MIKE HALL

My ‘Deptford Wives’ exhibition at Deli X in Deptford...

Wed, 01 Feb 2012 11:43:49 +0000

My ‘Deptford Wives’ exhibition at Deli X in Deptford High Street is entering its final weeks! The eighteen portraits from the series, some on public display for the first time, shall remain until Sunday 12th February.

Limited edition specially-designed posters (illustrated above - £25) and the remaining stock of my tie-in ‘DW’ shopping bags (£5) are available for purchase.

The deli is a stone’s throw from the local rail station, and I heartily recommend the almond croissants!

Deli X, 156 Deptford High Street, London SE8 3PQ.

Regular followers will be familiar with my ‘Deptford...

Tue, 20 Dec 2011 14:42:00 +0000

Regular followers will be familiar with my ‘Deptford Wives’ project, completed earlier this year, which is a series of portraits of women originally photographed in the eponymous neighbourhood of south-east London on market day.

From the 4th January until the 12th February I shall be exhibiting the full set as framed fine art prints at Deli X, a recently-opened and smart delicatessen-cum-cafe on Deptford High Street.

Each piece of artwork shall be available for sale (prices TBC) as well as related merchandise including a newly-designed poster and my silk screen cotton bags which have proved to be reasonably popular locally!

Follow the link at the left of this page to scroll through the full series of portraits.

More news soon!

**UPDATE 30/12/11**
This post has been edited to include the amended opening date.

Here’s a selection of festive fowl, drawn a couple of...

Fri, 16 Dec 2011 18:16:00 +0000

Turkey

Duck

Goose

Guinea Fowl

Chicken

Partridge

Pheasant

Quail

Here’s a selection of festive fowl, drawn a couple of weeks ago specially for a new set of Christmas card designs for 2011. The turkey has also been used for the Christmas-themed promotional artwork for Brockley Market.

These new cards were debuted at Crafty Fox Market in Brixton last weekend (where they proved reasonably popular) and shall be on sale again at Brockley Market tomorrow!

They are presently unavailable online but shall be in 2012. Ho ho ho gobble gobble!

Yesterday I completed the latest addition to my series of...

Wed, 07 Dec 2011 13:18:10 +0000

Yesterday I completed the latest addition to my series of illustrated London Borough maps - the borough of Lambeth, which occupies a thin wedge of city south of the river and encompasses Brixton, Clapham, Herne Hill, Stockwell, Streatham, Vauxhall and Waterloo.

Copies of this map, alongside copies of the other maps in this series I have completed so far (Hackney, Islington, Lewisham, Southwark and Tower Hamlets) shall be available at the Crafty Fox Market at the Dogstar, Coldharbour Lane in Brixton (see previous post or here) both days this upcoming weekend, 10th-11th December!

All my maps are also available to purchase on Etsy.

I shall selling artwork prints and gifts at the Crafty Fox...

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:55:00 +0000

I shall selling artwork prints and gifts at the Crafty Fox Christmas Pop-Up Market at the Dogstar pub, Brixton, on the weekend of 10th and 11th December, 11am-5pm.

Copies of my illustrated maps, including a new upcoming Lambeth design, as well as other London-themed prints, gifts and greeting cards shall all be available, and customers shall be eligible for a 10% discount voucher for my Etsy shop!

A list of all stall holders at this fantastic market can be read here:
craftyfoxmarket.blogspot.com/p/christmas-markets-stall-holders.html

The awesome flyer has been designed by my studiomate James Ward.

I was recently asked to produce a poster for a campaign...

Wed, 23 Nov 2011 16:43:17 +0000

I was recently asked to produce a poster for a campaign currently active in Deptford, south London against the proposals by Thames Water to build sewage works on green space in the middle of the neighbourhood - more information on which can be read here:

www.dontdumpondeptfordsheart.co.uk

My design, inspired the resemblance the shape of the River Thames in this part of town has to the u-bend of a toilet, can currently be seen in shop windows along Deptford High Street including Deli-X.

New studio website

Mon, 21 Nov 2011 16:16:00 +0000

New studio website:

I’ve spent today setting up a smart new website for the studio in Islington I share with four of my friends and fellow illustrators - James Ward aka Jimbobart, MESH137, Zack McLaughlin and Lauren Ellis. Here we shall post updates on each of our activities, whilst continuing to update our individual sites.

Check it out!

www.cobblelanestudio.com

Here’s the latest addition to my London Borough map...

