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.
It’s always nice to have a fresh canvas to play with (and I’m lucky enough to be given quite a lot of creative freedom in my illustration). But sometimes a commercial project requires a reworking. It’s a different challenge to bend new art into an existing design. The lovely folks […]
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Last year I volunteered to help out with the PTA. Somehow bagging the role of treasurer. It’s nice to give back to a small village school, which provides such a wonderful supportive environment for both our kids. There are some wonderful events throughout the year, but the big one has […]
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This year has been full of festive scenes, I guess it’s become one of my specialities? I enjoy the challenge of them and they seem to hit the right level of twee/decorative to work well on product packaging, cards and my favourite ceramic tree ornaments. Here’s a new one inspired […]
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The builders have now packed up and moved on, leaving us with a deathly quiet and some wonderful new family space 🙂. We finally have a kitchen where we can host… or even just a clean and calm space to escape for a coffee. My studio is always so chock-full […]
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Well i’m FINALLY back in the studio today after a prolonged absence. Despite much planning and naive hope of remaining at our home through most of our building work; we ended up moving out of Couch Green for about 7 weeks! Due to some very kind (not to mention generous, […]
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It’s been a busy Summer of sport and I’ve been trying to find the time to share this results of my latest illustration; a depiction of Lords cricket ground in London. It’s often referred to as the ‘Home of cricket’ and has been idly on my to-do list for a […]
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