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Writer, artist, certified risk taker 100% AI free, grass fed and pasture raised 🔎 Seeking representation! www.beecarmine.com

A person seen in profile sprints forward with an open mouth smile, their shoulder bag slung across their chest and flying behind them. Faintly in the background is a mosaic of traditionally illustrated images from various picture books and chapter books. There is text at the top that reads “If he can do it so can she/if she can do it so can we”, and at the bottom in larger text reads the words “wait for me”.
A 4x6 illustration in the style of classic Peanuts cartoons. A redheaded caricature in a Santa hat walks in profile through the snow carrying a small, weak Christmas tree, barely strong enough to support the weight of a bauble ornament. They are followed from behind by their dog, who wears a ribbon that matches the color of their jacket. It is nighttime, and the sky is dotted with both tiny stars and larger, cartoonish stars. Text: Seasons greetings from Bee Carmine illustrations. Seeking representation for PB, middle grade, and graphic novels.
A digital rendering of Rua, an orange-haired child in a tunic, leggings, and boots, holding a canine-like creature under their arms as they run. The creature looks mildly surprised, while Rua is visibly nervous as she keeps her gaze fixed ahead offscreen.
A rough digital sketch of a square-headed dog with triangular ears curled up asleep on a rectangular bed.
A drawing of a human skull done in wax pastels and sketches in colored pencil. The shading only uses gray, pink, and yellow.
A shiny metal disc acts as the canvas for an acrylic painting of Frisk, Chara, and Asriel from the video game Undertale. Frisk is depicted as a brown-skinned child in overalls, and Chara and Asriel are wearing matching striped shirts and brown pants. Chara is depicted as a pale skinned child with reddish hair. Asriel has his eyes closed, holding a buttercup in his hand. Behind the three figures float the SOULS of the other humans who fell into the Underground.
A person with orange hair stands next to a brown dog. They are seen from behind a glass panel, looking into a claw machine with their eyes locked on the claw as it holds a paperback book aloft. The book is titled “Sad, Sick, Scared”. Text along the bottom reads “Bee Carmine is seeking representation for PB, graphic novels, and MG covers”. Contact info is found inside a dark colored border that surrounds the image. “https://www.beecarmine.com” and “beecarmineillustrations@gmail.com”.
A gouache painting of a gorilla against a cream white paper background. The figure is painted from the chest up, using a combination of blue, green, black, and gray streaks.
A mock cover for a children’s book entitled “Too Many Penguins!”, with the title handwritten in blue-green lettering. 40 black and white penguins make up the background of the image, all looking in different directions. In the foreground, an elderly man with a large mustache in a flat cap and green jacket holds the sides of his head. He looks absolutely overwhelmed by the amount of penguins behind him.
A digital drawing of a young girl with poofy red hair and green eyes. She wears a yellow scarf, black leggings, and turquoise tunic; as well as brown leather boots, bracelets, belt, and hair band. She stands in front of a small blue archway with a symbol etched into the background.
A gouache painting of a small child glancing across their bedroom anxiously at night. Their room is filled with character details, such as posters, an orange slice rug, a box of toys, plush animals, and books organized by color. A small yellow cowboy lamp serves as the only light source. The text “Bee Carmine is seeking representation
for picture book and graphic novel illustration” is encased in word bubbles that draw the eye across the image. A black border encircles the painting. The artists website and email address,“beecarmineillustrations@gmail.com” and “https://www.beecarmine.com” are nestled in the corners of the border.
A drawing of Jotaro Kujo and Star Platinum from JJBA part 4. Star Platinum hovers above its user, its hair hanging down as it looks at him with a smile. Jotaro looks back, the faintest of smiles on his face. The drawing features crisp line art on a white background.
A digital drawing of the character Frisk from Undertale. They are seen from the waist up against a black background. A text box that reads “*but it refused” floats in front of them. They wear a pale blue sweater with bright pink stripes. In their hands they hold a heart with a crack running down the middle, and they are looking down at it, though their eyes appear closed. A colorless glow resonates from the heart.
