Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) / Redsky

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

And Then BOOM It Was Autumn #fall #autumn #tree #seasons #illustration #kidlitartist #childrensbooks #illustrationartists

Illustration of autumn leaves exploding off of an old tree.

7/9/2025, 5:01:37 AM | 29 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

I knew I'd seen that face before. #RFKjr

5/9/2025, 11:08:54 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Fell #autumn #fall #illustration #childrensillustration #kidlitart #illustrationartists

Illustration of a small acorn-headed creature sitting on the end of a branch and watching an orange leaf fall past. This painting might be political.

2/9/2025, 4:22:49 AM | 18 4 | View on Bluesky | view

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1/9/2025, 7:55:31 AM | 29 5 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

"There are always flowers for those who want to see them." - Henri Matisse

An astronaut sits on a desolate moon with nothing but space behind him. Inside his helmet is a sunny spring garden with flowers and a birdbath.

30/8/2025, 7:03:16 PM | 17 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

effin' liars

Photograph of a fresh pretzel display in a convenience store. Pretzels are clearly visible inside, but a large sign is taped over the glass. It says

30/8/2025, 4:37:28 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Come on, he's got a helmet. 🙃

28/8/2025, 11:39:22 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

AI Uber #Robot #drone #uber #flight #childrensillustration #kidlitart #illustrationartists #illustration

Sepia toned drawing of a young boy wearing a bike helmet and goggles while being carried through the sky by a flying robot drone.

28/8/2025, 7:24:26 AM | 8 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Happy International Dog Day!

Illustration of a dog behind the wheel of a red car preparing to take a rode trip. He is leaning out of the window with one paw on the wheel and backing up while a cat looks on from the back seat.

26/8/2025, 5:00:28 PM | 19 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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Daring to tell the truth.

25/8/2025, 11:23:52 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Strange Garden #garden #jungle #alien #illustration #childrensillustration #kidlitart #illustrationartists

A jungle on a strange alien world filled with odd plants and creatures. Watch your back.

24/8/2025, 5:17:29 PM | 21 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Is… THIS your card? #magic #cards #illustration #childrensillustration #kidlitart #illustrationartists

A young red haired girl wearing a blue suit, a bow tie and a derby doing a card trick. Poorly.

23/8/2025, 5:31:52 AM | 12 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

My dream floor plan.

21/8/2025, 9:13:30 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Beat It Bear #bear #boss #childrensillustration #kidlitart #illustrationartists #childrenswritersguild

Illustration of a young girl with blond hair in pigtails. She is wearing a blue sweater with the tail of a red and white checked shirt hanging out and a green skirt with white polka dots. She is facing a large brown bear and pointing the direction that he needs to go.

18/8/2025, 4:19:49 AM | 6 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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17/8/2025, 9:13:27 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Giddy-up!

A happy brown horse gallops joyfully through a meadow stirring up flowers as as smiling hills and the sun look on

17/8/2025, 5:42:23 AM | 8 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Air Traffic Control

A quirky uniformed man stands atop a tall pillar amid city rooftops. He is directing the flight of several birds. Green birds on the left are proceeding forward while red birds on the left are waiting for their signal. It is dusk. Go on about your business.

13/8/2025, 4:46:33 AM | 67 10 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Strange World

12/8/2025, 2:32:54 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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“The best way to overcome temptation is to yield to it.” - Oscar Wilde

11/8/2025, 6:16:09 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Old Friend #paris #gargoyle #beret #illustration #childrensillustration #kidlitart #illustrationartists

Illustration of a young girl wearing a red beret and coat and sitting atop a stone wall next to a bird-like gargoyle who seems surprised to see her.

10/8/2025, 9:23:45 PM | 42 5 | View on Bluesky | view

David Hockney (@davidhockney.bsky.social) reposted

A Bigger Grand Canyon https://www.wikiart.org/en/david-hockney/a-bigger-grand-canyon-1998

9/8/2025, 5:05:02 PM | 8 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Coffee Run #hippo #balloon #coffee #illustration #childrensillustration #kidlitart #illustrationartists

9/8/2025, 12:23:39 AM | 7 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

What's up.

