hallie m. bertling
@halliembertling.bsky.social
author-illustrator of colorful, art*centric kidlit stories.
faerie tale & shakespeare nerd, theatre 👻, eclectic reader, & ☕️☕️☕️fangal.
halthegal.art
faerie tale & shakespeare nerd, theatre 👻, eclectic reader, & ☕️☕️☕️fangal.
halthegal.art
illustration process (watercolour, ink, gouache, & colored pencil) video up on the crayon box for today’s #kidlitpostcard !!
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December 4, 2025 at 10:47 PM
illustration process (watercolour, ink, gouache, & colored pencil) video up on the crayon box for today’s #kidlitpostcard !!
www.patreon.com/posts/144102...
www.patreon.com/posts/144102...
happy #kidlitpostcard day!
i'm hallie & i write & illustrate bbs, pbs, & mg!
plz enjoy this jumbo cat (or tiny winter gal?) who both wish you a cozily splendid story-filled season of (good) dreams come true!
www.halthegal.art
#kidlitart #kidlitpostcardday #kidlit #humanartist #paintandink
i'm hallie & i write & illustrate bbs, pbs, & mg!
plz enjoy this jumbo cat (or tiny winter gal?) who both wish you a cozily splendid story-filled season of (good) dreams come true!
www.halthegal.art
#kidlitart #kidlitpostcardday #kidlit #humanartist #paintandink
December 4, 2025 at 10:42 PM
happy #kidlitpostcard day!
i'm hallie & i write & illustrate bbs, pbs, & mg!
plz enjoy this jumbo cat (or tiny winter gal?) who both wish you a cozily splendid story-filled season of (good) dreams come true!
www.halthegal.art
#kidlitart #kidlitpostcardday #kidlit #humanartist #paintandink
i'm hallie & i write & illustrate bbs, pbs, & mg!
plz enjoy this jumbo cat (or tiny winter gal?) who both wish you a cozily splendid story-filled season of (good) dreams come true!
www.halthegal.art
#kidlitart #kidlitpostcardday #kidlit #humanartist #paintandink
boy oh boy it was a great weekend in the studio…. ❄️🎨🖌️✂️🖍️
#kidlitart #kidlitillustration #bookish #snowglobe #humanartist #mixedmediaillustration #feelingfestove #kidlitartist
#kidlitart #kidlitillustration #bookish #snowglobe #humanartist #mixedmediaillustration #feelingfestove #kidlitartist
December 2, 2025 at 7:53 PM
boy oh boy it was a great weekend in the studio…. ❄️🎨🖌️✂️🖍️
#kidlitart #kidlitillustration #bookish #snowglobe #humanartist #mixedmediaillustration #feelingfestove #kidlitartist
#kidlitart #kidlitillustration #bookish #snowglobe #humanartist #mixedmediaillustration #feelingfestove #kidlitartist
i’m so excited to share december’s #kidlitpostcard piece!! come onnnnn thursday!!! 🥰🖋️💖📚🎨
November 30, 2025 at 11:34 PM
i’m so excited to share december’s #kidlitpostcard piece!! come onnnnn thursday!!! 🥰🖋️💖📚🎨
#smallbusinesssaturday sale!! join the crayon box at 50% off your first month or 25% off an annual plan!!
#happymail and LOTS of #kidlit studio fun!! 🥰🖍️💖🎀
gift yourself (or someone you love) a membership at patreon.com/halthegal today!
thank you for your support! 🥹💘📬🎨📖
#happymail and LOTS of #kidlit studio fun!! 🥰🖍️💖🎀
gift yourself (or someone you love) a membership at patreon.com/halthegal today!
thank you for your support! 🥹💘📬🎨📖
November 29, 2025 at 3:08 PM
#smallbusinesssaturday sale!! join the crayon box at 50% off your first month or 25% off an annual plan!!
