![Food illustrations of Mediterranean pepper salads used on packaging for Castella Imports.](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/f5662b196557797.662192659757d.png)
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From 2006 to 2018, Castella Imports of Edgewood, NY chose Douglas Schneider to paint over 120 illustrations for their redesigned Mediterranean Food packaging. New illustrations were done for their herbs and spices, oils and vinegars, as well as their many imported olives, peppers and Mediterranean foods.
In 2018, Castella Imports won an American In-House Design Award for Packaging from Graphic Design USA. The award was for their flavored oils and vinegars that featured Doug's illustrations.
This project focuses on Mediterranean foods, peppers, and olives. Some of the olive illustrations depict various olives like Kalamata, Alfonso, Gaeta, Greek Black, Manzanilla, California Sicillian, Castelvetrano, Nasplion, Moroccan Cured and Green Queen. Some of the olive medleys are Alcaparrado, Greek Meze, Mescolanza, Muffaleta, and Tapenade
![Food illustrations of Mediterranean foods and salads used on packaging for Castella Imports.](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/c486e2196557797.662192659991e.png)
![Realistic food illustrations of various pickled vegetables used on packaging.](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/bb4c30196557797.6621926596260.png)
![Realistic watercolor illustrations of banana peppers, jalapeno peppers, and red chili peppers.](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/13b91f196557797.6621926594915.png)
![Realistic food illustrations of various peppers and stuffed peppers used for packaging.](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/a25f9e196557797.6621926593b41.png)
![Realistic watercolor illustrations of pepperoncini and hearts of palm used on packaging.](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/0be242196557797.6621926595d21.png)
![Realistic food illustrations of artichokes, quartered, halved, and whole used for packaging.](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/139ded196557797.6621926595020.png)
![olives peppers Food Packaging food illustration vegetable illustration traditional illustration realistic packaging illustration Mediterranean foods old fashioned](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/28970c196557797.6621926599206.png)
![Food illustrations of various olive medleys used for packaging.](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/38f188196557797.6621926596ea3.jpg)
![Realistic watercolor illustrations of different olives used for packaging.](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/707aa2196557797.6621926597e98.png)
![Illustrations of olives stuffed with bleu cheese, provolone, gorgonzola, jalapeno, sundried tomato.](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/926962196557797.66219265957f4.png)
![Realistic food illustrations of various olives like Kalamata, Alfonzo, Sicillian, and Moroccan Cured](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/c1af9b196557797.66219265985a6.png)
![Traditional illustrations of different olive medleys used on packaging for Castella Imports,](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/c6ad4b196557797.66219265942c1.png)
![Watercolor illustrations of olives and olive tapenade used for packaging.](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/edc672196557797.6621926598aec.png)
![Illustrations of parmesan cheese, cocktail onions, and tahini sesame paste used on packaging.](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/288399196557797.662192659695b.png)
![Two illustrations: Brande Flambe and Melba.](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/a739f9196557797.6621926599e7d.png)
![olives peppers Food Packaging food illustration vegetable illustration traditional illustration realistic packaging illustration Mediterranean foods old fashioned](https://mir-s3-cdn-cf.behance.net/project_modules/1400/fc26dd196557797.6621a55b832cf.png)