Articles by: JKChapman

Northumberland & Yorkshire

Our 2nd family trip of a rather packed Summer! Having travelled as far South as possible (see our annual pilgrimage to the West Country) we then dragged the children North to experience a ‘proper’ British coastal holiday. Welcome to the North Sea kids! A grand adventure it was too; with […]

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Hampshire Open Studios 2022

For anybody that happens to be passing in the next few days i’ll have the studio doors wide open throughout the Bank Holiday weekend. The sun has been shining today and hopefully will continue. You’re welcome to visit my garden studio, take a peek at some recent original paintings and […]

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Kernow Inspiration Break - Illustration by Jonathan Chapman

Kernow

Last week I escaped to the West country for a much needed Kernow inspiration break. Opportunities to travel have been so limited recently, so the chance to visit one or favourite UK spots was VERY welcome. I took the kids and they spent pretty much the entire time on the […]

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Cathedral Snowfall

It’s been almost 10 years since I painted my first snowy view of Winchester Cathedral. ’Winchester by Cathedral Light’ was part of my first set of Christmas cards and has remained a big part of my seasonal offering ever since. It wasn’t a particularly detailed study. But as is often […]

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Snow in July

For anybody working in seasonal marketing, they will already be painfully aware of the disconnect between the creation of a holiday campaign and the lived customer experience. Somebody has to design, develop and make these things long before anyone might actually feel festive. I found myself working on festive themed […]

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