Welcome
Hi, I’m John. I'm an artist based in Scotland. I create highly detailed, realistic pencil portraits from your photographs.
Every piece on this site is entirely hand-drawn from start to finish. These aren't photographs.
Feel free to look around - you'll find examples of my work in the sections below.
If you're considering a piece for yourself, I’d love to hear from you in a commission form.
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I ship worldwide and my commissions are open.
Current lead time is approximately 3 months.
16x12" & 08x11". People, pets, places, vehicles. You name it, I'll draw it.
Tiny, postcard-sized drawings with an aim to keep all the details intact.
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Faces, nature, things from my head. A little of everything.
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I’ve been wanting to push beyond working from photographs and see what would happen if I leaned into what was already there — working from introspection rather than external reference. In that sense, this is my first true original. The Second Order came from ideas and mindsets that have been steadily forming over recent years. For me, it’s deeply personal. But for those who pick up on it, it may feel uncomfortably familiar.
After years of drawing other people's pets, I finally got around to drawing my own wee girl - meet Bella.