Drawing of a man seemingly engrossed in a newspaper* while his shadow is more interested in a passing butterfly. *a printed publication (usually issued daily or weekly) consisting of folded unstapled sheets and containing news, feature articles, advertisements, and correspondence.

5/8/2025, 12:40:00 PM | 7 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Got my copies, now you can get yours! tinyurl.com/UFOpeaches

2/8/2025, 2:50:44 PM | 2 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Alien Rabbit, Alien Rabbit. #bunnies #alien #ufo #fireflies #childrensillustration #illustrationartists #kidlitart #childrensbooks #kidlit #kidlitartist #illustration #picturebookartist

An illustration made on the bottom of a brown paper bag. The word August floats in the sky on the upper left. To the right there is a purple flying saucer emitting a yellow cone shaped beam of light toward the ground. In the left middle ground a kind of green alien bunny holds a jar and chases fireflies over a hill. In the right foreground another alien bunny gazes at the lightning bugs and smiles.

1/8/2025, 6:53:54 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Well I for one will be putting the term "Pelvic Servomotor" to good use from this day forward.

31/7/2025, 10:17:27 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

"Universal Truth of Water" Written by Kris Tan Illustrated by ME! tinyurl.com/UniversalTru...

31/7/2025, 4:33:43 PM | 8 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Three Dragons #dragon #illustrator #artist #illustration #childrensillustration #illustrationartists #kidlitart #childrensbooks #kidlit #kidlitartist #picturebookartist

A bloated dragon tries to get comfortable for the evening

A sleepy dragon rests at the mouth of it's cave, some suspicious bones are scattered about.

29/7/2025, 1:00:11 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Bobby's Bad Hiccup Day #hiccup #friends #noise #garbagetruck #childrensillustration #kidlitart #cat #neighborhood

Illustration of a boy and his friends trying out a garbageman's advice for getting rid of hiccups. (He recommended banging a garbage can lid very loudly with a stick)

26/7/2025, 12:19:47 PM | 3 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Show Off #possom

25/7/2025, 6:17:47 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Toybots

A line of metal wind up robots plus one plastic intruder.

23/7/2025, 4:08:03 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Mother Nature

An illustration of a green woman with leaves and vines for hair posing thoughtfully, her eyes glancing off to her left. She is surrounded by yellow flowers and green broad leaf plants. A butterfly slips by in an upper corner.

20/7/2025, 4:19:39 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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Can’t wait!

18/7/2025, 10:13:44 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) reply parent

Wait. Are you trying to tell us that Donald Trump is a liar?!!

18/7/2025, 9:42:26 PM | 19 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Happy Snake Week! #Medusa #Snake #SnakeWeek #Mythology #Illustration

A predominantly black and white illustration of Medusa and her head of snakes. Her green eyes and lips provide the only spots of color.

15/7/2025, 6:46:10 PM | 7 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

"Sloan McGlone and the UFP" is here! Sloan stumbles upon a strange fruit in the orchard: a peach that looks suspiciously like a flying saucer... tinyurl.com/SloanMcGlone #UFO #peach #outerspace #adventure #dachshund #childrensillustration #childrensbooks #kidlit #illustration #picturebookartist

A young boy and his dachshund buddy zooming across the sky in a UFP, (that's an Unidentified Flying Peach)

8/7/2025, 6:51:40 PM | 6 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

I am ready.

A freezer with the door wide open. It is jammed full of popsicles

7/7/2025, 4:41:11 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

"I love deadlines. I like the wooshing sound they make as they fly by." - Douglas Adams

6/7/2025, 5:14:12 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

It's getting closer... #peach #ufo #orchard #kidlit #picturebook #illustration #childrensillustration #kidlitart #childrensbooks #kidlitartist #picturebookartist #outerspace

An illustration of a dark haired boy in a red t-shirt dashes through an orchard holding a very large peach!

