Draw Inspiration From These 6 Amazing DC Illustrators on Instagram

Our artistic aspirations ended with finger painting; thankfully, theirs didn’t.

1. @cestriley

Hello, fall. (? inspiration @theyellownote )

A post shared by riley s. (@cestriley) on Sep 6, 2017 at 6:08am PDT

Washington in fall: we’re waiting.

2. @marcella.draws

Why are there 12,000 of these guys

A post shared by Marcella (@marcella.draws) on Sep 15, 2017 at 8:09am PDT

Draw what you know.

3. @summer.script

My Saturday Morning Doodle Diary! ???????? #doodle #diary #planner #scrapbook #ubrands #sketch #sketchbook #moleskinesketchbook #illustration #illustrated #theydrawandtravel #thaiillustrator #starbucks

A post shared by illustrator・letterer・maker (@summer.script) on Mar 4, 2017 at 8:35am PST

Our doodles never look this good—nor our mornings this pleasant.

4. @artforicecream

"Be who you are and say what you feel, cause those who mind don't matter and those who matter don't mind." Wishing everyone a safe and proud weekend! 15/100 #the100dayproject

A post shared by Sierra (@artforicecream) on Jun 9, 2017 at 5:15pm PDT

Monumental.

5. @justineswindellart

New prints available on Juneteenth 6/19 #theurbanbohemian #juneteenth . . . . . . #interiordesign #instart #igdc #acreativedc #portrait #patternlove #ink #headwraps #girlpower #graphicoftheday #watercolor #waterblog #madeindc #mydccool #bohostyle #bythings #ourdistrictsart #dcstyle #dscolor #neosoul #dopeblackart #lineart

A post shared by Justine Swindell • Artist (@justineswindellart) on Jun 6, 2017 at 9:16am PDT

Upgrade your portrait—get drawn instead.

6. @painted_palettes

Looking forward to a wondrous ?W E E K E N D ? in the district ? . . . ?: @sarawithoutanh

A post shared by Samantha Testa (@painted_palettes) on Jun 16, 2017 at 5:06am PDT

Reimagine the city.

Abbey Gingras

Editorial Fellow

Abbey joined Washingtonian in September 2017. A Miami University (Ohio, not Florida) alum, she called the Midwest home before moving to Vermont to report for the Burlington Free Press and to be closer to her one true love: Ben & Jerry’s ice cream. Her work has also appeared in Cincinnati Magazine and USA Today. Abbey lives in Falls Church.