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Figurative Art & Illustration

I use traditional painting and hand drawn inks to create colourful landscapes inspired by real places. I love distinctive architecture, spending my time discovering new locations & mapping them with my sketchbook and camera ...

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Browse my growing collection of art prints, posters, greeting cards and gifts. Buy online, arrange a studio visit or find a stockist near you ...

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I'm available for freelance projects or private commissions, contact the studio for availability and to discuss your ideas ...


Oxford Rooftops Colouring Page

Oxford Rooftops Colouring Page

This one needs to be a big painting. It will be. Although a busy studio schedule means it will take some time to pull together. In the meantime I thought I’d share the line work from my ‘Oxford Rooftops’ scene. This Oxford Rooftops colouring ...

Porthcothan Sketchbook - artist and illustrator Jonathan Chapman
September 6th, 2024 | Exploration Days, Sketchbook, Studio blog

Porthcothan Sketchbook

Another wonderful year of Cornish inspiration. Our much needed family time by the coast felt particularly sweet this year. The weather stayed fine and any serious cloud blew through within a couple of hours. Perfect conditions for airing the ...

‘Soleil Hill, Kanagawa’ created by artist and illustrator Jonathan Chapman

Risshū 立秋, Start of Autumn

Risshū (立秋) means 'the beginning of autumn' and marks the start of the traditional autumn season on the Japanese calendar. It usually falls around the 8th of August. Although the weather can still be hot, certain chirping insects, changing ...

Porthcothan Sun
August 16th, 2024 | Studio blog, Travel Illustration

Porthcothan Sun

I hope you are having a good Summer break. It has been pretty sunny here in Hampshire as we juggle freelance projects with the kids being off school. Lots of camps, arranged play dates with friends and National Trust properties have seen us through ...

Shanghai Pink

Shanghai Pink

As the weather heats up it can do strange things to the acrylic. The paint gets that little bit thicker. It ridges and bumps as the brush flows across the canvas. It can make for some expressive results... something that was very helpful in one ...

Winchester in Blues

I have some digital drawings of Winchester to share with you today. A very blue tone take on the City! These line drawings (with some limited shading and block colours) are due to be installed as window vinyl artwork at the new surgery building ...

Hello Dolly!

I’m lucky enough to see lots of variety in the scenes I’m commissioned for. But there are occasions when I have been asked to recreate a scene. This one came quite quickly after last month’s initial Matcham study of The London Palladium. ...

Winchester City Museum Colouring Page created by Artist and Illustrator Jonathan Chapman

Winchester City Museum Colouring Page

One of the first heritage locations in Winchester to stock my illustrated greeting cards; the City Museum has always been supportive of my work. Here’s my City Museum colouring page for you to add your own seasonal twist! Hopefully you’ll be ...

Itchen Abbas Summer Fair

Over the past couple of years I have been volunteering a little of my time towards projects at our local primary school. At the end of June we helped to organise a big Itchen Abbas Summer Fair. I was able to lend a hand with all the different ...

The Oliver St John Gogarty

I do like a good pub facade! Usually traditional in architecture terms but often eclectic in the way they are decorated. The use of hanging baskets and flags in this pub from Ireland was always going to catch my eye. ‘The Oliver St John ...

Books & Catalogues - Illustration by Jonathan Chapman
Books & Catalogues - Illustration by Jonathan Chapman
Books & Catalogues - Illustration by Jonathan Chapman
Books & Catalogues - Illustration by Jonathan Chapman
Books & Catalogues - Illustration by Jonathan Chapman
Books & Catalogues - Illustration by Jonathan Chapman
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