A blue-toned comic panel shows two teens approaching a small house in the distance. In the foreground, a boy crouches and reaches forward, while a girl steps ahead, looking back over her shoulder. The yard is sparse, with trees and bushes framing the scene, and a parked car sits to the right. The mood feels quiet and tense, as if they’re cautiously approaching something important.

I’ve been thinking about groups that meant everything, then ended. Not sadly exactly, just... what? Too big to stay in one place?

These pages I'm working on follow Gerbil (from Incredible Doom) walking through Evol House after everyone’s gone.

Five WIP pages: www.patreon.com/post...

Stunning composition, wow. This drawing made me stop in my tracks.

Happy #portfolioday
My name is Cyrus and I create cards, coloring books, and zines while looking for illustration agents with the goal of working on early picture and chap books.

When not illustrating stories I show paintings, and am breaking into spoken word poetry

Portfolio:
CyrusCreatesArt.Com

Drawing of a reddish dragon sprawled on a parquet floor cutting some sewing patterns. There's an assortment of drawing tools, papers, rulers etc. all over the floor.

🪡🐉

Second day of the Campaign Pledge with @gimmeswagmerch to make the dragon real :D

Thank you for the 19 people that already pledged!

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A pencil sketch of a creature returning home after a long day

Almost home after a long day of critter-ing (and yes, that is a briefcase) 🖤

Day 24 of homes for #the100dayproject

#animalarttuesday #tinywindowtuesday #artyear #art #illustration #illustrator #artist #kidlitart #traditionalart #tinyhome #critter #creature #monster #ghost #haunted #hauntedhouse

I was a writer when I was younger. I got awards for story telling.

At some point I boxed myself into visuals and hid from words.

But now I get to integrate these parts of me into one new formats.

I submitted some poems for publication today. I wrote a kid lit story recently. Fear isn’t the end.

Joining a poetry workshop is the best thing I have ever done for my creativity. I don’t think any of them follow me here but wow do I adore this community of passionate and creative thinkers.

Thank you! It was nice to be so vibrant!

Thank you so much! I appreciate your kind words and sharing it

Redoing some old designs

Muse of the Latte Artist
2026
Ink, digital

It’s always the pieces I least expect to sell thst end up finding the perfect home at the end of the night.

I sketched this piece last night for a personal project, only put it out last minute after my market was set up- and another artist vendor adopted it in the last 10 minutes!

I use this account largely to promote my illustration work but I am also a painter

This piece finished last month is titled “Our Golden Place” and is going in a local pride exhibit at the end of the month. I’m so proud of it and the local community it reflects.

#transart #queerart #prideart

A pen and ink illustration of a rainy day in the garden. There are tiny birds and a snail enjoying the day while on mushrooms. One mushroom is a tiny home.

A lovely rainy day in the garden 🩵

Day 14 of homes for #the100dayproject

#smallbirdsaturday #birbfest2026 #birdart #showheart #artyear #artsky #artshow #ink #art #illustration #illustrator #artist #design #visdev #kidlitart #whimsicalart #kidlitportfolio #tradart #mushroom #garden #snail #bird

My partner and our dog

Hello and happy #kidlitartpostcard day!

My name is Cyrus Frioli. I am an Illustrator seeking representation for kid lit fiction and non fiction picture books. I love working on stories heavy in nature and holiday themes
Portfolio: CyrusCreatesArt.com
Contact: CyrusCreatesArt@gmail.com

“like beginning of Shrek” is an amazing teaser for your idea! You literally cannot go wrong from there.

A little garden made in a cat food can 🌱
#art #illustration #kidlitart #watercolor #watercolour

Instant follow from me so I can be sure to see it tomorrow

Work date with the incredible @intuitivedarling.bsky.social

We met in a coffee shop, had our wedding reception in a coffee shop, and built our business in a coffee shop.

Today felt like a second home that needed a little dusting 💛

This brings me so much joy. Pelican’s are the mascot for my city and they are ridiculous.

(Idky bluesky hid this comment for so long) Thank YOU! It was fun to create 💛

In a library with multiple patrons, a young boy about 10 is bottom left holding a book that says “101 scary snakes to (“look out for” is off screen)” staring up at the head of a massive snake that is coming in from out of frame. The snake frames the entire image and takes over most of the library.

Top left is a child noise reading a book under a blanket with a flashlight. Bottom right is the same mouse but older and he is reading on his own chair in a minimal living space- there is a bookshelf behind him

I picked up two previously abandoned, very different but equally enjoyable illustrations to work on this week.

#illustration #kidlitart #middlegrade

I need you to understand that you only get to make good art by making A LOT of bad art first. I promise you. The good art will come.

Quick brag- my spouse @intuitivedarling.bsky.social was in her first book fair for #WorldReadAloudDay. She read from her poetry book and facilitated a round table discussion.

I had to watch the discussion and reading from the booth so I missed most of it, but I saw a very engaged crowd 📖

A pen and ink illustration of a whale floating through outer space

🖤

#februarty2026 #artyear #artsky #artshow #blueskyartshow #fineliner #art #artwork #illustration #illustrator #artist #kidlitart #whimsicalart #childrensillustration #arttherapy #kidlitportfolio #critter #creature #animal #traditionalart #characterdesign #whale #outerspace #stripes #spots

Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with these titles that will uplift young readers ✨

These titles find their inspiration in influential Black trailblazers, including a poet, athletes, and a group of revolutionary Black women and women’s collectives that you may be discovering for the very first time!

A little brown anthropomorphic mouse with a red/pink backpack and a green jacket stands on the sidewalk and looks curiously through the window of a dark bookstore. There is a bigger older mouse ina yellow jacket walking out of frame ahead of them. Lighting implies that it is early morning.

The scene is viewed from outside of a cafe looking in through an open doorway. The foreground has a Cheese and Wine Shop sign angled towards the door, a steel fence, an entire doorway, and a giant colorful tree coming in over the doorway. Inside the door is an anthropomorphic white mouse with glasses, he is who standing behind his bar counter cleaning it with a rag. He is ready to invite customers

A scene of a train depot. There is a sign front and center top that says "Strawberry Depot" the sitting area under that in shadow, and in the left foreground is a white mouse with brown spots who is wearing a green suit jacket and red tie, he is holding a suitcase and watching a train (scene right) leave the depot. Bottom right of scene in a green train with strawberry logos on the back leaving the depot off panel. There is a white mouse visible through the train window and he is reading a newspaper.

It’s early morning in Mouseburrow and the town is waking up

#illustration #kidlitart #worldbuilding #mouseart

Illustration of several crows looking at posters on the wall. Text reads Giving and Receiving Critiques, #kidlitart. Illustration by @weyakindesigns.bsky.social

January's topic for #KidLitArt chat will be - Giving and Receiving Critiques

Join your hosts on Jan 29, 9pm EST/6pm PST for an hour-long chat about critiques!

Banner art by @weyakindesigns.bsky.social

I used to have a nightmare my classes all dropped on the first day of class, and all of them were filled and so couldn’t start school.
Then it happened 🤦‍♂️
I was able to enroll in all new classes that same day, and at first it seemed awful, but it’s the reason I started taking art in college!

Hello and happy #portfolioday ! My name is Cyrus and today I’m show casing part of my #greetingcard illustration collection. More samples can be found here:

cyruscreatesart.com/greeting-car...

Please email CyrusCreatesArt@gmail.com if you are interested in working with me