# Food and Drink Illustration in Watercolor

By Samantha Hahn, New York area watercolor illustrator.

Food and drink illustration for editorial, packaging and cookbooks. Illustrator of *A Year of Jewish Joy* by Rebekah Lowin for Harvest at HarperCollins. Select clients include HarperCollins, Penguin Random House, Clarkson Potter, *The Los Angeles Times*, *New York Magazine*, *Vogue Japan*, *Yolo Journal*, *Peddler Journal*, *Refinery29*, *DailyCandy* and *Shape*. The *Shape* editorial was an Ozzie Award-winning project.

Commissioned food and drink illustration for cookbooks, restaurant and café menus, packaging and labels for wine, spirits and food brands, recipe illustration and editorial features. Also live painting at food and drink events, and editorial and advertorial illustration of food, drink and ingredients.

*Art Basil: Memories and Meals, Illustrated* is a Substack newsletter at artbasil.food, a palette- and palate-expanding exploration of recipes and the people behind them. Each edition features a notable figure from the food world sharing a cherished recipe, with watercolor illustrations, a long-form interview and personal essay at the meeting point of art, food and culture. Featured guests include Camilla Marcus, Julia Turshen, Colu Henry, Aran Goyoaga, Meryl Feinstein and Kat Lieu.

## Work

- ![Kat Lieu's gochujang chocolate mochi cake for Art Basil](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/kat-lieu-header.webp)
- ![Peter Som's charred carrots with gochujang honey butter for Art Basil](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/peter-soms-charred-carrots-with-gochujang-honey-butter-for-art-basil.webp)
- ![Ingredients for a chocolate cherry dessert, watercolor](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/ingredients-for-a-chocolate-cherry-dessert-watercolor.webp)
- ![Peach in watercolor, for Shape](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/peach.webp)
- ![Can Fish Be Too Fresh? for the Los Angeles Times](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/can-fish-be-too-fresh-for-the-los-angeles-times.webp)
- ![Buying fish, illustrated guide for the Los Angeles Times](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/buying-fish-illustrated-guide-for-the-los-angeles-times.webp)
- ![Grocery still life with milk, peppers and grapes, for Vogue Japan](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/food-sample.webp)
- ![Ingredients for Bobbi Brown's big bowl pasta for Art Basil](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/ingredients-for-bobbi-browns-big-bowl-pasta-for-art-basil.webp)
- ![Bobbi Brown's big bowl pasta for Art Basil](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/bobbi-browns-big-bowl-pasta-for-art-basil.webp)
- ![Mushrooms and a kitchen knife in watercolor, for Carrying On, The Cut](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/cynthia-rowley2.webp)
- ![Blackberries on the branch in watercolor, for Shape](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/grilled-summer-squash-with-a-smashed-berry-vinaigrette2.webp)
- ![Ingredients for Kat Lieu's gochujang chocolate mochi cake for Art Basil](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/ingredients-for-kat-lieus-gochujang-chocolate-mochi-cake-for-art-basil.webp)
- ![Ingredients for Jeff Gordinier's sunshine eggs for Art Basil](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/ingredients-for-jeff-gordiniers-sunshine-eggs-for-art-basil.webp)
- ![Jeff Gordinier's sunshine eggs for Art Basil](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/header-jeff.webp)
- ![Ají Amarillo ingredients for Susie Bubble in The Cut](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/susie-bubble-aji-amarillo-for-the-cut.webp)
- ![Dumplings of the world, illustrated key, for Peddler Journal](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/world-of-dumplings-key.webp)
- ![Melon and blueberries in watercolor, for Shape, an Ozzie Award-winning project](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/savory-fruit-popsicles-revised2.webp)
- ![Watermelon with sumac salt in watercolor, for Shape, an Ozzie Award-winning project](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/melon-platter-with-dried-olives-sesame-and-sumac-salt.webp)
- ![But First, Fruit! magazine food feature, for Shape, an Ozzie Award-winning project](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/july-august-food-feature.webp)
- ![Savory fruit popsicles, magazine food feature, for Shape, an Ozzie Award-winning project](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/july-august-food-feature4.webp)
- ![French Market for Yolo Journal](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/french-market-for-yolo-journal-samantha-hahn.webp)
- ![Red wine pouring into a decanter, watercolor, for Yolo Journal](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/red-wine-pouring-into-a-decanter-watercolor.webp)
- ![Colu Henry's spring panzanella salad with lemon and herbs for Art Basil](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/colu-henrys-spring-panzanella-salad-with-lemon-and-herbs-for-art-basil.webp)
- ![Ingredients for Art Basil](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/ingredients-for-art-basil.webp)
- ![Dinner for DailyCandy](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/dinner-for-dailycandy.webp)
- ![Rachel Zoe menu for Refinery29](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/rachel-zoe-menu2.webp)
- ![Pure Skin by Victoria Tsai for Clarkson Potter](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/pure-skin-by-victoria-tsai-for-clarkson-potter.webp)
- ![Pure Skin by Victoria Tsai for Clarkson Potter](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/pure-skin-by-victoria-tsai-for-clarkson-potter-2.webp)
- ![Flan ingredients, watercolor with hand lettering, for Art Basil](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/flan-ingredients-watercolor-with-hand-lettering.webp)
- ![Sweet and spicy tastes of Tazo chai, illustrated ingredients, for Apartment Therapy](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/anatomy-of-tazo-chai-revised.webp)
- ![Green vegetables in watercolor, for Vogue Japan](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/green-veggies.webp)
- ![Nectarines with sea salt in watercolor, for Shape](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/grilled-cauliflower-steaks-with-nectarine-romesco-sauce-final1.webp)
- ![Table set with berries and small plates, watercolor, for Afternoon Tea, Japan](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/table-set-with-berries-and-small-plates-watercolor.webp)
- ![Meringue with rose cream and pomegranate, for Sunday Suppers](https://samanthahahn.com/images/food-drink/meringue-with-a-layer-of-rose-flavoured-cream-topped-with-pomegranate-jewels.webp)

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