By Bridgette Waldau
Photography by Jay Bentley, Tara Leavitt and Bridgette Waldau

As a professional artist, I have designed many event images in the medium of illustrations, paintings and digital art. And in most cases, when the job is completed, I’m compensated and send the art on its merry way to the client. However, a job I recently completed came with an unexpected twist.

Cindy Spritzer from Greensboro, GA, near Lake Oconee, commissioned me to design an image for a new event, the Waterway Soiree. This event was meant to bring the community together to celebrate the area’s cherished lakes and natural resources. She told me what she visualized for an inaugural poster, and within a few weeks, the design was finalized. Due to time constraints, I couldn’t paint the image, but I was able to turn my illustration into a digital art form.

Read the full article on Issuu >> Oct-Nov 2024 Issue