summer

This is the book I made which contains the educational paper I wrote and illustrated about my trip to China in the summer of 2017. I gave a lecture entitled, The Sketchbook: Let's Connect at ICON10, The Illustration Conference in Detroit, MI this past July. I gave a few of these books out along with pocket sketchbooks to the audience. Below are a few spreads from the 40-page book.

Digital painting, inspired by last days of summer feelings.

Feeling feelings

A place in the sun

Nerded out at the Kennedy Space Center last summer. Here are a few of the sketches.

made with gel ink pen for a future art book about mediterranean way of life

we went camping last summer and i drew this on the way. got inspired by the trees and the beautiful lake near our tent. wish you a wonderful day!!:)

beach dreams, mosquito realities.

I was too late and missed the entry deadline…eating too much ProCrastinate?? lol. Anyways, couldn’t resist and fired up Adobe Dimensions, Illustrator and Photoshop for this quick and dirty advert.

a live painting I made at the fire, durring summer when I was looking after some scout teenagers.

Spent some time camping this summer. A few of the sketches I made.

Back on my travelbook, made with gel ink pen for a future art book about mediterranean way of life. Greek Mozaic tiles and enjoying the sea

made with gel ink pen for a future art book about mediterranean way of life. Greek Street and pomegranate

One of my Swirly Designs, illustrated with different tools such as Graphite, Aquarelle, Ink Pens and Ai & Tablet. Sometimes sheer Vectorillustration/design. . Urh.-Nr:1811955 . Copyright  by Carolina Matthes

A little grid of gouache paintings. I'm going to make these into stickers!

Mentally, I’m swimming in a tropical drink instead of swimming in school work. God I miss summer right now

Sketchbook page inspired by a Midsummer Night's Dream, with Titania and the unnamed Boy. Markers n' pens.

Color study with marker and colored pencil

Sketch of a green tree frog I did last summer while on vacation.

The second set of pages from my trip to China last summer. Spent time in Beijing and Hong Kong and hiking/camping out on a portion the Great Wall. Truly amazing.

Coloured drawing pens

made with gel ink pen for a future art book about mediterranean way of life

Painted with Poscapens on a paintchip card.

Doodle doodle!!

A vibrant, hand-rendered standing strawberry illustration featuring rich textures and expressive marker strokes. This piece captures the organic beauty of summer fruit through a modern, illustrative lens.

One of my Swirly Designs, illustrated with different tools such as Graphite, Aquarelle, Ink Pens and Ai & Tablet. Sometimes sheer Vectorillustration/design. . Urh.-Nr:1811955 . Copyright  by Carolina Matthes

Norways largest sailboat arrived in Bergen this summer, and the crew dressed in black posing on the masts reminded me of birds sitting on wires.