Lesley Breen

Illustrator specializing in artwork for children, animals + nature-based art, patterns, + stationery design.
Rep'd by Christy Ewers @the_cat_agency

[Lesley Breen @lesleybreenart]

I really enjoyed making this portrait of Diesel the cat! I think I captured Diesel's playful spirit in this painting, showing his curious and lively nature.

#petportrait #cat #digitalart #petportraitartist
#digitalpainting #illustrator #art #artist #painter

[Lesley Breen @lesleybreenart]

🌿🌻🦋 I am thrilled to announce my DEBUT author-illustrated picture book, WHAT RACHEL HEARD! This book is set for winter 2027, in time for Carson’s 120th birthday and the 65th anniversary of the publication of SILENT SPRING, from @NYRBooks!

@the_cat_agency
#kidlit

[Lesley Breen @lesleybreenart]

I really enjoyed designing this adorable bear cub character and creating its natural habitat in the American Southwest. @the_cat_agency

#kidlitillustrator #kidsbooks #characterart #picturebookillustration #childrensbooks #kidlit #illustration #artwork #picturebooks #art

[Lesley Breen @lesleybreenart]

I loved looking at the Pink Moon last night! According to the Old Farmers' Almanac, the April full moon was given the name 'Pink Moon' by eastern Native American tribes who thought of springtime flowers.
@the_cat_agency

#kidlit #art #PinkMoon

[Lesley Breen @lesleybreenart]

Yesterday was Earth Day. 🌎 One of the most beautiful things is that we can celebrate Earth Day everyday!
@the_cat_agency
#kidsbooks #illustrationart #illustrationartists #art #illustrator #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist
#earthday #earthday🌎 #earthdayeveryday

[Lesley Breen @lesleybreenart]

Our prompt @the_cat_agency was 'inanimate objects'. I loved making this art. It seemed to draw itself! I shouldn't be surprised. I have a love of old buildings, and history. think this house needs a story, what do you think?

#art #kidlit #picturebooks #childrensbook

[Lesley Breen @lesleybreenart]

Fly Free Flaco! 🦉💔

@the_cat_agency #flaco #owl #owlart #illustration #illustrator #kidsbookartist #picturebook #freedom #nyc #childrensbookillustrator #childrensbook #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartist

[Lesley Breen @lesleybreenart]

Play, create - don’t worry about being perfect!
I love being an artist and feel so lucky to make art everyday. I also love animals and feel happy having them in my world. Since I was young, animals have always been in my art. Something change and some things stay the same!

[Lesley Breen @lesleybreenart]

Happy Valentine’s Day! This is a sweet Valentine’s Day ‘Daughter’ card that I designed and illustrated for @viabellacards Who doesn’t love a cute narwhal sitting in a donut with lots of fun fish friends swimming around?! 😄💝💕

#artist #productdesign #greetingcard #illustrator

[Lesley Breen @lesleybreenart]

I’m just a girl who loves chickens 🐓❄️

#illustration #illustrator #art #artist #artistsoninstagram #chickenart #chicken #kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitartists #licensing #licensingartist #collection #winter #winterart #wintercollection #christmascollection #cozy #cozyillustration

[Lesley Breen @lesleybreenart]

Merry Woofmas! I love drawing dogs and had fun making this sweet, wintery, bulldog pup. Do you have a favorite dog?

hashtag#illustrator hashtag#artist hashtag#dog hashtag#licensing hashtag#licensingart hashtag#art hashtag#dogcollection hashtag#dogchristmas hashtag#winter

[Lesley Breen @lesleybreenart]

"This little fox is happy that the coziness of the winter season is almost here. Winter kept us warm, covering Earth in forgetful snow." -T.S.Eliot

#illustration #cozy #winterart #fox #snow #winter #winterwonderland #kidlit #kidlitart #licensing #licensingartist #holidayart

[Lesley Breen @lesleybreenart]

Cozy sketches

#art #artist #illustrator #thanksgiving #pattern #fallcolors #fall #fallvibes #licensing #cozy #cozyvibes #sketchdaily #sketchart #sketchbookart

[Lesley Breen @lesleybreenart]

Lots of juggling to do this week!

Art I made for @viabellacards

#cards #artist #greetingcard #designer #lion #kidsart #productdesign #unicycle #juggling #illustration

[Lesley Breen @lesleybreenart]

Fall Vibes 🍁

#dog #corgi #corgifun #fallvibes #fall #artistsoninstagram #artist #illustration #surfacedesign #corgicollection #dogcollection

[Lesley Breen @lesleybreenart]

One of my warm-up sketches from a few weeks ago at Friday Figure Drawing @falmouthartcenter

#figure #figuredrawing #portrait #pencil #pencilsketch #portraiture #figuredrawing

[Lesley Breen @lesleybreenart]

I'm thrilled that I was asked to join Illustrators For Hire - a curated, global list of freelance illustrators @illustratorsforhire.

@lesleybreenart #ifh #illustratorsforhire #kidlit #kidlitartist #artlicensing #surfacepatterndesign #picturebooks #illustration #illustrator

[Lesley Breen @lesleybreenart]

The August Promo Prompt for the Cat Agency was 'The Dark Side'. I decided to create a piece about love and loss. I lost my beloved cat named Sammy; when I was young. I remember having a very hard time - It was my first real loss.

@the_cat_agency #promo #kidlit #bigemotions #art

[Lesley Breen @lesleybreenart]

Here's a sneak peek of some sketches for a children's book promotional piece I am working on about love and loss.

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#sketch #illustration #kidlit #kidlitart #childrensbook #mood #wellness #childrensbookart #art #artist #illustrator #socialemotionalskills

[Lesley Breen @lesleybreenart]

Happy National Cheese Day!Enjoy some cheesy facts from our very own cheesy book, “PEW!: The Stinky And Legen-dairy Gift from Colonel Thomas S. Meacham” written by @CathySOgren and illustrated by me! 🧀
Just remember, with a big cheese comes a big smell...

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