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**JENNIFER PHELAN** is a Toronto/Montreal based illustrator, designer and educator. Her first children’s book *Hey, Boy* makes her husband cry and he’s not the only one. In 2017 *Hey, Boy* was featured in the New York Times Book Review: "What Not to Tell the Kids When the Goldfish Dies, and Other Lessons From Pet Picture Books." It was also a NYT Notable Children’s Book of 2017. Her second children’s book *The Log Driver’s Waltz* was turned into a ginormous book for the Chapters’ Christmas parade float and was a CBC #3 bestseller in Canada. And her third book, *Bobby Orr and the Hand-Me-Down Skates*, is a TD Summer Reading Club recommended book for 2021, is part of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, and was nominated for a Shining Willow Award.
Jennifer teaches Illustration at Dawson College in Montreal. She loves plein air painting and is currently learning embroidery.
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Signing books today, hope people aren’t too disappointed when they realize the ‘signed by author sticker’ isn’t Bobby Orr! 😂

Working on a demo about how to not paint all the little details

Friday afternoon backyard sun with @woolysweater

Friends tell me I’m impossible to paint. Gleb’s best portrait of me is garish. I decided to take on the challenge and did this one looking in the bathroom mirror. The eyes are too far apart, but the background leaves repeat the hair piece

This painting is the closest I’ve come to resolving a piece without overshooting into overworked territory. Was almost nervous while doing this because every next step was so unusually clear. Thanks to @mr.gibs for wearing the perfect colours t

Took myself out for new books today! September is Christmas for book launches :D And I picked up Dune because I love a long read before an upcoming movie :)

Thank you @publisherswkly for the first review! Here’s a peek at the spread they choose to highlight as ‘amplifying the story’s warm, nostalgic tone.’ Hockey feels nostalgic to me since growing up it was like the radio, left p

It is a happy long weekend when roosters pose for hours and the moon is so big you think there’s enough light to paint.

Image courtesy of the delightful @readwithriver

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Have an opportunity in mind? The work on my website reflects mostly my children’s books. If you’d like to connect about doing a book together, or to see other work (illustration and/or design), please get in touch.

Got one of my books? I love to hear the stories books make when they go out into the world, thank you for leaving a note!

Get in touch directly:
jenandgleb@gmail.com
438.773.3553