Bespoke backgrounds

With a first class honours degree in illustration, Pollyanna enjoys bringing art and food together by creating bespoke painted and collaged backgrounds for photography along with illustrations incorporated or to go along side. Taking commissions as a single project or as part of a bigger campaign.

Illustration of a large celeriac root with smaller illustrated celeriac variations above and text explaining its culinary uses.
Magazine page with a pink and yellow background featuring a quote about different flavors and a small portrait of a woman, alongside a pineapple and pink peppercorn tart with a slice cut out, sprinkled with pink peppercorns.
A hand-drawn infographic titled '5 Skills for 2024' with five sections, each reviewing a different cooking skill. Sections include illustrations of chopping onions, making pasta, jointing a chicken, making stock, and fermenting vegetables or fruit. The infographic contains handwritten notes and descriptive text about each culinary skill.
A bowl of cooked pasta topped with herbs and grated cheese, placed on a textured paper with a simple line drawing of a mushroom and the Latin name "Boletus edulis."
Charred lettuce salad with soft-boiled eggs, red onions, crispy parmesan, and greens, served on a white plate.
Text titled 'Veg hero of the month: Courgettes' with information about zucchinis, their culinary uses, and nutritional benefits, set against a background of colorful line drawings of courgettes in green, black, yellow, and orange.
Hand-drawn illustrations and handwritten notes about cooking skills, including chopping an onion, making pasta, jointing a chicken, and fermenting food, with a bowl of pasta and jars of preserved vegetables.
Assorted Christmas food dishes including roasted carrots and parsnips, a cooked meat roast with orange slice, braised red cabbage, toasted bread pudding, tray of roasted potatoes, and a baked meatloaf with herbs, with handwritten labels and holiday d
A textured beige paper background with black line drawings of various mushrooms scattered across it. The text discusses mushrooms, their role in the environment, and a contest to find favorite mushroom recipes.
Illustrated map of Italy with regional names and drawings of food, plants, and landmarks representing each region.
A baking dish filled with celerac mac and cheese topped with breadcrumbs and cheese, and a plate with roasted celeriac steaks topped with a sauce and black sesame seeds.
A magazine spread with an article about spring onions on the left page, featuring a green illustration of spring onions, and a bowl of red sauce with scallops on the right page, labeled as chili-soy scallops with ginger and spring onion oil.
A bowl of Asian-style noodles with vegetables, garnished with sesame seeds and green onions, placed on a paper surface with line drawings of mushrooms above.
A colorful plate of wedge salad with cherry tomatoes, chopped red onions, crispy bacon bits, fresh dill, and a creamy dressing, on a patterned green and white tablecloth.
Colorful roasted fennel and cherry tomato salad garnished with herbs and cheese, served on a white platter with green sauce and a green striped background.
Illustration of a celeriac root vegetable with text describing its qualities, preparation, and culinary uses, along with a header indicating it as the 'Veg hero of the month'
Salt-baked celeriac with seaweed and crispy capers served on a white plate.
A magazine page about sprouts, featuring a vertical row of Brussels sprouts on the left, various sprout images, and green text highlighting information and questions about sprouts, with a background of light green and white.
A bowl of spring onion soup topped with crispy spring onion slices and green oil. The bowl is placed on a green cloth napkin with a wooden table background.
Stir-fried romaine lettuce with sesame seeds on a white oval dish with a spoon, on a decorative green and yellow patterned tablecloth.
Photograph of a skillet with roasted potatoes, eggs, and seasoning garnished with dried herbs, and a small bowl of creamy tahini yogurt sauce on the side. Contains a page of a recipe with ingredients and instructions for a brunch dish featuring spice
Illustration of a crab labeled 'Soft-Shell Crab' and a map of Veneto region in Italy with the text 'Veneto' written on it.
Illustration of fennel plant with green stems and feathery leaves, accompanying an informational article about fennel.
Illustration of tomato plants with ripe red and yellow tomatoes on the vine surrounding a page of text about tomatoes, their varieties, taste, health benefits, and storage tips.
Prawns with cherry tomato sauce on a green leaf-shaped plate, garnished with chopped herbs.
Side-by-side images of Indian dishes on colorful fabric backgrounds. On the left, a bowl of spicy potato fry with mustard seeds, cilantro, chili, and black pepper. On the right, a bowl of Navratan korma with vegetables, cashews, and green beans.
Magazine spread with pink and yellow watercolor background on the left page featuring large black text reading 'Dare to be different' and a small photo of a woman below. On the right page, a pineapple and pink peppercorn-topped tart with a slice remo
Baked Hasselback sweet gratin topped with sliced roasted sweet potatoes, in a rectangular white dish, with colorful watercolor background and text about Swedish recipes.
Colorful watercolor illustration of different vegetables at the top, including a green cabbage, a white onion, yellow and green peppers, and a purple eggplant. The page discusses swede, a root vegetable, and contains text with info about its history,
Side-by-side images of dishes: on the left, cooked courgette ribbons with pesto; on the right, roasted courgettes with chickpeas, red onions, and herbs.
Page from a magazine or book featuring hand-drawn illustrations of Jersey royals potatoes with text describing their characteristics and history.
A fork lifting a portion of cooked spaghetti topped with sauce from a decorative green and white plate. The background is a pinkish-orange wall.

Photography by India Whiley-Morton

Recipes and styling by Pollyanna Coupland + Emily Gussin + Maunika Gowardhan

Art Direction by Joss Bowerman + Helen Bull + Pollyanna Coupland