Exploring Basildon Through Drawing

Hi I’m Maxine

I am an artist and illustrator based in Basildon, dedicated to recording the people, places, and fleeting moments that shape everyday life. My sketchbook is my constant companion, allowing me to capture time, atmosphere, and emotion through drawing and mixed media. I believe in drawing’s power to communicate both the difficult and the joyful, revealing truth with simplicity and immediacy. My work focuses on capturing time and place with honesty and sensitivity.

Through drawing and mixed media, I seek out the fleeting, the overlooked, and the quietly significant. I’m fascinated by how drawing can hold complexity its ability to communicate challenging experiences, social realities, and emotional nuance while also offering enormous capacity for joy, playfulness, and simplicity.

Whether sketching on location or developing mixed‑media pieces in the studio, my practice is rooted in curiosity, presence, and a deep connection to Basildon’s evolving identity.

I studied BA Fine Art, and more recently MA Illustration at Falmouth University.