Florida Botanical Map Coloring Timelapse on Procreate

I am about to add the finishing touches on my second map of the United States Botanical Map project which is Florida! This is piece is super lush and layered…wait until you get to see the augmented reality version! I’m super proud of this one.

This means that only 48 more maps to go to finish the first set! HA! I will be creating a full map of our country once I finish the states. Yay! 🇺🇸

I only got video of this part of the process because I have been working on this piece only during bits of moments I have been able to carve out during the last couple of months. I added a really nice and mellow jazz playlist to the video, so if you get tired of watching you can just listen along! I really hope you enjoy watching it.

New Interview with Shoutout Miami

I am so happy to share this brand new interview with you! I talk about what drives my creative side, art, the Grateful Dead, and even chai!

Click here to read: https://shoutoutmiami.com/meet-catalina-villegas-illustrator-and-multimedia-artist/

Bee the Universe - Motion Graphics and Illustrations

This is a very special video and I will briefly tell you the story. There was a call for art for Time Square last year and I became obsessed with the notion of having my work displayed in the screens for millions of people to see. I called my good friends at INFOCUS, an amazing audiovisual production company, and we agreed to embark on this journey together. We created a collection of little illustrated universes and brought them to life with the power of After Effects. The premise behind the story is to show the importance of bees in our ecosystem, and how fragile our lives are because we depend on them so much. If we wipe them out that means our human race will not last for too long. It's a beautiful reminder to protect and take care of these little creatures. We did not make the final cut for the Time Square Arts project but are very happy to have this gorgeous video as a result. We hope you love it too!

STUDIO VLOG 006: INSTALLING MY FIRST SOLO ART EXHIBIT IN POMPANO BEACH

This week was a whirlwind of crazy long hours but it was so worth it. We had the opening of my first solo exhibit, Botanica Animalia, on Friday night. It’s going to be on display until July 5, 2019 and it’s located at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center in South Florida. I was so caught up in the whole thing that I totally forgot to film stuff. Sorry! But you get to see a little behind-the-scenes of the installation and how it all came together. I hope you enjoy it!

Pompano Beach Cultural Center Art Exhibition

I’m super happy to announce my first solo exhibit! It’s called BotanicAnimalia and will be held at the Pompano Beach Cultural Center. The opening reception will be on April 12, from 7 to 9 PM. My exhibit in conjunction with a showing of Krista Steinke’s work in the cultural center’s main gallery, will be on view in the Hall of the Terrace from April 12, 2019 through July 5, 2019. 

Pompano Beach Cultural Center: 50 W Atlantic Blvd.

http://pompanobeachfl.gov/index.php/events/display/2019/04