Old art found

Untitled (long hair). 2011. 4 x 6"

Yesterday, I went through a wooden crate of filled with sketchbooks dating between 2006-2012 for some inspiration and insight.  I was shocked to find so many old drawings and finished illustrations still attached to the original sketchbook they were created in.  I recognized most and have them scanned and saved on my computer, but had forgotten where I had physically left them last.  Then, there were some I had honestly forgotten I had drawn or half-started.  All in all, it was an uplifting experience to be inspired by one's own past work and become reacquainted with it again. 

These newly discovered drawings (some half-finished) have since been scanned and added to my website.  Above is a peek of what has been newly added to Driptique.  

Check out the latest additions!

Portfolio Update/Last Year's Illustrations

I added these two smaller (7x10") illustrations to my website today.  I was digging through my wooden crate full of my sketchbooks from 2006 to the present.  There's about 18 total, though I can say I did not fill each page.  The majority of them are working sketches that are pretty personal, because they're experimental.  I was hoping to find some inspiration in some forgotten sketches and illustrations in these, and I came across these two illustrations.  Even though I drew them last year I wanted to give them a little more spotlight.  Plus, I had forgotten to scan them and publish them on my website to accompany my portfolio.

I also stumbled on this sketchbook, Sketchbook with Voices, that I purchased at the Hirshhorn Museum, when Gregory and I were visiting his brother and sister-in-law.  It's blank except with a quote or a one-line instruction from a contemporary artist.  I hope this will jump-start my creativity.  

-Caroline

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Note: I absolutely LOVE galleries and museums!!!  I highly recommend visiting the Hirshorn Museum in Washington, D.C.  It's a part of the Smithsonian museums, which means it's free to the public and it's contemporary and super neat!