Bethany

Day 6 of #scbwiartober2026 Quiver. hosted by @scbwi #artober #kidlitillustration #scbwiartober2026quiver #kidlit

Got a little behind in posting, whoops, but here is day 5 of #scbwiartober2026 Camp, hosted by @scbwi #artober #kidlitillustration #illustration #kidlit

Day 2 of #scbwiartober2026 Nocturnal. hosted by @scbwi #artober #kidlitillustration #illustration #batillustration

Day 1 of #scbwiArtober2026 Pumpkin. This is my first time doing this challenge hosted by SCBWI and I am looking forward to it. Also there are some bonus pumpkins down the end that I didn't get around to painting. #artober #kidlitillustration #illustration ##catillustration

I am currently writing/ illustrating a picture book called A Familiar's Tail: A young magically challenged witch has a spell go wrong. Now it is up to her three unconventional familiars to begrudgingly save her. #kidlitillustration #kidlit #illustration #catillustration #watercolourillustration

Aussie Dino Cute little museum sketch I did with @artnest.au a little while ago. #museumsketch #dinosaurillustration #kidlitillustration #kidlit #watercolourillustration

Picture book wip: A Familiars Tail- When their young witch has a spell go wrong it is up to her three unconventional familiars to begrudgingly save her. #kidlitillustration #kidlit #illustration #catillustration #watercolourillustration

Had a wonderful time at the @sketchandscribefest over the weekend. Thank you Stef and team for creating such a wonderful event. Illustration is my 'Potato Bird' from the 'Picture This' workshop by @jessesmess #illustration #kidlitillustration #kidlit #watercolour #sketchandscribefestival

I am very excited and privileged to have this artwork exhibited at the Sketch & Scribe Festival Illustration Exhibition on at the Anglesea Art Space in VIC from tomorrow to 4th October. #kidlitillustration #sketchandscribefest #watercoloursandink #kidlitart #illustration

Concept Book Cover for 'Puck and the Missing Scribbies'. #illustration #kidslit #illustrationportfolio ##kidlitillustration

Grudge and the dragonfly. Meet Grudge a tiny creature called a scribbie. #kidslit #kidslitillustration #illustration #scribbies #picturebookillustration

Full page spread from my picture book, which I am currently in the process of querying, 'Puck and the Missing Scribbies'. The story is about Puck a timid Scribbie who is tasked with saving his friends. So on an adventure he goes where he must learn to be brave. #scribbies #Kidlitillustrator

I’m now open for portrait commissions! Link in my bio! #WeddingArt #PortraitCommission #artcommission #watercolours #watercolourscommisson

Revisited some old fanart. #timebomb #ekkojinx #arcane #timebombfanart #arcanefanart #jinxekko #fanart #watercolourart

Some quick portrait sketching with @artnest yesterday. #Cafesketching #portraitsketching #inksketch #sketching #cafeart #art

Meet Phocas, my dnd characters kitten. Fun fact: he was named after a Byzantine emperor from around 600CE. #dnd #dndart #dndcharacterart #dndcompanionart #watercolour #watercolourart #catart #kittenart #kitten #cat #dungeonsanddragons #characterart

a few weeks ago I had the absolute privilege of standing by my friend on their big day. I created these portraits while we were getting ready for the wedding, and I loved the process so much that I’m now opening up similar portrait commissions! Link in my bio! #WeddingArt #PortraitCommission

Meet Phocas, my dnd characters kitten. Fun fact: His cat-sitter is a genie, hence the jewels. #dnd #dndart #dndcharacterart #dndcompanionart #watercolour #watercolourart #catart #kittenart #kitten #cat #dungeonsanddragons #characterart

With Bridgerton part 2 coming out tomorrow I thought I might share an old piece. Costume design of a regency day dress and the completed dress that I made based on my design. +bonus Spencer on the final slide. #bridgerton #bridgertondress #regency #regencycostume #regencydaydress #costumedesign

Had the absolute privilege of standing by my friend on their big day a couple weeks ago. I created these portraits while we were getting ready for the wedding, and I loved the process so much that I’m now opening up similar portrait commissions! Link in my bio! #WeddingArt #PortraitCommission

