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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Another one for The Globe and Mail and the My First Home column, about a lady who decides to escape the bustle of city life and stretch her dollar farther with a Magnetawan cabin. The second panel is the original sketch. #illustration #editorialillustration #realestate

Illustration of woman's face in car rear-view mirror, looking out upon a Magnetawan cabin.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 22/09/2026

I really enjoyed creating the colours for this piece for The Globe and Mail. It was a bit different from the usual fare. The second panel is the sketch. #illustration #editorialillustration #realestate

Illustration for Globe and Mail by Diana Bolton of family standing outside home.

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Jori Bolton | Illustrator @joribolton.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

@dianaebolton.bsky.social and I are in the same issue of the same magazine for the first time! Thanks, Lit Review!

Photo of a page from the September 2026 issue of the Literary Review of Canada, showing an illustration by Diana Bolton of a spoon stirring a bowl with map of the globe on the surface of its contents.

Photo of a page from the September 2026 issue of the Literary Review of Canada, showing an illustration by Jori Bolton of a man opening a Hollinger documents box, with light emanating from within.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Chances are you've never been to my website. Maybe now is the time. #illustration #art

Compilation of various illustrations from Diana Bolton's website

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

A couple for Literary Review of Canada this year. I love this publication. #illustration #editorialillustration #blackandwhite

A slate that reads Leonard Cohen's poem "silence-and a deeper silence when the crickets hesitate" in a cabin door.

A war veteran's letter on a table with a helmet.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

A couple illustrations for Edify Magazine, a column called LOVE Letters. The first was for a woman thanking a pharmaceutical company for bringing back her husband who fell into a mental break, and the second was of a comedian that found herself through the landscape of comedy. #illustration

Conceptual illustration of heart-shaped chocolate box filled with pills.

Conceptual illustration of comedian's microphone cord forming a heart-shape on stage.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

Really thankful for this regular column with The Globe and Mail. It's been a big few weeks! We just moved from Kelowna, BC, to our new house in Hamilton. It feels wonderful to be back in Ontario. Can't wait to see everybody. #illustration #editorialillustration #housing

Couple stands beneath money umbrella in front of townhouse.

Girls sits at desk arranging pens into house shape.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 23/06/2026

Another couple from the Globe and Mail My First Home column. Really enjoy drawing houses. Thanks AD: Lauren Heintzman

Illustration of man breaking ground in condo development.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 26/05/2026

Here’s a recent cover for my pals over at Seven Days. Diane always has the coolest ideas, like turning the text into houses. #illustration #editorialillustration #housing

The letters TAX illustrated as houses, with people standing in the shadows cast by them.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 14/05/2026

A triptych from a Domestika workshop called Narrative Landscape Illustration with Stencils and Acrylics, by Tom Haugomat. The idea of a wild animal sitting next to a trashcan appealed to me--so here is man's intersection with nature in the Arizona desert. #illustration #wildlifeart

Triptych of man's intersection with nature in the Arizona desert.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

Here's one for THIS Magazine on the invisibility of women's neurodivergence in Canada. As a neurodivergent baddie myself, let me tell you how much I enjoyed hand-drawing the wallpaper pattern haha. Thanks very much AD: Valerie Thai. #illustration

Illustration of woman blending into wallpaper.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 07/04/2026

Here's a brief look into one of my recent Globe and Mail pieces for the regular column on buying your first house, from start to finish. Finished piece > refined pencils > initial sketch. Thanks AD: Lauren Heintzman! #illustration #editorialillustration #artprocess

Couple arranges parts of their life on spreadsheet.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 09/03/2026

One for Seven Days on patients being encouraged to shop around for medical procedures before committing to care. Thanks AD: Rev. Diane Sullivan! #illustration #editorialillustration #healthcare

A woman lifts a "new knee" box off a grocery store shelf, shopping around for medical care.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 23/02/2026

