As Geoffrey Chaucer once said: “All good things must come to an end.”

Just like a melting ice cream cone, the summer days are slowly dripping away. And as August winds down, we’re taking a look back at some of our favorites from the season.

Did you spend your summer poolside like the ladies in Cannaday Chapman’s illustration? Or did you stay active like Ian Bilbey’s surfers? Perhaps you even stepped outside of your comfort zone à la the beachgoers in R. Fresson’s image!

However you spent the sweltering summer days, we hope you’ll enjoy these illustrations from our very own Directory of Illustration artists!

Mark Ward / Debut Art Ltd.

Cannaday Chapman / Lindgren & Smith

R. Fresson / JSR Agency

Looseendstudio

Carrie May / New Division / Kids Corner

Alan Ayers

Ian Bilbey / Central Illustration

Asako Masunouchi / Agency Rush

Sean O’Neill