I recently had the pleasure of working with drinks company Urban Beverages who are based in Norway, to create an illustration for the label of a new Chilean wine. For this particular wine, the designers wanted to pay homage to Chile's native critically-endangered giant bumblebee, Bombus Dahlbomii, and hoped to show a traditional style illustration of the bee on the label.
I was asked to supply two versions; in faded vintage-style colours and black and white. I really enjoyed researching old scientific art for this, as one of my top inspirations is old botanical art.
Also called the Patagonian Bumblebee, or "flying mouse", Chile's beloved native bumblebee is said to carry the spirits of the dead. Sadly its numbers are dwindling due to diseases from imported non-native bee species, so scientists are now working hard to save them.
I'm excited to share photos of the printed label on the new wine when it is released!
Below: initial pencil sketch, colour version, black and white version.
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