6/7/2025, 2:18:10 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Dogbot #robot #dog #coffeering #grid #childrensillustration #kidlitart #illustration #doodle

Cartoon drawing on graph paper of a girl using a remote control to activate her robot dog. There is a messy coffee ring on the upper right side of the image. Sorry. These things happen. Let's just pretend it was intentional.

5/7/2025, 5:33:55 AM | 9 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

"Today is as good as it gets for the tuba." - Andy Daly #tuba #fourthofjuly #duck #illustration #picturebookartist

A marching band member blowing into a very twisty multi-horned tuba. A surprised duck is popping out of one bell.

4/7/2025, 4:25:08 AM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) reply parent

Should have been Comic Sans

2/7/2025, 9:37:17 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) reply parent

Disgraceful. I hope they get the response that they deserve.

1/7/2025, 9:28:31 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

SOMETHING'S COMING!!! #fish #water #ocean #sharks #childrensillustration #kidlitart #childrensbooks #kidlit #kidlitartist #illustration #picturebookartist

A pair of small green fish look up in fear when they notice the shadows of three sharks passing overhead

1/7/2025, 9:26:38 PM | 14 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Post your favorite Doctor Who wrong answers only

1/7/2025, 5:02:25 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Armchair Traveler #jungle #armchair #toucan #suit #childrensillustration #kidlitart #childrensbooks #kidlitartist #picturebookartist #illustration

A man wearing a brown suit with a fedora and bow tie sits in a green armchair under an umbrella. A large blue toucan with a red, orange and green striped beak rests on the knee of the man's crossed legs while a large green and orange striped snake curves around the man's arm. He is surrounded by dense jungle foliage.

30/6/2025, 3:11:46 PM | 23 4 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) reply parent

who?

25/6/2025, 5:55:56 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

22/6/2025, 5:42:06 PM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) reply parent

"I still own a copy of the 3D Rocketeer comic book!" he exclaimed just a tiny bit too loudly.

22/6/2025, 3:52:11 AM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

So effin' DO IT.

22/6/2025, 3:41:01 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

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I'm imagining these ICE goons being joined by a large a crowd of concerned citizens wearing black vests and gators every time they show up anywhere. Could cause just enough confusion to prevent them from achieving their goals.

20/6/2025, 8:40:16 PM | 6 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) reply parent

I've also heard of people using water balloons with blue dye.

20/6/2025, 6:41:11 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) reply parent

And it kind of makes that whole Employee of the Month photo on the wall meaningless.

20/6/2025, 6:32:51 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

The Optimist

A man wearing an overcoat and bowler hat leaps into the air from the roof of a building while holding an umbrella. You can tell that he is an optimist because he is wearing a bow tie and the umbrella is open.

19/6/2025, 11:26:49 AM | 17 2 | View on Bluesky | view

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18/6/2025, 9:12:31 PM | 6 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

If you see this, post your skeleton art #kidlitart #illustration

18/6/2025, 1:46:49 PM | 21 5 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

I am 100% behind the suggestion that all future use of the cricket sound effect be replaced by the sound of this squeaking tank.

16/6/2025, 8:00:32 PM | 4 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Happy National Pigeon Day #Pigeon #Statue #childrensillustration #kidlitart #childrensbooks #kidlit #kidlitartist #illustration #picturebookartist

Statue of a statesman wearing a overcoat and top hat. His left hand is raised and finger pointing toward the sky. Three pigeons are perched on the statue and one is pooping.

14/6/2025, 1:19:20 PM | 20 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) reply parent

Technically Henry Ford was an excellent anti-Semite. A huge inspiration to Adolph.

12/6/2025, 11:14:36 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) reply parent

Obviously someone must have been dancing.

12/6/2025, 4:14:54 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

I thought we made it clear. Wanted him to stay. Rest in Peace Sly.

9/6/2025, 8:26:06 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) reply parent

Matches perfectly with this news nugget. tinyurl.com/52fu884u

7/6/2025, 2:36:25 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Accidentally reversed the L and R on my earbuds. I caught it in time but my doctor says I'll need to wear my head in a sling for three days.

a man is wearing a long green striped necktie and has a twisted head

6/6/2025, 5:04:02 AM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

The character vs how you drew the character.

