Venessa Vida Kelley (She/They)
@VScrivanoKelley
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🇵🇷💗💜💙 Rep'd by @LitAgentSaritza WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON (@erewhonbooks, 2025), MANU FACES THE MUSIC (@onipress, 2025)
Washington, DC
Joined September 2011
✨COVER REVEAL: WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON✨— Coming MERMay 2025 in the USA and UK from @ErewhonBooks / @KensingtonBooks .Full artwork and links to preorder my *fully illustrated* historical romantasy and add it on Goodreads are in thread!
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Why crop out my signature on both of these when Prime commissioned me to draw art for the movie?.
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Without spilling tea, I'll just say this is a good reminder that exploitation is built into the Hollywood firmament. 😒.
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Happy Birthday, ACD! 🎂🎉🤠📦❤️💙. This pic was commissioned by Jonathan L who asked for the #RWRB Stetson scene and helped me plant *12 Easter eggs* in this picture. See if you can find them all!
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Coping with election anxiety today by Glazing all my Red, White & Royal Blue artwork and reposting it here. I'll be updating this thread throughout the day, and in the meantime, be sure to get out there and #VOTE! 🇺🇸🗳️
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By popular request, the heart-wrenching lake scene from #redwhitesndroyalblue by @casey_mcquiston .“Sweetheart.” - Alex Claremont-Diaz.(Close-ups in the thread.)
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Casey gave me some very specific instructions when I was designing the Henry inks for the RWRB Collector's Edition. At the time, they knew who was playing Henry in the film (the rest of the world didn't), and a lot of those notes in retrospect were direct nods to @nickgalitzine.
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Also in this category: “Henry Fox has to belong to himself or else he’ll vanish” vs. “I’ve been losing my mind this week because the man I love just vanished from my life without an explanation.”.
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Aw, thank you! There’ll be more RWRB stuff to share once the actor’s strike is over 👀.
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❤️🤍💙In honor of Independence Day, something I’ve never shared here before: the full front endpaper I drew for the Collector’s Edition of RED WHITE & ROYAL BLUE. Happy 4th!❤️🤍💙. (Nightshaded to protect from AI. Close-ups in thread.)
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Stay tuned! I am consulting with some folks about what I can share — and what I’m allowed to say about it! 🥰.
Aw, thank you! There’ll be more RWRB stuff to share once the actor’s strike is over 👀.
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Last fanart of the decade! It seemed fitting to draw this iconic New Year’s Eve kiss from @casey_mcquiston’s 2019 hit #redwhiteandroyalblue. “Christ, you are as thick as it gets.” - Prince Henry.Wishing you all a beautiful 2020! 🎉.[Close-up in the thread]
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Thrilled and honored to be in attendance as Casey McQuiston’s RED WHITE & ROYAL BLUE was inducted to the Library of Congress 🎉
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It was me 🥰 Thank you!!.
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Wishing a drama-free day to all who celebrate unless, of course, you’re this guy ❤️🦃💙.#RWRB #Cornbreadknowsmysins
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SPOILER ALERT: Alex Claremont-Diaz is not throwing away his shot. 😏 .By (very) popular demand, the Red Room scene from @casey_mcquiston’s wonderful book, #RedWhiteandRoyalBlue (Note: Creating the replica of A. Hamilton’s painting took almost as long as drawing Alex & Henry. lol)
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To celebrate a year of fandom, friendships, and getting my creative groove back: some art. ❤️Thank you for making my year in Carry On fandom so incredible. It has been my own wish come true. “Make a wish!” - Baz Pitch, #carryon by @rainbowrowell
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HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVE, American friends! To celebrate, I give you Alex Claremont-Diaz and Cornbread. ❤️🇺🇸🇬🇧🦃.“Cornbread knows my sins, Henry. “ - Alex, #redwhiteandroyalblue by @casey_mcquiston
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“History will remember us.” ❤️💙❤️💙.
