Japanese summer

Watermelon patterned shaved ice water colour painting by yukari wilson 2019

It’s the first summer in Japan for 19 years and there are many things in Japan that are specific to summer.

The sound of cicada, fireworks and many food that cools off in a humid summer like watermelon and shaved ice.

I wanted to draw the tasty summer relief in a cooling way with watercolor painting on a postcard.

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About Yukari

About Yukari

Born in Japan, grew up in Australia and forever a lover of drawing and storytelling. Currently living in Tokyo with a passion for spreading multilingual picture books for little ones. Find out more about Yukari.