Welcome to my Gallery.  As an engineer, you might imagine that maths features in a lot of what I do. My work explores mathematical structure through drawing, painting and 3D work, using grids and numerical systems as generative frameworks. Rather than illustrating mathematics directly, the work lets structure emerge visually. An example of this is in my Prime Meditations series, where integers are arranged in grids and prime numbers coloured according to selected mathematical properties. Layering classifications and counts turns arithmetic relationships into visual patterns, revealing rare primes and coincident properties within the field of numbers.

I work in 2D and 3D, often using found materials so please join me, share the adventures ahead. What do I do? I collect ideas, images, things, then play with composition. Finally, I assemble: real/ imaginary townscapes, cultural forms, grid-based images, re-imagined work, playing with words, pattern and shape. Japan and France remain a strong influence on me, having lived and worked there. More recently I’ve done a lot of cityscapes – charting buildings, architecture, power and politics, injustice, the march of technology, history and more. I use ultra-fine drafting pens to create deliberately simplified and slightly wonky collections of buildings/ features. They capture a sense of place, a slice of history and often include a spotlight on women who should be better known. These use a log-scale to ensure I can fit all selected structures onto a page. I love of building/making things: sculptures and images – most often with a core of technology and construction running through them, and my 3D printer is a growing source of inspiration and creativity.

For the full catalogue of my Drawing the World cityscape original drawings, fine art prints and greetings cards, visit www.hillarytaylor.co.uk/store. You can also email me for other framing and delivery options (for delivery that’s close to postcode AL5) or commissions (drawing and mixed media).

I love that information and physical objects can be put together in so many ways and at the same time experienced so differently by individuals. Armed principally with pens and found materials, I draw, write and build to explore the world around us. Sometimes I start with a specific idea, sometimes the journey dictates the outcome. Always, always, the journey is important and the outcome underpinned by research even as I assemble the final piece. Working at the intersection of art and technology I’m always pushing materials and composition. How can you visualise maths?  What happens when you reassemble an image or structure (real or mathematical) in a different way?  What stories do do we see?