#happymail and LOTS of #kidlit studio fun!! 🥰🖍️💖🎀
gift yourself (or someone you love) a membership at patreon.com/halthegal today!
thank you for your support! 🥹💘📬🎨📖
#happymail and LOTS of #kidlit studio fun!! 🥰🖍️💖🎀
gift yourself (or someone you love) a membership at patreon.com/halthegal today!
thank you for your support! 🥹💘📬🎨📖
it's BIG crayon box discount weekend!
new members:
50% off your first month
or
25% off the WHOLE year!
cancel anytime, and join now to get november's sticker + welcome art & sticker & next mo., a great big postcard!
can't wait to send you splendid happy mail!
join now at patreon.com/halthegal
new members:
50% off your first month
or
25% off the WHOLE year!
cancel anytime, and join now to get november's sticker + welcome art & sticker & next mo., a great big postcard!
can't wait to send you splendid happy mail!
join now at patreon.com/halthegal
Get more from hallie m. bertling, halthegal on Patreon
author-illustrator creating happy art & magical new books!!
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November 29, 2025 at 3:04 PM
it's BIG crayon box discount weekend!
new members:
50% off your first month
or
25% off the WHOLE year!
cancel anytime, and join now to get november's sticker + welcome art & sticker & next mo., a great big postcard!
can't wait to send you splendid happy mail!
join now at patreon.com/halthegal
new members:
50% off your first month
or
25% off the WHOLE year!
cancel anytime, and join now to get november's sticker + welcome art & sticker & next mo., a great big postcard!
can't wait to send you splendid happy mail!
join now at patreon.com/halthegal
took a day*venture trip to charleston yesterday to see my book*pal soman! 🥰❤️🔥 three autographs & an arc of YOUNG WORLD later & i’m one happy happy fangirl!! 😎🧡❣️
#yallfest #authorcommunity #youngworld #sfge #signedfirstedition #kidlit
#yallfest #authorcommunity #youngworld #sfge #signedfirstedition #kidlit
November 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
took a day*venture trip to charleston yesterday to see my book*pal soman! 🥰❤️🔥 three autographs & an arc of YOUNG WORLD later & i’m one happy happy fangirl!! 😎🧡❣️
#yallfest #authorcommunity #youngworld #sfge #signedfirstedition #kidlit
#yallfest #authorcommunity #youngworld #sfge #signedfirstedition #kidlit
a bit delayed, but celebrating spooky*cute year*round over here…
for your entertainment, may i present:
“dracula 3x.”
✂️ created with inked & stained & painted cut papers.
#kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitportfolio #collageillustration #kidlit #spookycute #mixedmediaillustration
for your entertainment, may i present:
“dracula 3x.”
✂️ created with inked & stained & painted cut papers.
#kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitportfolio #collageillustration #kidlit #spookycute #mixedmediaillustration
November 14, 2025 at 7:22 PM
a bit delayed, but celebrating spooky*cute year*round over here…
for your entertainment, may i present:
“dracula 3x.”
✂️ created with inked & stained & painted cut papers.
#kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitportfolio #collageillustration #kidlit #spookycute #mixedmediaillustration
for your entertainment, may i present:
“dracula 3x.”
✂️ created with inked & stained & painted cut papers.
#kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitportfolio #collageillustration #kidlit #spookycute #mixedmediaillustration
monday studio view…. my “dracula 3x” pieceS coming together…! 🥰✂️🖌️✏️🎨
#wip #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #stickyfingers #mixedmediacollage #inthestudio #authorillustrator #papercollage #illustration #kidlitillustrator
#wip #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #stickyfingers #mixedmediacollage #inthestudio #authorillustrator #papercollage #illustration #kidlitillustrator
November 10, 2025 at 6:47 PM
monday studio view…. my “dracula 3x” pieceS coming together…! 🥰✂️🖌️✏️🎨
#wip #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #stickyfingers #mixedmediacollage #inthestudio #authorillustrator #papercollage #illustration #kidlitillustrator
#wip #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #stickyfingers #mixedmediacollage #inthestudio #authorillustrator #papercollage #illustration #kidlitillustrator
happy #kidlitpostcard day!!
hi! i'm hallie, a mixed-media (inks, watercolours, pencils, papers, & all the mess-making goodies) illustrator...
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrator #kidlitpostcardday #worksonpaper #humanartist #studiomessmaker
hi! i'm hallie, a mixed-media (inks, watercolours, pencils, papers, & all the mess-making goodies) illustrator...
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrator #kidlitpostcardday #worksonpaper #humanartist #studiomessmaker
November 6, 2025 at 9:07 PM
happy #kidlitpostcard day!!
hi! i'm hallie, a mixed-media (inks, watercolours, pencils, papers, & all the mess-making goodies) illustrator...
