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’m back on the World Series trail with a new colour study on acrylic paper. ‘Dubrovnik, Croatia’ is a city on the Adriatic Sea in the region of Dalmatia, in the southeastern semi-exclave of Croatia. It is historically known as Ragusa and continues to be one of the most prominent tourist destinations in the Mediterranean. In 1979, the city of […]
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Inspired by our summer trip I created a composition sketch of the view up towards Lindisfarne Castle. While i’m busy turning this sketch into a full artwork… Why not try your own hand at this Lindisfarne Colouring Page? You can follow along with the latest paintings on the easel and see […]
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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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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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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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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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