Claire Lordon - Illustrator, Designer, & Author

Claire. White woman with dark brown hair holding iPad close to face and you can see her forearm holding the iPad like a hug. Slight smile on face. Orange sweatshirt. White background. Text: goodbye 2018 iPad Pro. I’ll cherish the memories.

Claire. White woman with long brown hair in white baseball cap black shirt and skinny jeans. On pier with building and ocean in background. She is holding an iPad. Text: we’ve been many places and I’ve drawn many things but sadly technology gets old and outdated

Black and white sketch of smiling cute icons of the winter games. Bobsled. Ski course. US and Korean flags. Maple leaf. Skis. Hockey. Etc… Text: I got my iPad during the pyeongchang 2018 Olympics and this was the first thing I drew

Boxes of a new iPad Pro and pencil on a chartreuse and tan background. Text: so when I got a new iPad Pro this week..

Illustration using limited color palette of reds white and teal. winter sports icons that are smiling. Curling rock. Skis. Bobsled. Snowboard. Skates. Etc… all inside a dark red maple leaf. Text: I had to draw something to commemorate the 2026 Olympics in Milano Cortina

A 2018 iPad Pro and pencil on a white background Text: this week I’m saying goodbye to my 2018 iPad Pro. We’ve been through a lot in 8 years.

Saying goodbye is hard 💔 We’ve been through a lot. Most recently 5% low battery warnings and storage full warnings. 2018-2026 A friendly brick. 📱#ripipad

#CanKidLit 🇨🇦🎉

#nationalpizzaday

Orange text says Lorenzo wishes you a Cartoonish illustration of a cute chubby lobster wearing a blue and white baseball cap with a yellow brim with a big smile. He is holding up a yellow banner with blue text that says happy national pizza day!

Lorenzo (the pizza-loving lobster) wishes you a happy national pizza day!

What is your favorite pizza topping?

Same character with a huge smile sitting at a table with a plate of food in front of them. There is a person sitting across from them but we only see the back of their head. Inked text to the right says 12pm-1:30pm lunch with my friend Below inked text says 1:30-2:30pm grocery shopping Inked images of two bananas and a bunch of kale

Inked text that says 2:30-3:30pm go to M.E.C. There are illustrations of a bottle of NikWax with text next to it that says “tech wash” next to this is a package of a waffle from Naak with text that says “running energy “ Below it says 3:30-4:30pm e-mails Below is an image of the female character wearing a winter hat looking serious and typing on an apple laptop

Inked text 4:30-6:30pm sketch and ink comics and watch the big game An image of a pad of paper and a pen. Next to it is a football

Our female character with her hat is waving at the viewer and smiling. There is a speech bubble that says “thanks for joining me! I’m going to scan and post these, make dinner, and maybe do some yoga.”

Pen and ink drawing The top in bold block text says Hourly comics Day 2026 Below it says 7AM-7:30AM Start waking up An illustration of a female in bed with one eye open Below it says 7:30-8am Morning routine (illustration of her brushing her teeth) and make oatmeal (illustration of bowl of oatmeal)

Text inked by hand that says 8-9am chores including watering plants - an illustration of a female with long straight hair watering a pilea plant Below is an illustration of the same character reading a book with a thought bubble of “so many tasty options” to the right inked text says 9-10am meal plan

Inked text says 10-11am try to win something in the Mr. Beast giveaway Same character looking at her phone with a facial expression expressing ‘meh’ Thought bubble says I want to win the bob ross painting Below inked text says I sadly didn’t win but you don’t win if you don’t try

Inked text 11am-12pm Sketch comics for hourly comics day Same character drawing. Viewing the character from their right shoulder as they draw on a pad of paper with a smile.

Happy Hourly Comics Day! I decided to do traditional pen this year (not digital). I hope my day was a little interesting! I hope you had a great Sunday! #hourlycomicday #hourlycomicsday #hourlycomicday2026 #hourlycomicsday2026

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CALLING ALL BLACK COMIC ARTISTS, WRITERS, AND ALL-AROUND CARTOONISTS!

