Welcome to M.Rodwell

I’m so glad you’re here to explore my art journey. Read on to discover how I became an artist and the path I’ve followed over the past 15 years.

Fine art painting of St Pauls Cathedral and Millennium Bridge. Displayed in an open plan city apartment with view of the city. Kitchen and Livingroom space, luxuriously decorated

Painted by hand. Inspired by London.

 

ABOUT:

I’m Magnus Rodwell, a self-taught impressionist artist. I didn’t come into art through a traditional path — it came from a period in life where everything suddenly changed direction. During a difficult period after being made redundant, I started picking up brushes and drawing the places around me, almost as a way of making sense of everything. That’s where Bermondsey really became the focus of my work.

While I was applying for jobs and figuring things out, I began sketching and painting the streets I walked every day. Bermondsey especially inspired me — the hidden corners, the old buildings, the busy high streets, and the quiet moments in between. It slowly turned into a body of work that captured the feeling of the area rather than just what it looked like.

Before becoming an artist, I spent around fifteen years working in finance as a stockbroker. I worked in different roles, including settlement operations and corporate actions. After that, I moved into international language schools, working as an educator and later as a Director of Studies. Those years taught me a lot about people, communication, and stories — which probably explains why my art is so focused on human connection now.

I studied Business Administration at Winchester University and graduated with honours, and later completed my CELTA teaching qualification as part of that career change.

Over time, my work started to grow beyond Bermondsey. I’ve exhibited across London, both on my own and alongside other artists. I was also really honoured to receive recognition from the Southwark Business Excellence Awards for Cultural Commitment, which meant a lot because it reflected the work I’ve been doing within the community.

I still live and work in Bermondsey, and I continue to paint London as I experience it — now also exploring places like Paddington and Marylebone High Street making limited edition prints. What draws me in is always the same: the energy of the streets, the architecture, and the small stories happening everywhere you look.

For me, it’s never just about painting buildings or streets. It’s about people’s memories of those places — where they lived, worked, fell in love, or simply spent time. That’s what I try to capture in every piece of impressionist London artwork I create.

London Artist M.Rodwell admiring fine art, framed acrylic painting of Tower Bridge and the Scoop. Displayed in a London Gallery.

M.Rodwell

London Artist - Capturing London Life

Two London framed prints of Chelsea hanging on a wall in a hallway. Sloane square print with people crossing the road. Second Bywater st with a single girl walking. All displayed in a hallway with coat stand, tree, and bench to sit on

Let’s get creative.

CALENDAR OF ACHIEVEMENTS:

  • See you on the 19th September 2026 Bermondsey Festival. Make a note in the diary.

  • 2025/26 News Article in ‘The Bermondsey Biscuit and Rotherhithe Dockers’, Local News Paper, Issue 26, pages 22 and 28 .

  • 2025 Featured in ‘Southwark News’ interview by Evie Flynn 26 October 2025.

  • 2025 Hidden London - Oct - Dec 2025 - Solo Exhibition held at Surrey Quays Shopping Centre, former 02 shop unit.

  • 2025 - Bermondsey Festival Stall September.

  • 2024 Novotel London Bridge - Pop-Up Christmas Shop.

  • 2024 Bermondsey Festival Stall

  • 2024 ‘Hidden London’ solo exhibition by Courage Yard, Tower Bridge. - Month of June

  • 2024 ‘Hidden London’ solo exhibition, in former H.Samuels, Surrey Quays shopping centre, London. Month of March

  • 2023 Westfield Arts College market stall, Weymouth. 26th November

  • 2011-2023 Stockist @ ‘Lovely and British’ gift shop, Bermondsey Street, London. - Shop now Closed.

Own London art that means something to you.

  • 2023 London Heritage Charity Auction

  • 2022 The Marylebone Gallery

  • 2022 Work completed on Marylebone High Street and Paddington Street paintings.

  • 2020 Expanded on the pencil drawing collection featuring central London.

  • 2019 Released pencil drawing collection of local scenes.

  • 2019 Southwark Business Excellence 2019, Cultural Commitment Award Finalist - Commended.

  • 2018 Alwen Court - Solo Exhibition

  • 2016 504 Gallery, London Exhibition

  • 2016 Dulwich Festival. Artists Open House. Venue Romeo Jones Dulwich Village.

  • 2016 Bermondsey Gallery, London Exhibition.

  • 2016 The South East One Review - Magazine. Front Cover / interview pages 26-27.

  • 2016 University of Cambridge - Celta qualified.

  • 2015 Take off - European Inflight Magazine.

  • 2015 -2019 Bermondsey Festival Stall

  • 2015 Koops Mill, Bermondsey, London - Showroom Art

  • 2015 Glass House Exhibition - Private Exhibition Function.

  • 2011 Established M.Rodwell - London Artist

  • 1997 Winchester University. BA (Hons) Degree.

Framed London pencil print of Tower Bridge. Hanging above gold console table. Luxurious living space.
Colourful London Print of Bermondsey Street, London. Features woman walking along road. Displayed above hallway table.
London framed print, featuring China Town and a taxi. Displayed in a luxurious apartment with open kitchen and living space.

Art that brings your story to life.

What are you waiting for!

RETAIL OUTLETS:

Trove 167 (Gift shop selling pencil prints)

Bermondsey Street, London, SE1, 3UF

(Pencil Drawing prints)

 

Estella Bartlett

132a Bermondsey Street, SE1 3TX

(Limited Edition Colour prints)


Max and Betty

Courage Yard, Shad Thames, London

(Limited Edition colour prints)


Tower Bridge - Engine Room Shop

(Limited stock range - pencil drawing print)


ON DISPLAY:

'Acorn Estate Agents' -  exhibiting / sales

116-118 Bermondsey Street, London, SE1 3TX

 

John Payne - exhibiting / sales

1 Montpelier Vale, Blackheath Village, London SE2 0TA

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