River Thames, Oxford to Shillingford
2023
Ink drawing over a section of a Stanford’s map of the River Thames, UK.
Prints are available from my new studio store.
Original sold.
"Nothing makes me feel older than a software update. Everything changes, and by the time I’ve got the hang of things, it’s time for the next update.
For the most part I’m not against advances in technology, I just wish it would slow down a little. I remember the days of buying a videogame on a disc or cartridge, knowing it would stay that way forever, imperfections and all. It was solid and predictable, dependable even. Software today feels like water between my fingers. Always changing shape, never solid – a constant stream of features added, features taken away – it can feel so frustrating.
In a practical sense, thinking about maps specifically, the ability to update maps digitally is of course incredibly useful, and I use Google maps along with most other modern technologies. But in terms of what appeals to me, what I find most intuitive, most comfortable, I’m very old-school. I like pens on paper, calendars on the fridge, lists in a notebook. If a daily task can be done in the real world away from a screen, that’s often the way I’ll do it."
I have an in-depth interview in Beautiful Bizarre Magazine! I'm in great company too. It's out March 1st and can be pre-ordered now. A huge thanks to the writers and editors at @beautifulbizarremagazine for the feature 💙
3 weeks ago
A few popular prints still in stock. Some of my personal favourites have sold out and I only have proof prints to hang on my own walls! I don't really tend to hang a lot of my work anyway. At least not in my studio as you'd perhaps expect.
To make prints available to collectors, my finished drawings are carefully reproduced using heavyweight papers and archival inks. Print runs are always limited in number, and once they sell out, that's it, they're gone.
There are thousands of my prints hanging all over the world - to know that so many people see my work every day is very special to me - and of course it allows me to continue doing what I do, what I love to do. So thank you to all collectors and enthusiasts who make that happen 🙏
2 months ago
New prints have dropped ✨
Thank you so much to everyone placing early orders! There are 3 new prints, two of which (Minneapolis, pictured here, and Buffalo II) can be found in my studio store.
Washington DC is available from @abendgallery
All links are at the top of my profile
2 months ago
These three locations - Washington DC, Buffalo, Minneapolis - will be available as prints very soon. Keep an eye out for my next newsletter for details.
This time last week my latest prize draw came to a close, and a winner was picked at random. A huge thanks to everyone who entered, and congratulations to the winner!
2 months ago
Fast, confident lines crosshatched over an old map of Buffalo, sourced from one of the many atlases in my collection 🗺✍️
Just a quick reminder - this time next week I'll be gifting a rare (no longer available) Brooklyn print from my studio to one of my newsletter subscribers, picked at random. Check the link at the top of my profile if you'd like to enter the draw. Someone has to win, and if you already receive my newsletters, you're already in with a chance.
Buffalo will be included in my next release of limited prints and originals, dropping in just a few weeks from now. Can't wait to share more with you all!
3 months ago
This map of Buffalo will be available in my next studio release, which drops in just a few weeks! The release is US themed and we're working on the print runs as I type.
To coincide with the release I'm gifting a print of Brooklyn II (see my previous post) to one of my newsletter subscribers, selected at random. To enter the draw you just need to sign up to my newsletter, which you can do using the link at the top of my profile. You have until next Sunday, November 16th - the day after my birthday - to enter. If you're already signed up, you're already in the draw. It's as simple as that. Good luck!
3 months ago
Are you feeling lucky?
My next studio release is US themed (after last month's UK theme), with new prints and originals dropping in just a few weeks from now.
This Brooklyn print won't be included as it's no longer available, BUT... I do have a rare AP (Artist Proof print) in my plan chest which I'd love to gift to one of you at random.
To enter the draw, simply join my email newsletter using the link at the top of my profile. If you're already on my mailing list you don't need to do anything at all, you're already in with a chance.
I only send newsletters every so often, usually just to share new work, new news (so just, news) and any other updates from my studio. It's free to receive, and unlike the mysterious algorithms of social media, if you're on my mailing list, you will always see my updates.
3 months ago
Close-up of Keira Knightley crosshatched over Boston, commissioned in 2023 by @disneyplusuk and @20thcenturystudios
Scroll to see the full portrait 👀
3 months ago
Sunset in the studio.
My windows are east facing, so I only really get direct light early in the morning - which is fine - but then if the sky is clear around late afternoon, I get a softer display of sunlight, reflected from neighbouring buildings.