Reply to or quote this post showing off your favorite work so we can get more people reading your creations!

And once again: you *cannot* apply for this online, you must apply by snail mail, and you only have until May! Hence, the importance of getting a reminder when registration opens

I love this! 🐌

Illustration with bright colors and painterly textures. In the back left there is a girl peeping out from behind a bush. She has black pigtails. Next to her is a purple path that leads downwards and towards the bottom right. On the path is a golden tan dog with a pink basket in its mouth. In the basket is an envelope with a heart and cupcakes with hearts and red liners. In the bottom right is a boy with brown hair and eyes in a red shirt. He is smiling as he moves his left hand up to his face in surprise. He has pink cheeks with freckles. To the sides is green grass. There is also a green bush to the right of the path and a tree trunk in the top right corner. At the very top in a bold fun orange font it says Claire Lordon Author and illustrator www.clairelordon.com Represented by Sean McCarthy

Happy #kidlitartpostcard day! I'm Claire, a published author-illustrator of books for kids.

I am currently available to illustrate picture books, early readers, graphic novels, and board books!📚

💻 website: www.clairelordon.com
✏️Agency: @mccarthylit.com

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Ugh! Just spent an hour trying to figure out why I couldn’t draw. Apparently the new Wacom driver won’t work with my older Cintiq. I had to delete it and reinstall an older driver. Now I’m worried about updating my computer….

Collage of multiple brightly art illustrated pieces. Top left has image of crow in raincoat with rainbow behind. Right is a rug with a group of students reading on the rug. Below is a malamute in a dog house. Bottom left is a group setting of animals playing around at a campground site. Bottom right is a vignette of a blue penguin wearing an orange shirt wearing a propeller hat

Hi #portfolioday!
I'm Claire, an illustrator and author. I love creating stories and books that have humor and heart. I'm interested in working on picture books, board books, early readers, & graphic novels. Let's work on something fun together!

I'm represented by my amazing agent @mccarthylit.com

congratulations!!

Love the frog pants!!

I'm rereading a few pieces I wrote in college to use as examples of my history in an upcoming presentation for tweens. I honestly can't remember most of the pieces I wrote. Honestly? They're quite good. I can't believe I wrote them!

Vancouver!! ❤️

PS I reposted this because I had the incorrect hashtag. Make sure you have kidlitARTpostcard

cartoon of a malamute with big pink cheeks, red bandana, teal dog house with orange roof, in a yard with green grass and a cream fence. bushes behind and a blue sky with clouds. Type above illustration says "Claire Lordon, illustrator, designer, and author. Represented by Sean McCarthy www.clairelordon.com"

Hi #kidlitartpostcard Day!👋
I'm Claire Lordon, an illustrator, designer, and author and I'm available for PB, GN, board books, and early readers. 🤩

website: clairelordon.com
agent:
@mccarthylit.com

Dream projects: Dogs, ocean, penguins, space, camping

#kidlit #kidlitart #kidlitpostcard

#kidlitartpostard

Thank you! (Mines the small one on the bottom left)

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My work is featured in the childrensillustrators.com newsletter!! I only joined last week! 🥳

alaskan malamute cartoon dog sitting with red collar with envelope in mouth

I just learned that my website was not connecting new subscribers to my newsletter for the past THREE YEARS!! It's in the process of syncing now. I'm so sorry!

Update! Hugo's biopsy results came back and he does not have cancer!! Unfortunately, he's still sick, but we know what's going on. He will be on medication for about a year and should live a normal lifespan. BEST NEWS EVER!

Alaskan malamute photo smiling wearing a red party hat. sitting next to yellow poster board that says "Not Cancer!" with balloons around it. Garden background.

Update! Hugo's biopsy results came back and he does not have cancer!! Unfortunately, he's still sick, but we know what's going on. He will be on medication for about a year and should live a normal lifespan. BEST NEWS EVER!

Black and white paint texture

Two characters - illustrated. Both with long ears and holding cameras. One has a tutu on and the other a top hat.

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Thanks for the hug ❤️🙏

Thank you 🙏 🐶

Thank you so much! 🙏💕 And great names!