I have been drawing these little creatures for the longest time now, and after years of working on their story, I am now I the process of sending them to some literary agents. I am both excited and nervous about what their future looks like. #kidslit #picturebook #picturebookillustrator #kidlitart

Grumpy Mr Barlk Just wants to drink tea! Created this spread for an Illustration competition based on a story I wrote. #kidlit #picturebookillustrator #picturebookillustration #frogart #tea #frogstory #watercolours #illustration #kidslitillustration #Kidlitillustrator

Grumpy Mr Barlk Just wants to drink tea! Created this cover for an Illustration competition based on a story I wrote. Still working on the text but I was super happy with how the illustrations came out. #kidlit #picturebookillustrator #picturebookillustration #frogart #tea #frogstory #watercolour

Meet Phocas, my dnd characters kitten. Fun fact: he was a gift to my character, Kassia, after another pc killed her undead cat. Rude, but it was a very nice apology. #dnd #dndart #dndcharacterart #dndcompanionart #watercolour #watercolourart #catart #kittenart #kitten #cat #dungeonsanddragons

Happy #kidslitartpostcard day. Hi! I'm Bethany, an Australian author-illustrator currently looking for agency representation and kidlit illustration work (Would also love to do some book covers) Feel free to reach out by email: Viragocreations@outlook.com

Saw Wicked part 2 last week. I have loved Wicked for so many years, and it has been amazing to see it be taken care of so well. Since seeing the film, I have had a few painting ideas bouncing around in my head that I have to get out. Still working on the sketches but I am happy with it so far.

#folktaleweek2025dawn Final day of Folktale week 'dawn' I created 4 stories for this challenge. This is from the second story. It follows a shepard to a heard of clouds. When this one goes missing, she goes on a journey to find it again. #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2025 #kidslitart

#folktaleweek2025storm Day five of Folktale week 'Storm' I created 4 stories for this challenge. This is from the last story. It follows a sailor whose vessel encounters various challenges on its journey, including mermaids and storms. #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2025 #kidslitart

#folktaleweek2025charm Day five of Folktale week 'Charm' I created 4 stories for this challenge. This is from the last story. It follows a sailor whose vessel encounters various challenges on its journey, including mermaids and storms. #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2025 #kidslitart

#folktaleweek2025book Day four of Folktale week 'Book' When a witch brings home a mysterious book, she finds herself missing among the pages. It's then left to her familiars to rescue her. #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2025

#folktaleweek2025rain Day two of Folktale week 'Rain' I created 4 stories for this challenge. This is from the second story. It follows a shepard to a heard of clouds. When this one goes missing, she goes on a journey to find it again. #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2025 #kidslitart

#folktaleweek2025echo Day two of Folktale week 'Echo' I have ended up creating 4 different stories for folktale week. This first story is about a cat who is all alone in the world searching for companionship. #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2025 #kidslitart #kidslitartist #watercolourpainting #cat

#folktaleweek2025night Day one of Folktale week 'Night' I have ended up creating 4 different stories for folktale week. This first story is about a cat who is all alone in the world searching for companionship. #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2025 #kidslitart #watercolourpainting

I am really excited to be joining @folktaleweek for the first time. Little behind where i wanted to be up to at this point, but I am going to do my best to get them all done. #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2025 #kidslitart #kidslitillustration #illustration #watercolour #catart #watercolourpainting

#folktaleweekprep Sneak peak at my first 2 prices for folktale week 2025. I am a little behind where I wanted to be at this point, but I'm getting there. #kidlitart #kidlitillustration #sketch #watercolours #illustration #wip #art

Happy #kidslitartpostcard day. Hi! I'm Bethany, an Australian author-illustrator currently looking for agency representation and illustration work for picture books (Would also love to do some book covers). Feel free to reach out by email: Viragocreations@outlook.com

Sketch of my two familiars in dnd for Halloween. Hoping I will have time to paint this soon. The bone cat is Basil, and the kitten in the ghost costume is Phocas. #dndart #dndfamiliar #inksketch #Halloweensketch #halloweenart #bonecat #catart #catartwork #dndcat #dndcharacterart #wip

Early Halloween plein air painting with @artnest.au. Funny story I forgot my brushes, so I painted with a piece of straw. Super happy and pleasantly surprised with how they turned out.