Lucy Mahon is a Watford-born, London-based artist and illustrator who works in pen and pastel. Pre-lockdown, her practice was predominantly black and white and line-based, driven by travel and architecture — particularly the mid-century modernism of Palm Springs, whose buildings by Albert Frey, Hal Levitt and William Krisel she has studied in depth. A pastel-a-day project in spring 2020 opened up a softer, more personal body of work that sits alongside the architectural line drawings: Smiling at Strangers, 10 Things We Love About You, and the Submerge swimmer series, which she connects to the experience of going full-time as an artist. Her prints are visual love letters to the world — places and rituals that bring comfort, nostalgia and a feeling of home. Collaborations include Fortnum & Mason, Net-A-Porter and a joint edition with Dave Buonaguidi at Print Club London.