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Last year, Casey McQuiston commissioned me to paint a watercolor piece for their upcoming novel, THE PAIRING, and I can finally share it!🍷🧀💕
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❤️🤍💙Following up on yesterday’s Independence Day post (in thread) with the Nightshaded rear endpapers from the Collector’s Edition of RED WHITE & ROYAL BLUE!❤️🤍💙. [Close-ups and art notes in thread]
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I’m so grateful to be known for my RWRB art. It marks one of the most rewarding chapters of my creative life. But I do hope for a different legacy where my imagination is the sole origin point—where it’s *my* heart on the page. And it begins with WHEN THE TIDES HELD THE MOON.
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My interpretation of my favorite scene from @rainbowrowell's #CarryOn. #TwinkleTwinkleLittleStar #Snowbaz
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#inktober Day 22: GHOST.“My son, my son. My rosebud boy. I would never have left you. He told me we were stars.”.“I’ll tell him,” I say. I shout it—“I’ll tell him!” - Simon, #carryon by @rainbowrowell
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Astonished at how this took off. If anyone feels inclined, I’m selling a charity print, all the proceeds of which are going to @MSF_USA (Doctors Without Borders). ❤️🩹
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Happy Birthday to my favorite scone-loving dragon boy, Simon Snow 🎉🏳️🌈🎂! I felt like some joyful Snowbaz was in order, so here’s a #pride-ful illustration to celebrate the day. (Close-up in the thread)
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I drew it as a present for Casey and the pub team when we met in NYC at the special edition book release event. Casey posted it to IG the next day and the rest, as they say, is history. 💕.
can someone educate me: is this a cover for a special edition or is it just insane @VScrivanoKelley art like usual?
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One of my favorite books is 3 years old today! Which means I can just get this in under the wire. Below: Baz makes his iconic entrance. I hope I've done it justice. (Art is mine, words are the incomparable @rainbowrowell's.)
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“Oh my God, what are you doing? I can’t even look at you.” - Alex, #Redwhiteandroyalblue by @casey_mcquiston .(Close-up in the thread!)
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#inktober Day 30: CATCH.“I’ve got you now, I think. I’ve finally got you where I want you.” — Simon, #CarryOn by @rainbowrowell
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Moments before the disaster: "You could try to act like you're having fun. Occasionally." - Alex from #RedWhiteandRoyalBlue by @casey_mcquiston .[Close-up in the thread! #FanArtFriday]
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Tonight’s a two-fer (inktober coming later.).“Simon Snow is lying on the sofa.” — #waywardson by @rainbowrowell.(My self imposed #waywardsonspoiler ban is up, but I don’t think this counts as a spoiler if this line was shared well before the book was released, right?)
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Is there? Utter hate? I feel like I’m sitting at the intersection of all three of these fandoms with sunflowers in my pigtails, bouncing on my heels waiting for August.
the utter hate between these fandoms needs to be studied and explained to me cuz i simply dont get what we’re fighting for.
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"I don't know how Baz feels. His face is stone, and when we get out of London, tears start to fall from his eyes." - #CarryOn by @rainbowrowell (I swear, I'm gonna have the whole dang book illustrated by Christmas at this rate. )
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"Baz pulls off the road suddenly and hits the brakes, fishtailing halfway into a ditch, then gets out of the car like he’s just parallel-parked it, and walks towards the trees." (One of my favorite lines from #CarryOn by @rainbowrowell) [Close-ups in the thread] #FanArtFriday
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"The sky is huge and blue and full of lens flare. *America*…" - Simon, #waywardson by @rainbowrowell (There is not a hashtag to adequately convey my excitement over this book.) .[Original sketch and close-up in the thread]
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You guys, this is apparently Tumblr’s sign-in page rn, and I just remember being a Tumblr baby who never thought her art would ever be displayed on the main page, and I am just so overwhelmed I could cry 😭😭😭
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One last series for 2018. Last January, I never could have dreamed that the year would end this way, with new friends, a new fandom, & an endless impulse to create. I'm so grateful - to you, and to @rainbowrowell, for writing #CarryOn & filling me up with magic. #HappyNewYear !
