A little alley in Kamakura, Japan.

I took this photo a few days ago, walking through Kamakura, and didn't really think much about it. Until someone said "this looks straight of Ghibli", and I guess they're right. 😊

And no stupid Gen AI required. 😅

#Kamakura #鎌倉 #Ghibliesque #Japan #日本

This lil noodle boy was a commission I did for a family member of mine. Ain’t he cute?

#NoAI #ScrewAI #Art #Digitalart #ghibliesque #cryptid #mushroom #mushroomart #lilguy

A digital time-lapse painting of my character Miles catching a star in his hat. From my current #pbdummy in progress. 👦🏻☔️

#timelapse #arttimelapse #digitalpainting #illustration #kidlitart #kidlit #fantasyart #fantasy #picturebook #painting #ghibli #ghibliesque #rainy

🪈🔥Firelight Piper🔥🪈

He tiptoes between moonbeams,
Creeps past the beds with care
Fears of waking Father
Won’t keep him lying there...

Read more: ldiehl.com/fairy-tale/f...

#kidlitart #fantasyart #fantasy #poetry #artist #noai #humanartist #piedpiper #fairytale #fairytaleart #ghibli #ghibliesque

It only seems fitting to have ramen in a #ghibli bowl today as I work on a new book dummy (sample illustration) with a quaintly magical feel. 🌟😋🍜

#kidlit #kidlitart #bookdummy #illustration #childrensillustration #picturebook #fantasy #ghibliesque #starry