Wendy MacNaughton is an artist and illustrator based in San Francisco. Her work has been featured in The New York Times, Juxtapoz, GOOD, 7×7 and she is a Staff Illustrator at Longshot Magazine. She has a website and blog. You can reach her here.
30 responses
Sean Carman
Beautiful!
hbr
lovely.
BREVKi
Great work! Keep it up.
Alexandra
These are amazing drawings. I live in LA and it reminds me of my farmers market too, The artist has caught the feel behind the market and I will never look at my Sunday morning purchases of broccoli and hummus etc the same way again.
Oh, goodness. Just beautiful. I don’t know why, but it makes me feel like blowing warm breath over my cold fingers.
Melinda
Just lovely. Thank you so much.
Ian
Wonderful! I come away educated, entertained and empathetic. Thanks for that.
bree
Such bright colors and then you said you’ve been coming here for 30 years. And we all know why.
VintageStarling
This makes me love my farmer’s market even more. It’s one of the best things about living in the Tenderloin, when people who live in the tony neighborhoods of the city wrinkle their noses and ask me how it is to live here.
C
Wendy, I love the compassion behind all of your illustrations and spare text. Beautifully done.
so touching, and thought provoking. beautifully done.
Allen
Brilliantly done – thank you for sharing!
jenn
oh my god this is such a stunning piece! i went there every week for 4 years until i moved away. i miss it so much. it really is that kind of community. than you for such a lovely portrayal.
lunchbreath
Really excellent. Please do as much of this as possible, I’ll read all of it.
Sabi
Really poignant, lovely illustrations, thanks for this.
A picture tells a thousand words, really beautifuly communication.
Dale T. Wilson
Exquisite visual haiku….
joan
Please make this a book for children!
Sherry
There is so much more to fresh and local than economics. Building community is an old idea that use to happen before cars and garage door openers. The Farmers’ Market is a community. Thank you for putting the community in heartfelt images.
As a a local food producer and oft-years Farmer’s Marketer of organic eggs, fresh produce, canned goods like salsas & pickles, and sometimes baked goods, bringing my labours of love to the people, all I can tell say about this piece is that it is so true and so poignant it had me weeping by the end.
I am humbled to be able to be a part of this. It’s not a movement, it’s a way of life! Open markets have existed – with local foods – for thousands of years, so why should they be new, or even debatable, now?
Amazing, inspiring, beautiful documentary artwork.
Thank you =)
You’ve done such a good job of connecting us with the devotion of the families that bring fresh food and flowers to the city, and you’ve picked a great time of year — winter — to remind us that good things come from farms year round — not just in late summer and fall. My friend Joanne Neft, who manages farmers markets throughout Placer County, will tell you that following the earth’s natural production cycle, eating food in season, is healthier and it saves on natural resources required to either transport or grow it under artificial conditions. See Joanne’s story at http://californiacountry.org/features/article.aspx?arID=766. I love your piece.
30 responses
Beautiful!
lovely.
Great work! Keep it up.
These are amazing drawings. I live in LA and it reminds me of my farmers market too, The artist has caught the feel behind the market and I will never look at my Sunday morning purchases of broccoli and hummus etc the same way again.
Loved it!
Oh, goodness. Just beautiful. I don’t know why, but it makes me feel like blowing warm breath over my cold fingers.
Just lovely. Thank you so much.
Wonderful! I come away educated, entertained and empathetic. Thanks for that.
Such bright colors and then you said you’ve been coming here for 30 years. And we all know why.
This makes me love my farmer’s market even more. It’s one of the best things about living in the Tenderloin, when people who live in the tony neighborhoods of the city wrinkle their noses and ask me how it is to live here.
Wendy, I love the compassion behind all of your illustrations and spare text. Beautifully done.
so touching, and thought provoking. beautifully done.
Brilliantly done – thank you for sharing!
oh my god this is such a stunning piece! i went there every week for 4 years until i moved away. i miss it so much. it really is that kind of community. than you for such a lovely portrayal.
Really excellent. Please do as much of this as possible, I’ll read all of it.
Really poignant, lovely illustrations, thanks for this.
Beautifully done. I felt the hard work and the family cooperation.
Thank you! I grew up going to farmers markets and love them. I appreciate the farmer families and all that they bring to my table!
quiet & beautiful.
This is beyond awesome!
A picture tells a thousand words, really beautifuly communication.
Exquisite visual haiku….
Please make this a book for children!
There is so much more to fresh and local than economics. Building community is an old idea that use to happen before cars and garage door openers. The Farmers’ Market is a community. Thank you for putting the community in heartfelt images.
As a a local food producer and oft-years Farmer’s Marketer of organic eggs, fresh produce, canned goods like salsas & pickles, and sometimes baked goods, bringing my labours of love to the people, all I can tell say about this piece is that it is so true and so poignant it had me weeping by the end.
I am humbled to be able to be a part of this. It’s not a movement, it’s a way of life! Open markets have existed – with local foods – for thousands of years, so why should they be new, or even debatable, now?
Amazing, inspiring, beautiful documentary artwork.
Thank you =)
Laura
@justgotlayed on twitter (because the hens lay eggs every day!)
http://mrsbrooks.com/justgotlayed
Our Home Farm LLC
This is excellent — thank you!
I’m so glad Stephen linked to this today. Amazing story and art.
You’ve done such a good job of connecting us with the devotion of the families that bring fresh food and flowers to the city, and you’ve picked a great time of year — winter — to remind us that good things come from farms year round — not just in late summer and fall. My friend Joanne Neft, who manages farmers markets throughout Placer County, will tell you that following the earth’s natural production cycle, eating food in season, is healthier and it saves on natural resources required to either transport or grow it under artificial conditions. See Joanne’s story at http://californiacountry.org/features/article.aspx?arID=766. I love your piece.
Yeah, I know about Rio Linda… I went to the high school there in the 80’s. I’m a little late commenting!
Absolutly beautiful!
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