Alice in Wonderland's Queen of Hearts, 1930 by John Tenniel

Alice in Wonderland's Queen of Hearts, by Patrick Girouard.

6/6/2025, 2:08:48 AM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) reply parent

And it's the teachers who are dancing.

5/6/2025, 10:37:10 PM | 1 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) reply parent

So what?

5/6/2025, 3:38:20 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

The thing about National #Ninja Day is that you never see it coming.

5/6/2025, 5:42:37 AM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

It's World Bicycle Day! #WorldBicycleDay #kidlitart #childrensbooks #kidlit #kidlitartist #illustration #picturebookartist #childrensillustration #bike

A man wearing a leather flight helmet and goggles consults a map while riding his rocket powered bicycle.

4/6/2025, 4:48:54 AM | 5 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) reply parent

Details. It's the details.

4/6/2025, 3:22:17 AM | 22 3 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) reply parent

When you finally try it you will regret every day that you didn't. Every day.

4/6/2025, 3:10:16 AM | 2 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Rich Sparks (@richsparks.bsky.social) reposted

Billy Brown and the Missing Half-Hour #art #drawing #cartoon

3/6/2025, 11:26:45 PM | 4 1 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) reply parent

What else is MTG unaware of? My guess is plenty.

4/6/2025, 3:06:14 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) reply parent

As a U.S. citizen and Florida resident I cannot say I blame them. I look forward to a day when we regain our sanity as a nation and deserve the trust of our neighbors. 🫥

4/6/2025, 3:03:19 AM | 11 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) reply parent

Painting process.

3/6/2025, 4:34:24 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) reply parent

They are tried and true, every one.

2/6/2025, 4:43:07 AM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Patrick's Tips For Drawing 1. If you're drawing something difficult, stick your tongue out a little and it becomes much easier. 2. Make noises when you are drawing boring textures or cross hatching. Pew pew pew. 3. If you add an antenna to anything it will become the space version of that thing.

Two versions of a drawing of ham. One plain and one exactly the same but with an antenna.

2/6/2025, 4:13:53 AM | 6 2 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) reply parent

No.

1/6/2025, 5:22:09 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Commuting #elephant #safari #monkey #toucan #jungle #snake #childrensillustration #kidlitart #childrensbooks #kidlit #kidlitartist #picturebookartist #illustration

A young boy wearing a fez is riding on through the jungle on the back of an elephant. Monkeys, a snake and a toucan look on as he passes.

31/5/2025, 1:24:34 PM | 9 3 | View on Bluesky | view

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30/5/2025, 5:16:18 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) reply parent

How about you prearrange that it looks like the caddy is fighting you for it? A brief struggle, then you reluctantly acquiesce.

30/5/2025, 5:14:54 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Storyhour #grasshopper #girl #storytime #childrensillustration #kidlitart #childrensbooks #kidlit #kidlitartist #illustration #picturebookartist

A grasshopper sits on a stick and tells amazing tales to an enthralled and tiny girl wearing a bright red shirt and pink sneakers.

30/5/2025, 4:58:01 AM | 9 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social) reply parent

Sadly I believe you.

29/5/2025, 11:31:17 PM | 0 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

Snooze and Lose #hippo #balloon #childrensillustration #kidlitart #childrensbooks #kidlit #kidlitartist #illustration #picturebookartist

A hippo dozes in an open window with a partially eaten doughnut in his hand. A white egret perches on his head and watches as a younger hippo in the opposite window loses a red balloon.

29/5/2025, 5:16:19 PM | 7 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

BREAKING: Lost Tribe Discovered in Backyard #anthropology

A dachshund relaxes in a sunny suburban backyard while several small formerly lost blue tribesmen pose on and around it.

27/5/2025, 11:22:28 PM | 3 0 | View on Bluesky | view

Patrick Girouard (@pgirouard.bsky.social)

This is wholly un-American. Call your senators to vote this down. Call all senators, not just for your state. You may never have another opportunity to have a voice here in the US or any protections, or to live a life of liberty.