Final Chance to Win My Original New York Typewriter Artwork

Bringing my Typewriter Art to New York

Hi all! As many of you may have read in my previous newsletter, I was recently given the incredible opportunity to create a brand new typewriter artwork from the very top of one of New York’s most iconic landmarks. I am pleased to say that I am now safely back in the UK and currently in the process of editing the videos from my trip.

While staying in New York to work on this new piece, I decided to bring along several of my existing New York artworks as I could finally photograph them in the exact locations that originally inspired and shaped them. One of the many places I revisited was Bryant Park, captured above, alongside my travelling Olympia SM3 typewriter.

Later in this newsletter, I am sharing more from my trip to New York, along with a small preview of the project I have been working on in collaboration with one of the city’s most iconic landmarks ahead of the full reveal next Wednesday.

Win My Original New York Artwork

This is a quick reminder to enter my competition to win my original, 1 of 1, typewriter artwork, Crossing Paths, Manhattan, pictured above.

On Wednesday, 27th May at 2:00pm UK time, when the competition winner is announced, I will also be revealing my brand new New York typewriter artwork created from the top of one of the city’s most iconic landmarks. The hidden coordinates concealed throughout this miniature drawing lead directly to the exact location of this upcoming project.

A quick clarification on how to enter:

If you are already subscribed to my newsletter, there is no need to sign up again.

I have shared a second video on Instagram today as a reminder about the competition. If you have already commented on last week’s video with your with your guess as to where the coordinates lead, there is no need to comment again on the new post.

Good luck, and thank you once again for all the incredible support ahead of this New York project.

How to Enter

1. You’re already signed up to my newsletter… great start! ✅

2. Watch my latest video of this piece on Instagram - [click here to watch] 🎥

3. Leave a like and comment on the video with your best guess of the location 📍

The winner will be announced in my newsletter on Wednesday, 27th May at 2:00pm UK time.

At the exact moment the winner is announced in my newsletter, my first on-location New York print release will also go live, revealing the landmark hidden within the coordinates.

My Trip to New York

You might have read at the beginning of my newsletter that I was recently given the incredible opportunity to create a new typewriter drawing from the very top of one of New York’s most iconic landmarks. I thought I would share a small preview before the full reveal next Wednesday.

I trust there are some keen observers out there who may already recognise the location simply from the buildings visible in the background.

This has quickly become one of the most technically ambitious artworks I have created to date. So far, I have spent over four weeks typing this panoramic piece. Because of its scale, the artwork is being created across three separate sheets of paper, as a single sheet would simply be too large to fit through the typewriter itself. Once completed, the final artwork will be digitally merged together into one seamless panoramic scan for the print editions.

Above, here is your very first glimpse of the artwork I have been creating during my trip to New York.

As always, the drawing is packed with hidden typed details, references, and messages connected to the history of both the landmark itself and its famous observation deck.

Some of you visiting New York may even have spotted me typing while I was there, as the observation deck’s social media team shared footage from my visit. It was amazing meeting some of you in person and seeing your reactions to the process.

Limited edition prints of the finished artwork will be released next Wednesday 27th May (early access through my newsletter) and I genuinely cannot wait to finally share the completed piece with you all.

Inside My New York Giveaway

I also thought I would take this opportunity to share a closer look at my competition giveaway artwork, Crossing Paths, Manhattan. Some of you may have already discovered a number of the hidden typed details concealed throughout the scene, but I wanted to highlight a few of them here in a little more detail.

Crossing Paths, Manhattan, explores the fleeting interactions and overlapping stories of New York street life. Within the crowd, countless narratives unfold.

For example, you might spot a mother pushing a pram while nearby street vendors sell newspapers and hot dogs. A couple embrace beside the subway entrance, seemingly unaware of the world moving around them. Meanwhile, a taxi driver becomes distracted by something, failing to notice the businessman with a briefcase in hand hurrying across the pedestrian crossing, desperately trying to catch the cab’s attention.

Everyday details such as yellow taxis, hot dog stands, street signs, and letterboxes quietly become part of the visual fabric of New York City and are highlighted in colour typewriter ink.

Hidden throughout are tiny typed messages. You might spot phrases such as “No Eye Contact Rule”, a humorous nod to the unspoken understanding that in Manhattan, millions of people cross paths every day whilst simultaneously pretending nobody else exists. Elsewhere, messages such as “People Watching in Manhattan” reference my fascination with the endless variety of characters found within New York street life, something that has always drawn me towards the work of Joel Meyerowitz and helped inspire the overlapping stories within this artwork.

Well, that is all for today! Thank you so much for reading my newsletter and for following along with this New York journey. I cannot wait to finally reveal my new typewriter artwork next Wednesday, as well as announce the winner of the Crossing Paths, Manhattan giveaway.

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