New birds! This is a mural for Eaton Elementary School and my first public art commission in the United States! It was unlike any project I've taken on before. I was thrilled to learn so much and proud of how everything turned out. It's wonderful to finally be able to share it!

An illustration for Skeleton Park Press about Homebase Housing - a non-profit that provides transitional and supportive housing to end the cycle of homelessness. Thanks again to Vince Perez desire thomas for being a fantastic art director to work with!

A cover illustration for Barley Bin. I really enjoyed getting to do this Jack and the Beanstalk illustration for this project and am excited to share it with you! Thanks again to Brent Morrison for the assignment and being a fantastic art director to work with!

This guy got into the Society of Illustrators annual award show and book! So that’s pretty neat. Big thanks to the jury who saw something worthwhile in my birds.

Always great to see my prints up in people’s houses! You can get a closer look at and purchase them here: haydenmaynard.com/store All of these pieces are available as limited fine art giclée prints and available for order!

Okay, but y’all. please go pick up both of Drew Shannon and A. Nothing’s books. (especially The Devil’s Music because y’all not ready for the magical mystery music tears you will shed over it.)

My cool cousin is starting a newsletter about healthy, quick, cheap and delicious meals with what you’ve already got in the fridge! She's an insanely good cook - you should all go check it out: lb.benchmarkemail.com/listbuilder/si…

The Barley Bin 🌾 Illustration by Hayden Maynard #barley #Harvest #farming #illustration #illustrator #digitalart #DigitalArtist #i2iart i2iart.com/hayden-maynard

Also forever in love with A J Casson.

This one was a lot of fun. Great story by Fatima Syed / @fatimabsyed.bsky.social that made me tear up, I got to art direct an excellent illustration by Hayden Maynard , and so many wonderful puns.

A new illustration for Skeleton Park press - an illustration about the need to provide warmth and care to the homeless. Thanks AD Vince Perez for the assignment!

A new illustration for an article by Fatima Syed / @fatimabsyed.bsky.social in The Narwhal about the challenges of private beachfront development and protecting the habitat of the endangered piping plover. Thanks AD Shawn Parkinson for the assignment and Greer Stothers for the recommendation!

Hey AD's - look at Beena's cool stuff!!!

A page for Re Porter magazine. Again a big thank you to Rose Pereira for the wonderful assignment! Really pleased with how this one turned out. Always great when I’m allowed to draw birds for work :)

New Client Alert: Illustrator Chelsea Charles! Check out her gorgeous portfolio here: chelseacharlesillustration.com

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Personal piece - trying out something different

Great work by Fatima Syed / @fatimabsyed.bsky.social! "Plovers quarrel: a tiny, endangered bird returns to Sauble Beach to find sunbathers dug into the sand," published in The Narwhal, is a Long-Form Feature Writing finalist. #NMA23 magazine-awards.com/en/2023nominees

This nomination is special because this is one of my favourite stories. Shout out to Denise Balkissoon for pulling it out of me. It was also the prettiest story I've ever worked on. Shout out to Hayden Maynard for getting nominated for the perfect artwork thenarwhal.ca/sauble-beach-p…

Bernice and the Georgian Bay Gold. Cover art by Hayden Maynard Published by @_secondstory #bookcover #coverart #kidslit #illustration #illustrator #editorialillustration #illustrationart #digitalart #digitalartist #i2iart i2iart.com/hayden-maynard