Studio blog

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.

Covent Garden Christmas Tree

Covent Garden Christmas Tree

This new Winter painting is a personal piece. It’s inspired by the bustling central London marketplace, a beacon for many visitors to the city including theatregoers and festive shoppers. It’s a meeting place for so many people and the site of thousands of individual stories. As a family it holds […]

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City Museum and Cathedral Walk (2024) Original acrylic and ink painting by artist and illustrator Jonathan Chapman

City Museum & Cathedral Walk

A fresh canvas to share today! For anyone who follows my social feeds you might have seen this new City Museum Painting has been long in the making. It probably wasn’t that many weeks, but it feels like it was a work in progress for some time. I shared a […]

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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 page is free to print out […]

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Porthcothan Sketchbook - artist and illustrator Jonathan Chapman

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 sketchbook and dusting off the travel brushes. Normally i’m lucky if […]

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