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.

Centre Court Wimbledon - Illustration by Jonathan Chaman

Centre Court Wimbledon

What word would you use to describe the sound of a tennis ball being hit at Wimbledon? 🎾 I spent the entire time painting this illustration of ‘Centre Court, Wimbledon’ imagining THAT sound… it was very distracting! 😆 I created this one for my ’Sports, Festivals & Events’ collection. Usually […]

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Mottisfont Colouring Page

This is my constructed view of the National Trust property at Mottisfont in the Test Valley. Try your hand with my Mottisfont Colouring Page, featuring Springtime snowdrops! This drawing formed part of the composition sketch for a large canvas painting. If you’d like to see how it turned out; you […]

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Ouch

Ouch!

Well no doubt March has been an unlucky month for us a family. We started off with more COVID disruption with our eldest home from school. 48 hours of feeling under the weather followed by a boredom inducing isolation period. The poor kid tested positive every day, yet somehow we […]

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