I ended up taking a month sabbatical in the Carolinas in June. It wasn’t the plan, but I sure do feel refreshed. I spent most of my time with my mom in NC, learning how to get her homemade iced tea down just right so I could keep a jug in the fridge always whenever we wanted to treat ourselves (I lived on the stuff for the whole month).
I was running very late on this project to do an illustrated recipe as a promotional piece for the Northern Ohio Illustrators Society’s annual cookbook. I’ve just been SO busy with freelance, I’ve had to put my personal projects on hold.
So I had my husband ship my Wacom tablet to me in NC so I could get cracking finally on this promo piece. I had no idea what to do, and then realized I should just use my mom’s iced tea formula for my recipe.
When faced with what to use for my illustration, I had my computer set up with a view of my mom’s screened-in porch and thought it would be fun to memorialize all the different elements I saw on her porch – so many different potted plants, tables, and wicker chairs. And I had to get some hummingbirds in there for added character (my mom has a few hummingbird feeders in her backyard too).
Final Piece!
Rough Sketch
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Fun whimsical illustrations of summer we ALL can relate to! BRAVO…
Will you share the sweet tea recipe???
Oh yes! I’d better post that 🙂
Love this, Wendy. Thank you. It’s such fun (and so inspiring) to see your process. From sketch to final product–truly impressive!
Donna, thank you! 🙂
I love to see your work and understand your inspiration. Keep us up on your process.
Thanks so much, Kym!!