Hey First name / friends!

 

June has been absolutely epic! I kicked off the beginning of the month with my watercolor + entrepreneurship retreat in southern Spain, and it was a blast! I’m so inspired by the group of incredible artists that joined us on the retreat. We had an amazing week filled with creativity, workshops, good food, adventures, and lots of laughs. I wrote a blog post recapping the highlights from the retreat. Check it out to travel with us virtually and get a behind the scenes look at what happens on an art retreat!

After wrapping up the retreat, I moved on to Portugal, which is a brand new country for me to visit! I started with a week in the Azores and am now exploring Lisbon. Next up: Germany, Switzerland, and then back to the USA for a quick visit before I head back to Thailand for the winter. It’s been a while since I’ve been in full-on digital nomad mode, which got me inspired for this week’s #CreateWithCatCoq challenge!

This week’s prompt is to create an illustration inspired by your travels or a place that you dream of traveling to! So much of my portfolio is inspired by different places I visit. There’s just something about traveling that opens up your creativity and helps you see things in a new light. 

Share your travel illustrations on Instagram with the hashtag #CreateWithCatCoq. Bonus points if you share the inspiration photo so we can virtually travel with you! I love to hear the story behind your artwork and see what inspires you! Don’t forget to use the hashtag #CreateWithCatCoq for a chance to be featured on my Instagram stories and email newsletter!

I have loved seeing your work on Instagram this month! We’ve had a lot more people joining in the challenge regularly, and it’s been so fun to get a peek into your art process! Here are just a few of the amazing submissions for our June challenges!

I am so excited to share my newest collaboration with Evite! I was thrilled when they asked to interview me for their artist spotlight series. You can check out the interview here. The collection is full of fun and colorful virtual invitations for all kinds of different occasions, and I'm so happy with how it turned out! 

I’m enjoying getting to spend more time traveling while working on a lot of exciting projects behind the scenes this summer. I can’t wait to share it all with you soon! I’ve really enjoyed getting to connect with so many of you through the #CreateWithCatCoq challenge this month, and I can’t wait to see what you make in July!