Lyra Quill - Artist-Illustrator

18/10/2025

Guernica – Pablo Picasso (1937)

> “Chaos, cubism, and cats knocking stuff off shelves 🐾🖤”
View online: Museo Reina Sofía. https://www.museoreinasofia.es/en/collection/artwork/guernica
In situ: Museo Reina Sofía, Madrid

17/10/2025

🕵️‍♂️ Nighthawks – Edward Hopper (1942)
View online. https://www.artic.edu/artworks/111628/nighthawks
👉 Mood lighting = story tension. YA thrillers can thrive on this visual quiet.

Edward Hopper, 1942

17/10/2025

🎶 Use proof copies from Amazon KDP or IngramSpark before going live. 🖨️

17/10/2025

✏️ Jot down emotional triggers (fear, joy, rage). Use them to sketch expre

17/10/2025

🎶 Side plots thrive in art. Illustrate a musical instrument sitting unused, then later being played — growth told visually. 🎻

16/10/2025

🌈 Step 18: If the author is self-publishing too, plan who tackles what (you: design + art, them: editing + words). 🔄

16/10/2025

🖊️ Step 10: Keep it fresh. Update your work every few months. Outdated = overlooked. 🚫

16/10/2025

🖤 Black-and-white sketches in YA stories leave room for your imagination to play. That’s why Wallaby Wildfires feels so alive on the page. Ready to see for yourself? 👉

Eucalypt Guild - Wallaby Wildfires is a gripping mystery set in the heart of rural Queensland, where newcomer Evan Grayson and his friends uncover a decades-old conspiracy . Overcoming the perils of the Australian bush, they must face their fears and insecurities to return the stolen water to the...

16/10/2025

✨ Give your pen a name. Let it tell the story, not you.

15/10/2025

🐦 Cockatoo
Cockatoos are basically feathered rockstars 🎸🦜

15/10/2025

🌸 Collect textures — leaves, fabric, random receipts. Inspiration loves weird things.

15/10/2025

The Birth of Venus – Sandro Botticelli (c.1485)

> “Basically the Renaissance version of a beach selfie 🏖️🌊”
View online: Uffizi Gallery. https://www.uffizi.it/en/artworks/the-birth-of-venus
In situ: Uffizi Gallery, Florence

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