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.
Here is my Machu Picchu colouring page if you want to challenge the kids to create their own colourful version of ‘The Lost City of the Incas’! The 15th-century citadel is located on a 7,970 ft mountain ridge in Southern Peru. If you would like to see how my painting turned out, you can […]
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Next on the world series trail we travel down to South America and the much requested destination of Machu Picchu! The 15th-century Inca citadel located on a 7,970 ft mountain ridge in Southern Peru. The Urubamba River flows past, cutting through the Cordillera and creating a canyon with a tropical mountain climate. The Incas, had no written language, and […]
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A little architectural study to share today; ‘Liberty Diorama’. I have painted Liberty before but from a more central position. In the traditions of a grand department store it takes up a big chunk of city block on Great Marlborough Street. Pretty much impossible to capture the different facades of […]
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Here’s a sunny view I forgot to post. You know how you just forget about a whole original canvas you’ve worked incredibly hard on. We’ve all done that… right? Ah, well probably just me. This one was a personal piece, not done on commission or with a particular project in […]
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I have a new wrapping paper design to shout about! It’s a little different to my previous full colour illustrated patterns that feature real places (although I certainly have more of those is my little black book of ideas). This one is a ‘simpler’ line drawing pattern with small spot […]
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Create your very own ‘Pearl of the Adriatic’ with my Dubrovnik colouring page. The city is located in the beautiful region of Dalmatia, in the southeastern semi-exclave of Croatia. If you would like to see how my painting turned out, you can find photos and videos of the final artwork here. ‘Dubrovnik, Croatia’ was […]
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