Maps on paper

Hand drawn, plausible fictitious maps on paper

The maps I have created since I was about five have mostly been of fictitious places that I create often inspired by real locations that I have visited.

Until a few years ago I was drawing these maps just

for myself, but was asked if what I was doing was a recognized art form. This caused me to re-think and helped me to really consider the maps as works of art. I have since formed Artimaps LLC.

Maps on wood

Hand drawn, plausible fictitious maps on wood

The maps I have created on wood in recent years have

been inspired by the fact that certain pieces of wood

really look like the grain could be the contour elevation lines

on a map. I try to let any grain in the wood determine where

the main features are going to appear, such as the rivers

and hills.