The theme for Illustration Friday this week was dessert, so of course I thought, “Ice Cream!” Then I remembered that I did a series of images with cows and ice cream a while back for Project Cow (I drew a cow a day for a year; it was leap year, so there were 366 cows) and also for my cafepress shop. Feast your eyes on the ice cream cows!
Mint and Chocolate Cow
The mint chocolate cow is my favorite of the series. The cow is chocolate with mint spots and the ice cream is mint with chocolate chips.
Sherbet Cows
It seems like you can’t get just plain orange sherbet these days but everyone has rainbow sherbet. I broke out the flavors in this drawing of sherbet cows.
Neapolitan Cow
Funny story about the Neapolitan cow: when I put the drawing on t-shirts in my shop, I didn’t realize that I’d made a typo. In fact, I didn’t realize it until I my mom ordered a t-shirt and I saw her wearing it. Ack! Luckily, nobody else ordered the misspelled version and it has since been corrected.
Marble Swirl
I had so much fun making the Neapolitan cow that I flipped it and added a swirl of chocolate and caramel!
Ice Cream Sandwich Cow
How can you have ice cream cows without having an ice cream sandwich cow? You can’t. Therefore I made this drawing. This cow has a fraternal twin with cookies and cream instead of ice cream.
Raspberry Parfait
Last, but not least is the raspberry parfait cow. I have to admit that whenever I hear Prince’s song, Raspberry Beret, this is what I think of. The lyrics are changed in my head to: “She ate a raspberry parfait, the kind you’d find in an ice cram store. Raspberry parfait …” Sorry Prince!
I hope my ice cream cows made you scream for ice cream! Well not
So cute!
The ice-cream sandwich cow is my favorite!
So clever! What fun designs!
It is a testament to your pictures that I want ice cream really really badly now! Aaack!
I love the Sherbet cows. But they’re all great.
These are so gorgeous and fun. I love them all and like Courtney I’m craving ice cream like crazy and darn we don’t even have any vanilla here!
It’s like the Chicago cows! But better!
So cute! I love the Sherbet cows!
Timothy ~ Thanks!
Ann Marie ~ I think you should treat yourself to an ice cream sandwich this weekend!
Anne ~ Thank you!
Courtney ~ I hope you were able to get some ice cream, or sherbet after making your comment. Thanks!
C.K. ~ Thank you! The cows give you permission to get an ice cream cone next time you’re out, or to bring home a carton of your favorite flavor next time you go to the grocery store
Samantha ~ That is a really great compliment; thank you, thank you, thank you!!!
Jessica ~ Thanks! The sherbet cows insist that you treat yourself to some sherbet this weekend.