Just about now you’re probably craving a little something sweet — perhaps a donut, cupcake or macaron? Or maybe PIE! YES!
So here’s a sampler platter of goodies created by London-based artist Nathalie Amber. She was kind enough to allow me to feature several of her luscious watercolors in my blog header this month, and I thought since you were probably drooling over those you’d want to see more. I threw in a few veggies and botanicals to balance our diet. 🙂 In a word, YUM.
Not too long ago, I was innocently browsing online when a jar of Bonne Maman Strawberry Preserves spoke to me:
Don’t you love my beautiful lines and shading? Look at my luscious rosy watercolors, my checkered lid. Do I not stand out from the hundreds of food illustrations you see every day?
The jam was spreading it on thick, but it had a good point. There was something pure and serene about its singular beauty. Detailed and realistic, it had that charming handmade quality I always fall for.
“Bonne Maman” is by Boston-based artist, illustrator and graphic designer Kendyll Hillegas, whose work “focuses on capturing the emotional and narrative significance of food and everyday objects.” Using a combination of colored pencil, gouache, and ink, she creates a delectable world of ooey gooey cakes, cheery popsicles, tempting doughnuts, cupcakes, and reach-out-and-bite-me muffins, breads, and bagels.
She invites us to appreciate anew the pleasing design of a bottle of San Pellegrino or Heinz Ketchup, the rumpled comfort of a bag of King Arthur Unbleached Flour. A bowl of soup, a stack of pancakes, a double scoop ice cream cone — we all have emotional connections to these familiar foods and like to hear and share good stories about them.
Jama's Alphabet Soup 