A black silhouette of a female-presenting person with a blue half mohawk in a pink and yellow gradient dress and sparkly purple knee-high boots trails a long rainbow flag behind them in a tall arch. The flag features pink and turquoise, as well as the traditional rainbow colors. The words “Peace, Love, Pride” are written in groovy bubble letters at the end of the arch of the flag. The image is situated against a summery pink and yellow gradient background, with a subtle sunbeam emanating from the silhouetted person.
A little anthropomorphic brown mouse in blue coveralls and a striped shirt stands on their tiptoes to deposit a letter into a bright red post box. The box is stamped with the words “Bee Carmine”. In the background, a tall white picket fence partially obscures the view of a house and some greenery. It is late afternoon, an orange sky and haze illuminating the entire image. In a white border surrounding the image, the website URL “www.beecarmine.com” and email address “beecarmineillustrations@gmail.com” are printed.
A small, square-ish fabric pouch with a triangular flap and vintage white button closure. The print of the fabric features a dark orange cat lounging on its back among red peonies and white moths.
A golden brown mixed breed dog with semi-floppy ears and a graying muzzle gazes into the distance. They wear a string of white ceramic beads loosely around their neck.
A sketchy blue watercolor drawing of a person with short hair lying on their side bundled up in blankets hugging their pillow. They are fast asleep. A box of tissues and a stack of used tissues lay near their feet. Behind them, a dog rests its head on their back, also sleeping.
A young man in a blue and green sweater dotted with sheep reads from a reddish-orange book. A Noctowl, an owl-like PokĂ©mon, sits on his shoulder, looking down at the book with interest. The young man and his PokĂ©mon are drawn traditionally and colored using Copic markers, using soft gradients. A line of six tiny drawings, done digitally, line the left side of the canvas, and features the rest of the young man’s team. It includes a Noctowl, Flapple (a tiny dragon with apple-like features), Polteageist (a purple ghost inside of a teapot), Raboot (a rabbit wearing a neckerchief), Toxtricity (a blue and purple lizard with electric blue spikes), and Mewoth (a cat with long whiskers and a coin on its forehead). The drawings are set against an orange background, both of which have a darker orange drop shadow.
A loose sketch of a child’s bedroom drawn digitally in bright, saturated green. The child sits in their bed, glancing off towards their door. They have several posters, a bookshelf stacked with books, a side table with a lamp, an oval shaped rug, and a small box sitting on top of the rug.
A raggedy brown teddy bear with limp limbs painted in textured gouache brushstrokes against a white paper background. Its head is nestled against its front paws, its back legs tucked to its side.
An open sketchbook, with a bare tree painted in shades of gray near the middle of the book. Some of the branches bleed over onto the next page. The background is sketched in brown watered-down gouache, where a few more trees and a fence line can be made out.
A red haired person is seen in profile leaning against a cushion in front of a large arched window, curtains flanking either side of the window. A harsh rainstorm rages outside, but the scene inside is cozy and lit coolly. In the persons ear is a headphone, and the wire leads down to a phone playing a video. The scene itself is only lit by the phone light. The person sips from a blue mug, a green checkerboard blanket draped over their lap, a square book nestled in front of them. A large brown dog is curled against them. A stack of books and a handheld game console sits behind the dog. Text embossed at the bottom of the image reads “www.beecarmine.com”
A bright red hardcover book with the outline of a dragon emblazoned in shiny red print around a circular logo in the middle of the book. The circle is decorated with three green gemstones and features a green dragon soaring above a medieval village at night. The text on the logo reads “Dragonology, The Complete Book of Dragons,” as well as text in a fantasy runic language. A small circular stamp next to the logo reads “Anniversary Edition, 20 years of ology”. The corners of the book cover are embellished with dragons painted to look like iron book corners.
Cover of the graphic novel “Plain Jane and the Mermaid” by Vera Brosgol. A young girl in a red shawl wades through green water, followed behind by a seal and a sinister looking mermaid.
