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.
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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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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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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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 foliage and cooler morning/evening breezes show those early signs that autumn is approaching. […]
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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 so far! We are also fast […]
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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 area of this new painting. […]
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