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.
No.15 of my 2018 world series challenge is Lake Tekapo, New Zealand. Lake Tekapo, Lake Pukaki and Lake Ohau run along the northern edge of the Mackenzie Basin on the South Island of New Zealand (the others are ). A popular tourist destination, Lake Tekapo is the second-largest of these parallel lakes and covers an area of 83 square kilometres at […]
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A painting looking down over the old town of Zug, the lake and the mountain peaks of Pilatus and Rigi. That was the list of requirements for this latest Switzerland commission. A sweeping scope of landscape to try and include on one canvas… but i’m always up for a challenge! […]
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Here is a loop of animation I created with the Sacre Coeur illustration from my World Series. I was playing around with adjustments in photoshop and decided that it would be fun to recreate a night and day animation of the Basilica. It’s probably the best place from which to view […]
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No.14 of my 2018 world series challenge is the Sacre Coeur, Paris. The Basilica of the Sacred Heart of Paris, is commonly known as the Sacré-Cœur Basilica (French: Basilique du Sacré-Cœur) and often simply Sacré-Cœur. A Roman Catholic church and minor basilica, dedicated to the Sacred Heart of Jesus, in Paris. A popular landmark, the basilica is located at the summit of Montmartre, […]
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No.13 of my 2018 world series challenge is the Griffith Observatory, Los Angeles. Griffith Observatory is a facility in Los Angeles, California, sitting on the south-facing slope of Mount Hollywood in Griffith Park. It commands a view of the Los Angeles Basin, including Downtown Los Angeles to the southeast, Hollywood to the south, and the Pacific Ocean to the southwest. The observatory is a […]
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Really pleased with how the first batch of prints came out based on the 2018 World Series i’ve been working on. I wish I could get all of them printed at once! but it’s expensive and time consuming setting these up and getting them photographed in the studio. So i’ll […]
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