Creative posts and articles posted on the studio blog. Written by artist and illustrator Jonathan Chapman MA. They feature his most recent illustrations. Plus for anyone interested in the creative process, a few photos from behind the scenes. Including projects that are still in progress. Jonathan likes big colours and lots of detail, he enjoys travelling and finding new compositions with his camera and sketchbook.
I tried to capture a delicate sunrise over Winchester for this new painting of the Upper High Street. I’ve always enjoyed how a City can be beautiful and quiet early in the morning. And I find it fascinating how the collected sound of those urban spaces changes through the day. […]
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Another local colouring page to share. This Winchester College Colouring page, along with my Great Hall outline, has been added to my collection of activity sheets for the City. This one features my recent study of the college rooftops and landscape beyond. This view has been photographed many times from […]
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I have a historic Winchester building to share with you today. And it’s a rare interior scene for me. The Great Hall is one of the finest surviving aisled halls of the 13th century. It was part of Winchester Castle one of the first Norman castles built in England by […]
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Here are a few pages from my recent Kefalonia Sketchbook! We travelled, just the four of us as a family, during the Easter holiday. We took a week away to the Ionian Islands. It was perhaps the first time; really since they were babies. The kids are now both old […]
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A local seasonal study to share today. This avenue of Lime Trees can be found at Mottisfont Abbey in Hampshire. It’s particularly special at this time of year, as the Spring bulbs emerge. These delicate blue/mauve Chionodoxa, also known as ‘Glory of the Snow’, were always going to present a […]
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I have a new map to share with you! This one is a little different, as it’s a heritage map. Based on locations from around Hampshire that have connections with Jane Austen and her family. It includes Chawton, where she lived and College Street where she died. As well as […]
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