Thu, 17 Nov 2011 18:16:00 +0000

Here’s the latest addition to my London Borough map series, my home borough of Lewisham. Finished late this afternoon, the pixels are still fresh on this one…

Copies of this map, as well as other local-themed art and map prints, shall be available this coming Saturday and on the 3rd December at Brockley Market where I shall once again be holding a stall.

The market is held beside Lewisham College in the car park, just off Lewisham Way in London SE4 between 10am and 2pm. Worth coming for the Bad Veggie Sandwiches sold by London Particular alone! Website here: www.brockleymarket.com

Alternatively, non south-east London dwellers can check out my Etsy shop where all my maps are available to order: www.thisismikehall.com/shop

Here’s a new drawing completed yesterday, continuing my...

Thu, 27 Oct 2011 15:18:43 +0100

Here’s a new drawing completed yesterday, continuing my series of London landmarks, this is Christ Church in Spitalfields in London’s East End.

The tall spire of this magnificent building, designed and built in the 18th century by Hawksmoor, dominates the neighbourhood and stands on Commercial Street opposite the Old Spitalfields Market.

Coloured copies shall be available online and at upcoming markets soon, stay tuned!

Here’s some new party poster artwork - for the National...

Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:23:00 +0100

Here’s some new party poster artwork - for the National Gallery staff Christmas party.

The nativity scene is based on ‘Adoration of the Shepherds’ by Guido Reni (c.1640): http://bit.ly/veq5s1

Just today completed a new addition to my series of London...

Fri, 21 Oct 2011 15:02:00 +0100

Just today completed a new addition to my series of London Borough maps: this is Islington, where our studio is based.

This borough, one of the smallest in London and with the proportionally smallest square mileage of open green space, stretches south from the fringes of leafy Highgate and Crouch End, across Holloway, Highbury, Angel and Clerkenwell to the edge of the City.

4 down, 29 to go!!

A new reference title for kids, published by Dorling Kindersley,...

Mon, 10 Oct 2011 11:00:25 +0100

'The Spy Book' front cover

Illustration #1, 'Spot The Spy'

detail of 'Spot The Spy'

Illustration #2, 'Behind The Mask'

detail of 'Behind The Mask'

A new reference title for kids, published by Dorling Kindersley, is now in the shops: ‘The Spy Book’*, produced in association with the International Spy Museum in Washington DC, features two illustration contributions from me.

This is my first major book commission which is rather exciting!

http://bit.ly/pejF9w

(* = known as ‘Top Secret’ in the US)

Next Saturday the 24th sees the Brockley Market take place at...

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 11:27:00 +0100

Next Saturday the 24th sees the Brockley Market take place at Lewisham College, London SE4, for the first time! This is the publicity artwork I have designed for Toby Allen, the market’s organiser.

www.brockleymarket.com

An interview with Toby can be read here on the Brockley Central blog.

New art prints available on Etsy soon

Mon, 12 Sep 2011 11:32:00 +0100

Many thanks to everyone who paid a visit to my stalls on Saturday and Sunday at the Crafty Fox Market during the Thames Festival! I had some lovely conversations with - dare I call you - new fans? :) who enjoyed my map art and urban landscapes and the support of my friends who braved the gales and intermittent showers to come say hi was invaluable and much appreciated.

New visitors to my site - again, thank you, welcome and do stay tuned, new artwork prints, greeting card designs and other stuff shall be newly available on my Etsy shop this week - see link on the left of this page.

Artwork for sale this weekend at the Crafty Fox Market - Thames...

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:58:54 +0100

Artwork for sale this weekend at the Crafty Fox Market - Thames Festival - 10th-11th September, noon-10pm

New London Borough map designs. Exclusively available this weekend framed (dimensions 20 x 16”) - £50 each. Copies can be ordered on request.

(from top, l-r) Hackney, Southwark, Tower Hamlets

Artwork for sale this weekend at the Crafty Fox Market - Thames...

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:54:50 +0100

Artwork for sale this weekend at the Crafty Fox Market - Thames Festival - 10th-11th September, noon-10pm

Exclusive new Christmas card designs - two packs of 8 designs, £10 each.

Artwork for sale this weekend at the Crafty Fox Market - Thames...

Fri, 09 Sep 2011 21:50:00 +0100

Artwork for sale this weekend at the Crafty Fox Market - Thames Festival - 10th-11th September, noon-10pm

A4 prints digital prints, reproductions of fineliner pen drawings on paper. £15 each.

(From top, l-r) Battersea Power Station, City of London, The Shard Under Construction, Tower Bridge.