Waitrose Weekend

It was an absolute treat to illustrate for Waitrose & Partners this month. The assignment was a full spread of food illustrations to accompany the Wine editor's pairing recommendations.

Photography dominates food-related content, and I’m a big fan of food photography. However, the art director and I agreed that this piece was a nice counterpoint to the photography in the issue. It’s stark and graphic with a painterly, hand-drawn quality.

I love drawing food and I’m always so thrilled at the opportunity to do so for my clients.

Below are the sketches I presented to the art director. It’s important to me to provide clean drawings and multiple options to choose from. It feels collaborative, and it’s smooth sailing through to the final artwork.

Sketch 1

Plates and glasses organized in a loose pattern with different plates and serving dishes.

Sketch 2

Plates organized in a grid pattern with wine glasses placed about, creating a geometric design within the page spread.

Sketch 3

Autumnal scene of wine and plates of food against a backdrop of autumn leaves and atmosphere.

In the background is an autumnal landscape of trees and colored leaves blowing in the wind.