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. 9 of my 2018 world series challenge is the Statue of Liberty. The Statue of Liberty (Liberty Enlightening the World; French: La Liberté éclairant le monde) is a colossal neoclassical sculpture on Liberty Island in New York Harbour. The copper statue, designed by French sculptor Frédéric Auguste Bartholdi and built by Gustave Eiffel was a gift from the people of […]
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While I was researching images for my Mount Fuji painting I found myself getting sidetracked into reading about the traditions and history of the area around the famous peak. In particular the details of a temple or shinto shrine. The ritual of visiting these locations is intricate and fascinating… so […]
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No. 8 of my 2018 world series challenge is Mount Fuji, Japan. Mount Fuji (富士山 ), located on Honshu Island, is the highest mountain in Japan (12,389 ft). It lies about 60 miles south-west of Tokyo (and can be seen from there on a clear day) and is an active volcano that last erupted in 1708. Mount Fuji’s symmetrical cone, which is snow-capped […]
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No. 7 of my 2018 world series challenge is the V&A Waterfront Cape Town. The coastal city of Cape Town (Kaapstad in Afrikaans) is the second-most populous urban area in South Africa after Johannesburg. It is also the capital and primate city of the Western Cape province. The city is famous for its harbour and for such well-known landmarks as Table […]
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No. 6 of my 2018 world series challenge is the Berliner Fernsehturm. The television tower close to Alexanderplatz in Berlin-Mitte was constructed between 1965 and 1969 by the government of the German Democratic Republic (GDR). It is easily visible throughout the central and some suburban districts of Berlin. Its height of 368 metres (including antenna) is the tallest structure […]
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No. 5 of my 2018 world series challenge is Mont Blanc, France. Mont Blanc (or Monte Bianco in Italian) meaning “White Mountain”, is the highest mountain in the Alps and the highest in Europe. It rises 4,808 m above sea level. The mountain stays in a range called the Graian Alps, between the regions of Aosta Valley, Italy, and Savoie and Haute-Savoie, France. The location of the summit is on […]
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