A sweet little snow globe for work. Definitely the wrong seasonal subject matter for late May, but I still liked it!

“Empty Spaces,” Gouache, 2013.

A pretty personal piece this time for my pick at Square Carousel! 

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Challenge 31: Life After College- Personal Growth

Hey all, 

Personal growth and self-reflection have always been very challenging interests of mine (maybe in another life I could have studied psychology), so I knew when I chose this topic, I had to do it justice.

In “Life After College,” within the section about personal growth, author Jenny Blake touches on the struggle with loneliness. Personally, this has always been one of my bigger battles, and for different reasons throughout my life, as I matured and my surroundings changed. Slowly conquering parts of my greatest fear has allowed me to nurture new aspects of my identity to grow.  

There are still lots of empty places where that garden has yet to intertwine, and sometimes I wonder, will I ever feel complete? It helps a lot to know how many holes have already filled, though, and gives me encouragement to keep going.  Life after college has presented a whole new set of struggles, and of course, loneliness loves to rear it’s ugly head, but I know in time I’ll find things that are as rewarding as my student lifestyle once was.

Caitlin

Just doing some doodles of my kitty, Nini.

A quick illu of some flowers in Photoshop :)

naturethezafara asked: Hello! :D I saw your poster design for Dog Sees God (cbaillustration [.] blogspot [.] com/2011/05/happy-cinco-de-mayo [.] html) just a while ago, and I love it! It's amazing (and heartbreaking too OTL) <3 May I have permission to post it on my Tumblr? With full credit to you, of course! Thank you! ^^

Hey! Thanks for the kind words, and of course you can post it! I’m happy to have my work all over Tumblr, as long as I get credited.  That was super nice of you to ask :)

“Dorm Life,” Gouache and Digital, 2013.

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Challenge 30: Freebie: Nostalgic

Hey guys! For this challenge, I really wanted to illustrate something that was dear to me.  After seeing a lot of my college friends for the first time in a couple years at a wedding this month, I knew I wanted to illustrate something relating to them. One of the things I have surprised myself by missing about school is living in such close proximity to everyone I knew.  I complained all the time about living in dorms when I was there, but now I see all of the wonderful things about that period of my life.

Not that I would want to regularly sleep in the same room as someone other than Kellan anymore. ;) 

Caitlin

I got to do some fun lettering today at work!

I’ve been waiting for an excuse to draw a toucan. Finally! 

*And yes, I know it says “Teke” instead of “Tiki.” That was requested.

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