Semi-realistic drawings of a Dalmatian dog, followed by two cartoon drawings of small anthropomorphic dogs. One anthropomorphic dog, also a Dalmatian, is inked in the bottom left corner. The puppy looks very serious, wearing denim overalls, with a heart around their eye. In the far right corner, a more human-like rendition of the character Mr. L from Super Paper Mario stands from the knees up with his arms crossed and leaning to the side, colored in loosely with colored pencils. A speech bubble with a backwards L molded into an exclamation point floats near him.
In the top left corner is a semi-realistic pencil drawing of a raggedy, floppy teddy bear. Several pen sketches of a Dalmatian puppy with the name “Connie” are in the middle. A pen drawing of a young girl with an upright, rounded, unique hairstyle wearing a bandanna is near the bottom right corner, colored in purple. Two tiny drawings of hyper-cartoony, poorly drawn people are in the bottom right corner. One of them has a thought bubble that reads “Three years just for Runebearers
” the other person is a small boy, with a note next to him that reads “Saw a child eating an entire lemon wedge”.
A pencil sketch of a person peering into a mirror, flanked by two alcohol ink marker drawings of Mario, sitting with his head dipped down and his hat in his hands, with a small speech bubble with two Zs floating near his mustache. He wears a red hoodie under his overalls, as well as a belt and knee pads. Next to him is a full body rendition Mimi from Super Paper Mario, a green-skinned spider girl with pointed ears and large light green hair poufs. She wears a yellow dress with red trim and white polka dots, as well as black leggings and red flats. She holds her hands up near her head, fingers clawed, a black gradient up her forearms.
Loose pencil sketches of a person viewed in profile with their hands down at their abdomen, cradling a love heart with wonder. A series of notes line the entire right side of the page, bullet pointed with star shapes. The notes read: “Finish Gardenia comic,” “Finish & submit sonic art contest piece,” “If time, paint ‘Ghost’,” “Design & order new business cards,” “Update website & socials,” “Order prints (need color correcting)”
An ink drawing of a dog seen from behind, lying down in the grass. Their fur is drawn with light hatching.
Thin pencil sketch of a small bouquet of Sheffield Pink flowers, with bees sitting in the center of two of the flowers.
Semi-realistic gouache paintings of shadow the hedgehog from the Sonic 3 movie, and a pink morning glory surrounded by bright blue brush strokes.
A realistic gouache landscape of a pale blue house on a waterfront, fenced in by rocks. Huge trees blend together in the background. At the bottom of the painting is a pink watercolor sketch of a radical car giving a thumbs up and holding a surfboard.
Pen drawings of a storyboard that feature people walking, chatting, and pointing to a stage. Next to those are semi-realistic pen drawings of a pool and lifeguard chair.
A cartoony opossum with dark brown hatching for fur and colored with markers. Text underneath it says “7.12.’24 - 2.21.’25”. Its tail is curled around the text.
A dark gray matte illo sketchbook cover, covered in stickers. Three band stickers - Sfinx, Mystery Skulls, and thorne; a cartoony plague doctor wearing non-binary flag colors while wielding said flag; a rainbow ‘Maine’ sticker with the silhouette of a moose; Ivysaur from PokĂ©mon; Springtrap and text that reads “It’s Me” from FNAF; and a pirate ship. One sticker, a large white one on the top right of the book, has been edited over to read “Bee Carmine’s curated sketchbook tour, July 2024 - Feb. 2025
A large gray stone temple is set against a dark navy backdrop of stalactites dripping with water. The top of the temple structure hosts a large angled square, with the faintest hint of eyes glaring directly at the viewer. Its platform is held up by two pillars, which are flanked by large round mirrors. Large steps lead away from the mirrors. In the center is a divot filled with water.
A sketchy digital drawing of Mario and Luigi standing side by side. They both tilt their hats up slightly, looking at each other and smiling. Mario stands with one fist at his side, and Luigi stands with his arm down by his side. Mario wears his red cap and off-white gloves, as well as a red hoodie with the sleeves rolled up, blue overalls that are cuffed at the bottom and a button missing from one of the straps, and steel-toed boots. His overalls have power-up star patches on the knees. Mario is also depicted with a few scars. Luigi wears his green cap and a pair of off-white gloves, as well as a long green crew neck, a black bandana around his neck, blue overalls that are cuffed high above his ankles, brown boots, and red-and-white striped socks. He also sports a belt and a tool box strung across his chest.