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Was not expecting to have my heart violently ripped from my chest at the 1:28 mark 😭💖.
they're not beating the rivals-to-lovers allegations. #RWRBMovie premieres august 11 on @PrimeVideo.
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A canon pic to celebrate the end of #CarryOnReading today. ❤️ So much fun!.“Show some respect, Snow,” he said sharply, then slumped and leaned back again. “What do you want from me?”.“I want to know what you’re up to.” - Ch. 17 #CarryOn by @rainbowrowell [closeups in the thread]
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✨Cover Art Reveal✨ THE PAIRING by Casey McQuiston - French Language Edition by @LumenEditions . [Notes and final cover in thread]
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I have been itching to draw our trio in one of their truly happy #waywardson moments. Dedicated to @drvivc 💛.“Then we try to catch another one, chasing each other as much as the blinking lights.” - Baz, Wayward Son by @rainbowrowell .[close-ups in the thread]
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Happy 1-Year Book Birthday to @casey_mcquiston’s #RedWhiteandRoyalBlue ❤️💙❤️💙.“They take about a hundred portraits just sitting on the bench next to each other and smiling.” .[HELLO! Magazine cover in the thread!]
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@catiescarlett86 Just to clarify, the one on the left was used in their official merch, but the one on the right was art I made based on the books. Either way, why crop out my signature?.
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Being a vampire, Baz Pitch is immune to COVID-19. But even he knows that exposing himself to crowds could make things risky for Simon. Luckily, sheltering in place is more than tolerable when you’ve got a dragon boy willing to warm you in his wings after a night of hunting. ❤️
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Pulled this one out of the 2018 archives for a special occasion. Specifically, that last panel needed updating. 😉 #waywardson
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SPOILER ALERT: Henry and Alex say goodbye on the private airstrip. “I want you to know I’m sure. One thousand percent.” - #redwhiteandroyalblue by @casey_mcquiston .[Close-up in the thread.]
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“Dev turns, and Charlie isn’t on the other side of the couch at all. He’s right there, leaning into Dev, pinning him against the back cushions, kissing him wildly. And thank God.” . — THE CHARM OFFENSIVE by Alison Cochrun (winner of the Sept. Fanart poll on my Patreon)
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Self-sacrificing, brave, compassionate, and good, this dragon boy deserves some epic love today. For Simon's birthday, here's the long-overdue rendering of Simon's epic moment with the Humdrum, from @rainbowrowell's #CarryOn (Close-ups in the thread. )
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This prompt came from @maevethell who wanted to see Simon deliver Natasha Grimm-Pitch's kiss. I decided to drop it somewhere between Chapter 67 & 71 of @rainbowrowell's #CarryOn (because I honestly didn't know where else to set it where it might be recognizable). Enjoy. 💙💛
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Y'all, just. Please credit me when using my art. It's such a simple thing to do a reverse image search if you're using someone's art to get traffic on a post.
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#inktober Day 8: FRAIL.“One day I went out to feed our new chickens, and I realized I couldn’t get back to the house.” - Lucy, #CarryOn by @rainbowrowell
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WARNING: #waywardsonspoilers (blood trigger warning).“I hold on for dear life.” — Baz, #waywardson by @rainbowrowell .[Close-up in the thread]
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“I like being round,” Talia announced. “It means there’s more of me to love.” .“I love you, Talia,” Chauncey said, laying one of his eyes on her shoulder. - THE HOUSE IN THE CERULEAN SEA by @tjklune
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I participated in a thing! In honor of #redwhiteandroyalblue’s 2nd Bookiversary, a number of RWRB artists and fanfic authors contributed works to The “History in the Making” Zine! Click the link to download your free copy and look for my comic!.LINK:
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“You and me and history, remember? We’re just gonna fucking fight.”
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I decided to “glow-up” last year’s Snowbaz holiday art with a redraw, this time with a chilly background at Pitch Manor. ❤️ Wishing you all a very happy holiday season! [Close-up in the thread.]
