Writing Spirit
As some of you may know, back in 2016 I was asked to illustrate a children’s book for my Uncle Walt. With the help of his editor, Wayne South Smith, and a lot of patience, we completed the project and Walt published his book. Since then I’ve had the pleasure of working on a few…
Toby, Toby, Worry Free
I was fortunate enough to be involved in a project for a new children’s book author Lucinda Grapenthin. She needed an illustrator to bring her story to life. Not only did she need someone to flesh out her world, but she also chose the daunting task of featuring a character with eight arms. Toby, Toby…
Make America Beautiful Again
I can finally check off book cover for a paperback novel on my artist bucket list. I was hired to develop a cover for a first-time author Bo Bancroft. I read the story, very much enjoyed it and this is what I came up with. It’s available in paperback and Kindle Unlimited on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Make-American…/dp/173754640X/
Client Success: Illustrator Kevin Gosselin …
By Wayne South Smith
“Walt’s vision for the book had always been watercolors which was terrifying for me because I had little experience using them,” said illustrator Kevin Gosselin. Though an artist from a young age with years of experience in graphic design, A Stone for Kayla on the Camino de Santiago was his first time illustrating a…
A different path for me
A few years ago my uncle to my Uncle Walt asked me to help illustrate a book he wrote for his granddaughter. The book is about his travels on the Camino de Santiago and the lessons he learned. He wanted it painted in watercolors and I although I had never painted in that medium, I…
2019 Sock Rocks are in the bag!
Well, it’s been years since I posted on my site. My next post will go into more depth about why that is. But I wanted to take a quick moment to thank those who came to my booth at the Dickens Fair yesterday! I so much enjoyed introducing you to my family of Sock Rocks.…
Sock Rocks Series 3 Release
$15 a piece, 25% off order with a minimum order of 2. https://www.etsy.com/shop/KevinGosselinArt/ It’s year three and I have two new characters, Reuben and Orville. Rueben is the first child of the Sock Rocks, son of Winston and Fanny. And of course every family needs a lovable pet, so I created Orville, the family mutt. …
SockRocks: Xmas Coals for Naughty Girls & Boys
I would like to introduce to you, Winston, Victor and Thaddeus, the first three lumps of Christmas Coal who are ready to appear this Christmas morning in stockings everywhere. Do you know some special someone who has been especially naughty this year and deserves recognition for their deeds? Let them know just how bad they\’ve…
Limited Edition Hand Painted Sculpt
“Careful what you wish for” is now available in my store as a limited edition of 10 pieces for $225. These will be made to order so expect a 3-5 week turnaround. http://kgosselinart.storenvy.com/collections/195230-all-products/products/14276313-careful-what-you-wish-for-hand-painted-sculpt This is the story of a twelve year old boy. As many kids his age, he is misunderstood and there are just…
Two and a half years later
Yup, two and a half years ago I posted a picture of this guy on twitter saying I was nearly complete. I was wrong. I did finish the sculpt and then it sat on my desk for another couple years before I managed to make time to make more casts of it and paint them…
My first Garage Kit
Here it is. Months of work went into making this sculpt. Ten molds later here is my first garage kit available for the ambitious modeler for $75 http://kgosselinart.storenvy.com/collections/195230-all-products/products/14276445-careful-what-you-wish-for-garage-kit Here are pictures of the piece painted by myself.
Egyptian Madl and RFBT Spaceman Spiff
Finished these two pieces for commission back in March. The first is a custom micro munny of my Ready For Bedtime Bunny inspired by Bill Watterson\’s Spaceman Spiff character. The second is the forth (not fifth as I wrongly stated on instagram) installment of my custom series of Ruined Madls. The three prior pieces in…