A sketchy drawing of Kendrick Lamar from the Super Bowl halftime show. He is posed in front of a neutral blue-gray background. A large rectangular word bubble floats above his head, the tail of which is pointed at him. The words “Say, Drake” are written in large, angular letters.
A red-haired cartoon character dressed in a brown coat, boots, and houndstooth hat holds a magnifying glass, looking down at a set of footprints, looking surprised. Next to them stands a cartoony brown dog, also looking down but at a set of paw prints. The two are viewed from slightly above walking along a purple path, which fades into a pale yellow background. White text at the top reads “Bee Carmine is seeking
” Below the text and hovering nearby the two characters is a solid purple banner with a darker purple drop shadow, with white text that reads “Representation!” A stack of white text with a slight drop shadow near the bottom right corner underneath the banner and nearby the dog reads “For PB, middle grade, YA, board books, comics & graphic novels.” A white border surrounds the image, and dark purple text at the very bottom corners of the border read “www.beecarmine.com” and “beecarmineillustrations@gmail.com”
A red-haired cartoon character dressed in a brown coat, boots, and houndstooth hat holds a magnifying glass, looking down at a set of footprints, looking surprised. Next to them stands a cartoony brown dog, also looking down but at a set of paw prints. The two are viewed from slightly above walking along a purple path, which fades into a pale yellow background. White text at the top reads “Bee Carmine is seeking
” Below the text and hovering nearby the two characters is a solid purple banner with a darker purple drop shadow, with white text that reads “Representation!” A stack of white text with a slight drop shadow near the bottom right corner underneath the banner and nearby the dog reads “For PB, middle grade, YA, board books, comics & graphic novels.” A white border surrounds the image, and dark purple text at the very bottom corners of the border read “www.beecarmine.com” and “beecarmineillustrations@gmail.com”
A series of pencil sketches of cartoon animal heads, mostly of an opossum and a few of a rabbit. One drawing is lined in black ink. The drawing is of a small cartoon opossum in a sheet ghost costume, holding a pumpkin candy bucket. Text beside the character says “Ghost the Opossum, 10/30”. There is a note written in pencil next to the opossum character, with an arrow pointing to it. The note reads “All he had on hand was a pillowcase (he will still use it as a pillowcase).”
A pen and ink drawing of a grumpy cartoon Dalmatian puppy in overalls. The character is anthropomorphic, so it stands on two legs like a human.
A photograph of a brown dog with a black muzzle basking in the summer sun. They are laying in the grass in a backyard, a red shed visible in the background. They wear a blue collar with an oversized, blue, diamond-shaped dog tag with the letters “SD” in gold
Cartoon depiction of the artist in dark teal overalls, decorative patches, black and red boots, and a dark gray shirt. The artist has short copper hair. They are posed in suspended animation, throwing a peace sign. On a solid color blue-green background, pale blue-green circles and a large word bubble surround the cartoon drawing. “Bee Carmine,” “My favorite things to draw,” and the list of favorite things include: Dogs, Character designs, Precocious kids, Fashionable outfits, Flowers, Greenery, Tails, Big blankets, Cozy scenes, Symbols, Jewelry, Scarves, Capes, Baggy clothes, LGBTQ+ themes, Monochrome, Bold colors, Bedrooms, Emanata, Freckles, Stars, Stuffed animals, Superheroes, Stickers, Vines, Towns, Anthropomorphic characters, Horns, Comic panels, Word bubbles, Ice cream bars, Triangle bunting, Siblings, Sunsets, Concentric outlines, Logos, Glowing objects, Swords, Bandages, Bags & backpacks, Hair, Blush, Scars, Letterman jackets, Self portraits, Overalls, Hot cocoa, Banners, Goofy outfits, Fabric folds, Fangs, Expressive eyebrows, Juice drinks, Babies, Piggyback.
A green baseball cap with a white circle on the front, with a green “L” stamped onto the circle
A collection of cartoony pen and pencil doodles on lined notebook paper. Some are people or expressions, others are characters like a tiny robot or teddy bear.