Megan Piontkowski's watercolor and ink illustrations including recipe illustrations, portraits, how to illustrations and lifestyle illustrations - Megan Piontkowski's Portfolio

Megan Piontkowski is a freelance illustrator based in Brooklyn, NY who specializes in recipe illustration, portraits and lifestyle illustrations.

Megan has over a decade of experience making editorial, book and web illustrations in her unique handcrafted style using watercolor, ink and gouache. Her clients include The New York Times, The Wall St. Journal, Radiotopia/Public Radio International, and Williams College. She's a proud member of Illustrators for Hire.

A cartoon of a woman doing squats with captions that read “I tend to hold tension in my shoulders, but I hold existensial dread in my lower back.”

Seen on the NYC subway

Illustration of the front and back of a bearded man with a gold chain, a badge around his neck and a shirt the back of which reads “Board of Elections.” As seen on the subway in Brooklyn.

Illustration recipe how to make tempeh bacon by Megan Piontkowski

Meals my spouse made

Watercolor illustrations of meals my spouse brought me when I had covid. Pancakes, dutch baby, lemon pasta, quesadillas and salad by Megan Piontkowski

Portrait of VP and Presidential candidate Kamala Harris

Illustrated watercolor portrait of Vice President and Presidential candidate Kamala Harris by Megan Piontkowski

Illustrated portrait of Christian Smalls, Amazon Labor Union President and...

Watercolor portrait of Amazon Labor Union President and organizer Christian Smalls by Megan Piontkowski.

Illustrated portrait of actor Frances McDormand

Watercolor and ink illustrated portrait of actor Frances McDormand by Megan Piontkowski

Illustrated portrait of Secretary of the Interior, Deb Haaland

watercolor and ink portrait of US secretary of the interior Deb Haaland by Megan Piontkowski

Illustrated portrait of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy

Watercolor and ink illustrated portrait of Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy by Megan Piontkowski

Illustrated portrait of Anita Earls for Williams Magazine

Watercolor portrait of Anita Earls for Williams College Magazine by Megan Piontkowski

Anita Earls for Williams Magazine

tear sheet Williams magazine Anita Earls watercolor portrait by Megan Piontkowski

illustration series of all the us bills from $1 up tp $100 with women on them. $1 is sexual health activist Margaret Sanger, $5 is poet and civil rights activist Maya Angelou, $10 is artist Maya Lin, $20 abolitionist Harriet Tubman by Megan Piontkowski

for St. Louis Magazine

Tear Sheet for St. Louis Magazine with watercolor CSA illustration of vegetables cascading into a cardboard box by Megan Piontkowski

Illustrated portrait of Montana State Rep Zooey Zephyr, first out...

Watercolor portrait of Montana State Represnetative Zooey Zephyr, the first out trans Montana representative. Zooey holds a microphone at a speaking engagement by Megan Piontkowski

for The New York Times

Watercolor illustration by Megan Piontkowski of a dogsled, Naomi Osaka enjoying champagne in the empty stands, LeBron James celebrating with champagne, an artistic swimmer practicing with teammates on Zoom, and Dodgers Clayton Kershaw celebrating a win

Greek salad recipe, personal piece

Watercolor illustration of a recipe for Watermelon Greek Salad, ingredients cascade into a bowl from above by Megan Piontkowski

front page sports section of The New York Times

Sports Moments that Brought Joy watercolor illustration New York Times Tear Sheet New York Times Sports section front page illustration of sports moments that brought joy by Megan Piontkowski.

Watercolor and ink comic about baking ice skates in your home oven

Smitten Kitchen recipe

Watercolor and ink how-to recipe illustration of Smitten Kitchen’s Apple Cheddar Crisp Salad by Megan Piontkowski

Smitten Kitchen recipe

Watercolor and ink illustrated how to recipe for Smitten Kitchen Apple Cider Old Fashioned by Megan Piontkowski

Illustrated watercolor and ink how-to recipe for a big batch ruby red pomegranate cocktail by Megan Piontkowski

Illustrated watercolor portrait in the style of Wes Anderson

Watercolor portrait of the artist in a bike helmet on a pink and yellow background as a Wes Anderson character by Megan Piontkowski

Illustrated icons for Time Out NY Magazine

Series of tiny watercolor illustrations of characters and objects form Wes Anderson films for Time Out New York Magazine by Megan Piontkowski

for Time Out NY

Tear sheet from Time Out New York featuring tiny illustratoins by Megan Piontkowski of many of Wes Anderson’s movies

Illustrated over for Wine & Spirits Magazine Illustrated watercolor and...

Illustrated watercolor and ink bottles of wine for Wine and Spirits Magazine by Megan Piontkowski

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