Selected work

Canva Represents

Thirty illustrations inspired by Colombia

Illustration
The Canva Represents Colombia collection: a collage of the thirty illustrations

I was selected by Canva Represents to create thirty illustrations inspired by Colombia’s cultural and natural diversity, freely available in Canva’s content library.

Client
Canva
Year
2025
Deliverables
  • Illustration collection, thirty pieces

Scenes and vignettes

The scenes explore everyday life and customs across Colombia’s regions: the music that brings a neighbourhood together, local trades, and the ways people travel through and inhabit each place.

Blacks and Whites Festival Parade, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Picós Soundsystems, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Medellín Metrocable, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection

People and everyday life

Kogi Mother and Son Planting, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Palenquera’s Cooking, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Street Haircut, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Canoeing Down the Amazon River, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Barranquilla Carnival Dancers, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Day of the Little Candles, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Wayuu weavers, for the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Coffee Ritual, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Campesino Collecting Coffee Beans, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection

Nature and places

Jaguar with Orchids, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Hummingbird in Flight, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Ciudad Perdida, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection

Food, plants and objects

Smaller drawings focus on a single food, plant or object, giving people individual motifs to use in their designs.

Plantain Tree, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Fruit Basket, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Cholado, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection

Food

Empanadas, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Bandeja Paisa, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Mote de Queso, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Pescado Frito, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection

Objects and transport

Tienda’s Typical Red Chairs, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Street Food Cart, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Street Vendor’s Stall, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Salento Coffee House, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Traditional Chiva Bus, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
Bogotá Buseta, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection

Drawing and colour

SketchFinal illustration

Traditional Market Vendor, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
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Bogotá Buseta, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
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Plantain Tree, from the Canva Represents Colombia collection
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Credits

Illustration
Catalina Vásquez
Client
Canva Represents
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