky.social
#illustration #kidlit #picturebooks #illustrator

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Angela H @hisiheyah.bsky.social · Sep 4

Hi #KidLitArtPostcard, it's been a while! I'm Angela, illustrator and author. This is one of my favorite spreads from my graphic novel, LU AND REN'S GUIDE TO GEOZOOLOGY. I want to draw your covers and interior illustrations!

www.angela-hsieh.com
Rep'd by @jenazantian.bsky.social

#kidlit #kidlitart

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Evie Richner @evierichner.bsky.social · Sep 4

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I’m Evie, an author and illustrator living in Madison, WI. I am looking for agent representation and am open to picture books, black and white interiors, and covers!
#kidlit #kidlitart

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Lauren Tregenza @laurentregz.bsky.social · Sep 6

Messy sketches, figuring out potential new composition ideas. Kids are excited to go back to school, but there is so much newness - new friends, new lessons. Sometimes they seem quite lost. It's amazing to watch confidence grow and to be a support in that growth.
#journal #kidlitart #teacher

Sketchbook spread depicting watercolour sketches and composition ideas

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Yaroslava Apollonova @odnatamyara.bsky.social · Sep 1

I’ve tried jelly gouache for the first time!! It’s fun but I need more practice 😂

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Yaroslava Apollonova @odnatamyara.bsky.social · Aug 9

Another fun paper cut! 🤭 #papercutart

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Lauren Tregenza @laurentregz.bsky.social · Sep 6

Another #kidlitartpostcard 🌻

This little scene was sitting in my sketchbook for ages. Painting animal characters is so fun! I am excited to get into some autumn themed illustrations throughout the month.

#kidlitart #dogwalker

A children's book illustration featuring a child out for a play with their pet dog.

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Yaroslava Apollonova @odnatamyara.bsky.social · Sep 3

She was watching birds!! 🐦‍⬛
#kidlitart

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Lauren Tregenza @laurentregz.bsky.social · Sep 5

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Christopher Thornock @thornockstudios.bsky.social · Aug 7

Big discoveries for #KidLitArtPostcard day! Hi, I’m Chris a picture book illustrator. If you are curious you can dig into thornockstudios.com or contact my agent: Lori Steel – steelworksliterary.com
#illustrator #kidlitart #dinosaurs #fossildig

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Lauren Tregenza @laurentregz.bsky.social · Sep 1

Nice work! I love to see repairs to gear.

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Koosje Koene @koosjekoene.bsky.social · Aug 21

Seeing all the posts by people at the Urban Sketching Symposium gave me a little FOMO. A day in Rotterdam with my artsy friend Zeynep, with good talks, tasty food, and sketching together, cured me of it.
What can you do this week to spark creative connections close to home?

Sketchbook spread showing a drawing in ink and a few colored bits done with markers, of my friend at the table on a terrace, and people in the background. Written text: lunch & sketch with Zeynep

Sketchbook spreads with four sketches of people on the train, done in ink and with pencil. Descriptive written text:
Staring out the window
Staring at the phone
Staring at someone else
Looking around her

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Childrensillustrators @cillustrators.bsky.social · Aug 31

How magical is this glowing rabbit by Rae Ritchie (rep'd by Jennifer Nelson Artists)? 🤩

Check out this artist's #portfolio 👉 childrensillustrators.com/RaeRitchie/p...

#kidlitart

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Protect the Wild @protectthewild.bsky.social · Aug 28

Children must grow up to respect the natural world!

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Lauren Tregenza @laurentregz.bsky.social · Aug 22

This was such a fun exercise to loosen up with character/ shape creation. Minimal and confident marks - it's interesting how little detail you have to add to bring a shape to life. #kidlitart #studies

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Lauren Tregenza @laurentregz.bsky.social · Aug 22

Sketching under the watchful eye of a Cormorant. He kept diving, floating towards me, drying his wings and then swimming again. This bird knew how to relax! #urbansketching @usktoronto.bsky.social @urbansketchers.bsky.social

10 min sketch of a water fountain near the beaches in Toronto. Watercolour and brush pen.

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Lauren Tregenza @laurentregz.bsky.social · Aug 20

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Lauren Tregenza @laurentregz.bsky.social · Aug 20

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