WELCOME TO THE HOME OF 'PUB GRUB ILLUSTRATION'

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WELCOME TO THE HOME OF 'PUB GRUB ILLUSTRATION' ✶

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Pub Grub

Illustration

For the places we gather


I create wonky ink and watercolour illustrations of local pubs, cafés and venues and turn them into collectible art and merch for the places we love.

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WHAT ARE YOU LOOKING FOR?

  • A hand-drawn illustration of a historic hotel building labeled 'Bank Hotel' with flags, including a rainbow flag, hanging outside. The hotel has a sign for live music, garden bar & dining, and a public bar, with decorative architectural details on the facade.

    Pub Portraits

    One-off portraits of Inner West institutions.

    Hand-drawn ink and watercolour portraits of much-loved local pubs no ai here — every wonky line telling a story. No two are the same, just like no two pubs are the same.

    Each piece is completely unique, made to live proudly on your walls.

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  • A hand holding a drawing of a three-story building with a blue and beige facade, a balcony with blue curtains, and a storefront with a sign that says "Fortunate Son." The building is on a street with houses and trees in the background.

    Pub Prints and Things - coming soon

    These fine art prints are taken from my original pub portraits and printed to keep every quirky detail intact.

    Perfect for dressing your walls, or for regulars have a little slice of their local home.
    Inner West icons. Ready to hang.

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  • A colored holographic disc on a wooden table, with a drinking glass and a bowl of peanuts in the background.

    Custom Coasters

    Hand-drawn coasters featuring your venue, illustrated in ink and watercolour.
    Made to live on the bar, go home in pockets, and become part of pub folklore.

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HEY! I’M Eli,

I’m an Inner West based illustrator drawing hand-sketched portraits of local venues, think corner pubs and beer gardens to neighbourhood cafés and icons of the Inner West. Everything is hand drawn in ink and watercolour — wonky lines, warm details, and plenty of local-legend energy.

Pub Grub celebrates the places where stories happen: first dates, last rounds, trivia nights, post-renovation pints and “we’ll just have one” that turns into four.

I work with venues to create original artworks, limited prints, coasters, and custom merch, designed to live on your walls, your bar, and in your patrons’ hands.

Local first. Independent always. Drawn with heart.

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Eli xox