Ian Hedley

I’m a graphite fine artist from the south coast of Dorset, living and working on the Jurassic Coast. This landscape, and the people who live here, inspire most of my work. I’m proud to be a member of local art groups and of the Society of Graphite Fine Art.

I’ve been drawing ever since I was a child, spending hours as a youngster sitting by my local river sketching. As an adult my career left me little time for art but I took it up again seriously a few years ago and since 2020 I’ve been exhibiting and selling my work, which has been bought by collectors in the UK, Europe and North America.

I work almost exclusively in graphite pencil on paper. Pencil makes me feel directly connected to the work I’m creating. I draw landscapes, seascapes and portraits, trying to capture light, place and personality. I want to capture the beauty of the Jurassic Coast or of the person I’m drawing.