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Greater London (Orange)

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Title: Greater London (Orange)

Title: Greater London Boroughs (Orange)

Medium: Watercolour on paper

Inspired by vintage maps and my garden’s natural forms, this watercolour map blends delicate mark-making with botanical textures to capture the unique shape and spirit of place. I have taken a different direction with this print series and am really enjoying the refreshed vintage style combined with the development of my own unique map painting.

This new print series looks at the shapes and lines that depict the borders of one area and single it out as its particular district, ward or borough. As the series progresses I plan to paint each London Borough. Do get in touch if you cannot find a print of your borough, or to request your area, via contact@rosemarywhittle.co.uk

Artist Bio:
Rosemary Whittle is a watercolour artist who explores medium, colour, and line through maps. She studied at Falmouth University before earning a degree in Critical Fine Art Practice from the University of Brighton in 2012. She worked in the arts before transitioning to Library Services, where she spent a decade.

In 2023, after being made redundant from Hillingdon Libraries, Rosemary returned to painting, adapting watercolour to the realities of life with small children. In 2024, she joined a local artist group, began exhibiting her work, and took on commissions.

Rosemary experiments with mark-making techniques to embrace the unpredictability of wet-on-wet watercolour, including salt, sponges, acrylic inks, and super-granulating colours. Maps provide an ideal framework for her exploration, with their distinctive lines acting as a foundation for expressive mark-making. She isolates these lines, using masking fluid to control and manipulate the flow of pigment.

Beyond aesthetics, Rosemary’s maps hold deep personal meaning. They depict places that have shaped her life, from her lifelong home to London, which she is rediscovering. Through maps, she explores both human impact on the world and her own artistic mark-making