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Some happy fanart to celebrate seeing Rainbow in DC tomorrow! *flails*.>He smiles then, and I see them––long white fangs trying to push out over both his lips. “Wicked,” I whisper, trying to look closer.< –Ch. 67 #CarryOn [Close-ups in the thread]
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#inktober Day 27: COAT.“I know that it’s Baz’s handkerchief before I even see his initials next to the Pitch coat of arms (flames, the moon, three falcons).” — Simon, #carryon by @rainbowrowell
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I took “a new season of “Heartstopper”” literally, dressing up my old winter Nick and Charlie art in autumn/season 3 vibes. Love this story so much. 🍂🍁💕
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"I lean into him because I'm cold and he's always warm. And because I like to remind him I'm not afraid of him." - #CarryOn by @rainbowrowell .(Some 💛 for Penny. Also, since I don't know what kicks Simon wears at Watford, I gave him my All-Stars. lol)
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Flashback: a gray day in 2019. I remember walking out of the Rockville Barnes & Noble with my paperback copy of RWRB in hand to protect it from the rain, courting depression and wholly unaware of how this little pink book would become a catalyst for change in my life. 🧵
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SPOILER ALERT. I genuinely can neither confirm nor deny that fanart informed the movie. But after seeing this scene (and some others) I became SUPER CURIOUS. lol.
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Still pinching myself. An absolute dream commission. 🙏🏼💙❤️.
Some more sneak peaks of the RWRB Collector’s Edition via Casey’s Instagram
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Happy Thanksgiving! And remember: Cornbread knows your sins. 🦃.
HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVE, American friends! To celebrate, I give you Alex Claremont-Diaz and Cornbread. ❤️🇺🇸🇬🇧🦃.“Cornbread knows my sins, Henry. “ - Alex, #redwhiteandroyalblue by @casey_mcquiston
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I have been awake since 4:30 AM and am slightly incoherent after a long day of travel and frivolity, but I’m on this bird app to tell you that @casey_mcquiston gives amazing hugs. ❤️ This day was a gift.
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I debated whether to post this one in light of the election results. But I decided to post it anyway. Because we deserve an administration that honors, protects and values ALL its citizens and sometimes a visual of that bright and beautiful outcome helps bring it into being.
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Fanon pic for #fanartfriday! This image is a scene from a hilarious and romantic #snowbaz fic titled “Local Hero” (link in the thread) by @basic_banshee and Breadofgod on AO3, in which Baz is a famous footballer and Simon owns a pub with its own Baz Pitch shrine in it. 😂
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I love what people in the RWRB fandom create. Look at this absolutely perfect pencil set of quotes from the book that I bought from @LonghandPencils! 😍
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The fan art series continues. (Was going to post tomorrow, but my whole house is sick and I need a pick-me-up. lol). "It was brave. It was brave and selfless and clever. That's who you are, Simon. And I'm not going to get *bored* with you." - #CarryOn by @rainbowrowell
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Casey and I crammed in as many scenes as we could! ❤️💙❤️💙.
A sneak peak at some endpapers illustrated by @VScrivanoKelley that will be in the RWRB Collector’s Edition! There are 18 of them across 2 spreads, so make sure you get the collector’s edition to see them all! . @StMartinsPress via Instagram
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“If my entire life and whole world narrowed to this, standing on the perfect green pitch, watching Simon Snow sing at me with an entire stadium of supporters as backup, I’d die happy.” - Baz, Ch. 18, @basic_banshee & BreadofGod’s “Local Hero” on AO3. [Link & closeups in thread]
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Posting this one with trepidation. The lighting challenges made this one a little tricky, but I hope it does the scene justice. "I just want him to shut up and stop talking like this. I just want him to get up and follow me out of here." - #CarryOn by @rainbowrowell
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Surprise! Another Snowbaz fanon pic! This is a birthday gift for the talented and wonderful @tbazzsnow from her hilarious and romantic quarantine one-shot fanfic, “Let My Love Open the Door.” (Close-up and link to fic in the thread!)
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