A little visual ditty for Harvard Business Review. Art directors having a sense of humour is my absolute fave. Very thankful to be working with these guys, they're the best. #illustration #communication #editorialillustration

Great wave off Kanagawa painting but it's conversation bubbles overwhelming a secretary.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

Another one for Harvard Business Review, on inspired leadership. Thanks AD: Carey Bass. #mammals #whale #wildlife #illustration #art

A whale flies in the sky while the rest swim in the water.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 09/02/2026

One of my favourite assignments to come in is these ones from Harvard Business Review, where you get to submit what you like, from a range of business topics. Very fun to work on. Thanks very much AD: Carey Bass! #illustration #editorialillustration #wildlifeillustration

Upside down bird on branch looking at upside down house.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

So happy to work with Review Canada on this piece for Pamela Mulloy's review of Cathrin Bradbury's “This Way Up". I feel so lucky to be part of such a cool Canadian publication. Thank you to Kyle for the AD. #illustration #editorialillustration #canadianillustrator

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 28/01/2026

Wildfires racked our community over the last years, including burning down 200 homes in 2023. Pieces like this are important to raise awareness for climate struggles. I felt thankful to be included in bringing this one to life for Corporate Knights. #illustration #mammals #editorialillustration

Mammals and reptiles run from fire on a full-page illustration spread.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 12/01/2026

The sea star population is in decline on the West Coast. So pleased to share my first-ever illustration for Canadian Wildlife--a long-time dream client of mine. Thanks to AD: Steve Balaban for making it happen. #illustration #editorialillustration #seastar #wildlifeillustration #animalart

Two researchers watch a sea star sun set on a beach.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Just a little practice of some horses running on some clouds. #illustration #horses #art

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Always thankful to Seven Days Vermont for being real ones. Such cool people to work with. Have Happy Holidays everyone! #illustration #school #editorialillustration

Illustration of school busses on war board shaped like Vermont.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

Another little .GIF of a researcher falling through the sky, done in Procreate. #animatedillustration #editorialillustration #researcher

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

A cute little .GIF of a researcher finding their way out of a forest. These have been pretty fun to make! #illustration #animatedillustration #editorialillustration #researcher

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

It's been a while since I've had a chance to post. Wildlife stuff has been picking up in publications lately. Here's a fox for this dreary Fall day. Stay warm and cozy everyone! #illustration #mammals #wildlife #art

Illustration - An arctic fox stands on a snow-covered forest slope.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Thinking of animating this one so that he hands press outwards on the pill and distend it a bit. Thoughts? #illustration #editorialillustration #pill #woman #medical #healthillustration

Illustration by Diana Bolton of woman pressing outward on pill.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

A brown bear on the Pacific Coast. Can't beat that grey sand and stormy coastline. #illustration #bear #mammals #wildlifeart

Brown bear on Pacific beach. Wildlife illustration by Diana Bolton.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

It was so wonderful to work for The Stranger, and their lovely art director, Anthony Keo. Such a joy, and the story was interesting, too--on nuclear fusion and the possible future of energy. #illustration #nuclearfusion #editorialillustration

Illustrated scientist stands in front of a safe with a nuclear symbol on the lock, trying to open it.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

I thought this was a funny take on personal growth. Often we're doing the work, just to find that we're another version of our same-old self. Maybe we're getting closer to something innate--maybe we're just iterating. #illustration #editorialillustration #personalgrowth

Editorial conceptual illustration by Diana Bolton of Matryoshka doll open, revealing the same business man all the way down.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

It's July so you know what that means-- Cone flowers, everywhere! A water-wise addition to any garden, and great in this heat. It's also known as Echinacea, and illustrated here with a Swallowtail Butterfly. #illustration #editorialillustration #flowerart #flower #butterfly #wildlifeillustration