The colours create a warm atmosphere and the shapes change minute by minute. Perhaps one day I'll record a timelapse.
3 months ago
New prints are live!
Massive thanks to everyone already placing orders, it makes all the hard work and preparation worthwhile.
A huge thanks also to the collectors acquiring originals from the release... of all the new works in store there's just one original remaining.
You can view the full details (as well as the new prints) using the links at the top of my profile.
3 months ago
Chelsea, London (2025, sold)
Prints coming this week! Sign up to my newsletter to receive a reminder along with other updates from my studio.
The process video (second slide) was recorded in real time as always... no speeding up or slowing down of footage. Just a few different sequences put together.
This was crosshatched using a fountain pen, instead of my usual pigment liners. Pigment Liners are great for delicate details, but occasionally something a little heavier is needed. I have a few different fountain pens, and I use a range of inks, either cartridge-fed or through an ink reservoir (a tiny cartridge-shaped plunger that sucks up ink from the bottle)
A warm thank you to the collector who acquired this original from my latest studio release 🙏
4 months ago
New prints go live NEXT WEEK! This map of Woolwich will be included.
The release is Thames themed and will feature a wider map of Greater London, along with Chelsea, Woolwich, Marlow to Maidenhead and further upstream of London, the city of Oxford.
Email subscribers will receive a newsletter within the next few days containing full details of the release - they'll also get an early heads-up once prints have been listed in the store. If you'd like to join my mailing list, you're more than welcome - you know where to find the link!
My next newsletter will also contain info on the original works. I currently have no originals available thanks to my wonderful collectors, so I'm very excited to be making these new locations available. Again, keep an eye out for that newsletter ✉️✍️
Any questions in the meantime feel free to comment below
4 months ago
Do you recognise this coastline?
A map titled "Project for Development of Gulf Stream Currents" (catchy) - a work in progress - a drawing I started a year or two ago, using one of the most minimal maps in my collection.
This is more portrait than map, a self-indulgent exercise in the tightest crosshatching I can manage. It's a confidence-builder, a warmer-upper, and in a way I'll be sad when it's finished.
4 months ago
Details of Oxford (2025)
Ink drawing crosshatched over an antique boundary map of Oxford, UK
4 months ago
Minneapolis, Minnesota (2025, sold)
Ink drawing, crosshatched over an antique atlas map sourced from my collection.
Minneapolis has been watching over me in my studio since her creation earlier this year. She's now on display at @outregallery in Melbourne Australia as part of the gallery's annual invitational Vanguard exhibition.
A huge thanks to Outré for inviting me back and of course a warm thank you to the collector who has already purchased the original.
5 months ago
"I am not sure that I exist, actually. I am all the writers that I have read, all the people that I have met, all the women that I have loved; all the cities I have visited." (Jorge Luis Borges)
London and Twelve Miles Around (2025), ink drawing on an original atlas map of London mounted on heavyweight paper. 13" x 13" approx.
5 months ago
I hope this crosshatching compilation is calming. To me, my process is calming... patience-building, not patience-testing. The audio is an excerpt from my conversation with Tom Stroud on BBC Radio Solent. I was invited on the show to chat about my work for the John Lennon Mind Games box set, although I was also asked some general questions about what I do, to give listeners an overview. This is me describing my technique in a nutshell.
5 months ago
Crosshatching compilation 🗺️✍️
Audio is an excerpt from my appearance on the Geomob podcast, episode 90
5 months ago
Crosshatching in ink... transforming my map collection one line at a time 🗺️✍️
5 months ago
Details of Plymouth, a favourite drawing crosshatched in ink over an original antique map from my collection 🗺️✍️
5 months ago
My process in a nutshell 🗺️✍️
Audio is from my appearance last year on BBC Radio Solent, where I was invited on to talk about the album art I created for John Lennon's Mind Games re-release.
5 months ago
Drawing people with places... transforming my map collection, one line at a time 🗺️✍️
5 months ago
Crosshatching over maps 🗺️✍️ a short description of my work and the process behind it. I've been doing this since 2012 and have been grateful for every day spent in my studio. The audio here is a clip from my appearance last year on BBC Radio Solent, where I was asked about the artwork I created for John Lennon's Mind Games re-release.
5 months ago