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrator #kidlitpostcardday #worksonpaper #humanartist #studiomessmaker
hi! i'm hallie, a mixed-media (inks, watercolours, pencils, papers, & all the mess-making goodies) illustrator...
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#kidlitart #kidlitillustration #kidlitillustrator #kidlitpostcardday #worksonpaper #humanartist #studiomessmaker
well, at least we’re gonna make it through half of the canon this year… here’s the latest #handlettering piece in my shakespeare quote notebook for #brushupyourshakespeare2025
November 5, 2025 at 2:57 PM
well, at least we’re gonna make it through half of the canon this year… here’s the latest #handlettering piece in my shakespeare quote notebook for #brushupyourshakespeare2025
day thirty-one #scbwiArtober2025 : bones.
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
day thirty of #scbwiArtober2025 : sleepover.
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt
November 5, 2025 at 2:54 PM
day twenty-nine of #scbwiArtober2025 : billow
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#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt
November 5, 2025 at 2:52 PM
i’ve got three more to go, but i’ve collected a gallery of #scbwiartober2025 prompts (+ some bonus ghost bunny doodles!) here on my blog!!
www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/...
#scbwi #scbwiartober #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #dailydoodles #ghostbunny #kidlitillustration #spookycute #artblog
www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/...
#scbwi #scbwiartober #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #dailydoodles #ghostbunny #kidlitillustration #spookycute #artblog
scbwi artober 2025: in which ghost bunny appears in 31 escapades of daily prompts and giggles — halthegal.
i managed to do an october art challenge this month! so please enjoy 31 ghost bunny doodles and escapades of sillyness. :)
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October 30, 2025 at 12:11 PM
i’ve got three more to go, but i’ve collected a gallery of #scbwiartober2025 prompts (+ some bonus ghost bunny doodles!) here on my blog!!
www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/...
#scbwi #scbwiartober #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #dailydoodles #ghostbunny #kidlitillustration #spookycute #artblog
www.halthegal.art/artist-blog/...
#scbwi #scbwiartober #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #dailydoodles #ghostbunny #kidlitillustration #spookycute #artblog
day twenty-six of #scbwiArtober2025 : pie.
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt #mmmpie
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt #mmmpie
October 30, 2025 at 12:08 PM
day twenty-four of #scbwiArtober2025 : leaves.
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#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
day twenty-three of #scbwiArtober2025 : tangle.
seriously: is there anything worse than hangers stick together?!
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#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt
seriously: is there anything worse than hangers stick together?!
www.halthegal.art
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt
October 30, 2025 at 12:07 PM
day twenty-three of #scbwiArtober2025 : tangle.
seriously: is there anything worse than hangers stick together?!
www.halthegal.art
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt
seriously: is there anything worse than hangers stick together?!
www.halthegal.art
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt
day twenty-eight of #scbwiArtober2025 : maze.
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#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt
October 28, 2025 at 11:14 PM
day twenty-two of #scbwiArtober2025 : mushroom.
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#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt
October 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
day twenty-one of #scbwiArtober2025 : calico.
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt
October 28, 2025 at 5:08 PM
day twenty-seven of #scbwiArtober2025 : attic.
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#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt #kidlitillustration
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt #kidlitillustration
October 27, 2025 at 5:55 PM
day twenty of #scbwiArtober2025 : harvest.
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #kidlitartist #doodlebug #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #quicksketch #dailydrawingprompt
October 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM
day nineteen of #scbwiArtober2025 : mask.
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #quicksketch #kidlitartist #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #humanartist #dailydrawingchallenge #kidlitillustration
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #quicksketch #kidlitartist #spooktober #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #humanartist #dailydrawingchallenge #kidlitillustration
October 25, 2025 at 9:30 PM
yeah, i fell off the #scbwiartober2025 wagon for a bit, but what can i say? life is STRANGE. like today’s 25th prompt. 🥰✏️
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #quicksketch #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #humanartist #dailydrawingchallenge
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #quicksketch #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #humanartist #dailydrawingchallenge
October 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
yeah, i fell off the #scbwiartober2025 wagon for a bit, but what can i say? life is STRANGE. like today’s 25th prompt. 🥰✏️
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #quicksketch #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #humanartist #dailydrawingchallenge
www.halthegal.art/illustrations
#scbwi #artober #ghostbunny #quicksketch #sketchbook #kidlitillustrator #kidlitart #kidlit #spookycute #humanartist #dailydrawingchallenge