Illustration by Diana Bolton of Echinacea and Swallowtail Butterfly.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Bumble bee on a Nepeta stalk, also known as catmint in some areas. Lately I've been inspired by the local wildlife where I live, and most of my personal work is focusing on that. Gotta warm up somehow! Might as well be with birds and bees. #illustration #nepeta #plantart #bumblebee #wildlifeart

Illustration by Diana Bolton, of bumble bee on nepeta stalk.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Wow, this marks a big change! I've officially uploaded all my old work onto Bluesky. From now on, it's just new stuff! Hooray! #illustration #wildlife #animal #salmon #fish

Wildlife illustration by Diana Bolton of a Kokanee Salmon swimming.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

It's been a while since I did this one, but I loved this assignment. Something about doing conceptual illustration for education based outlets really makes me happy. This one was for the Register.

Illustration by Diana Bolton of three people sitting on overlapping coloured dialogue balloons like a Venn diagram.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Three of my favourite spots I did for Canadian Running, on various topics. Loved making cute little athletes. #illustration #running #sportsart

Illustration by Diana Bolton, runner kneels and prays on a field.

Illustration by Diana Bolton, three runners shown from the waist up, jogging and smiling.

Illustration by Diana Bolton, three winners cheering on a podium made of money.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Human Artists Use one piece to convince people to follow you. It's this one! #illustration #mammals #polarbear

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

Inspired to do a piece on broken DNA, or when genetics fail a person, and what doctors can do to remedy traits. #illustration #editorialillustration #dna #medical #gene #artoftheday

A woman falls from the broken rung of a DNA ladder

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

A couple illustrations for Seven Days Newspaper in Vermont. Thanks AD: Rev. Diane Sullivan! #illustration #editorialillustration

In an editorial illustration by Diana Bolton, a nurse with a rolling suitcase enters an Emergency department at a hospital.

In an editorial illustration by Diana Bolton, a man peaks under the corner of a solar panel like it's a curtain.

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Jori Bolton | Illustrator @joribolton.bsky.social · 14/06/2025

I didn't know Shadowrun had an official Bluesky account! So glad to see you guys here.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

One of my favourites, still. A unicorn with rainbows and a waterfall. Available as an art print on my INPRNT. #illustration #artprint #unicorn #unicornart #fantasyart

Fantasy illustration by Diana Bolton, in which a unicorn suns itself by a pond, with rainbows in behind.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

A personal piece from a good long while ago of a mother with her toddler, competing in family olympics. #illustration #editorialillustration #family

Editorial illustration by Diana Bolton of a mother helping her toddler across a balance beam.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

Cover and interior illustration for UC Davis Alumni Magazine. I was so happy that they let me do the concept. The original article was about medical use of components from psilocybin mushrooms and other psychedelics, to make important medicines. #illustration #coverart #editorialillustration

Editorial illustration by Diana Bolton, of a beaker with a mushroom and marijuana leaf inside it.

Editorial illustration by Diana Bolton, in which alembics and beakers filled with rainbow liquid gradually distill into a clear blue liquid.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

A bit of older work for Reader's Digest Canada, Registered Nurse Journal, and Canadian Running. #illustration #editorialillustration #healthcare #running

Editorial illustration by Diana Bolton for Reader's Digest Canada, in which a doctor looks at an angry mole on a patient's shoulder.

Editorial illustration by Diana Bolton for Registered Nurse Journal, in which a nurse takes the blood pressure of a vineyard worker.

Editorial illustration by Diana Bolton for Canadian Running, in which a lagging runner follows behind one in better shape.

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Diana Bolton | Illustrator @dianaebolton.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Catching up on posting older work! A couple pieces over the years for THIS Magazine @thismagazine.bsky.social. Both of these were so fun to do! I loved working on both of them. Thanks AD: Valerie Thai. #illustration #editorialillustration #magazineillustration

Editorial illustration by Diana Bolton, in which a woman casts off her coat as she struts.

Editorial illustration by Diana Bolton, in which an elderly man sits sandwich between his son and daughter-in-law, with a house shaped background encompassing them.

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