Excited to share a new post that is on my illustration blog. It’s my first new post in three years!
Link to Part 1 about my Beech-Nut illustrations:
#40 WHEN I WORKED FOR BEECH-NUT, I COULDN’T PUT A LID ON IT
Twenty years ago, I painted over 80 illustrations that adorned Beech-Nut Baby Food labels. Since then, the company has redesigned their jars and my illustrations aren’t there anymore.
My client paid extra to own the original art and there wasn’t any time for me to get copies (transparencies) of my artwork. I was an assembly line artist, painting quickly while simultaneously creating layouts for subsequent labels.
When I wrote my Beech-Nut story for this blog in 2011, I lamented the lack of images to share. I only had color copies and a few slides an art director had given me. (I have since updated that post with better images!)
A month ago, I was joyfully jarred when I received an email with this heading:
BEECH NUT ARTWORK MASTERS: Judy…
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This is very cool! I don’t think I knew this about you.
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Thank you, Katherin! I also was a college level art instructor back in the day. I often say, “Music is my passion; art is my profession!”
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