Kirtland's Warbler
Watercolor
Portrait of an Irish Dairy Cow
Colored pencil
Stegosaurus + Bleeding Heart
Pen & ink and watercolor
Blue Kingfisher
Acrylic on paper
Still life: artist
Acrylic on Bristol board
Tremulous and Tender
Watercolor
"Mine to Me"
Watercolor on paper
Names Silhouette
Hand-lettered typography, digital
Marwari Horse
Watercolor
The Sea Witch
Pen and ink
Dumpster Diving
Watercolor
To Grandmother's House...
Pen and ink
Summer Bird
Colored pencil, papercutting, + text arrangement
Creatures of the Gulf
Acrylic on Bristol board
Cassowary family
Pen & ink and watercolor
Resplendent Quetzal
Colored pencil
#9
Watercolor
The Velveteen Rabbit
Acrylic on Bristol board
Dianthus
Acrylic on Bristol board
One Dozen
Pen & ink and inkwash
Venus Flytrap
Colored pencil
Blue Willow Peacock
Acrylic and watercolor on Bristol board
Bongo Antelope
Watercolor
Moo-ry Christmas
Pen and ink and watercolor
A Note of Concern Regarding Mirrors
Digital
Impostor
Acrylic on Bristol board
In the stable
Pen & ink and ink wash
Lakenvelder Rooster
Watercolor
The Friendly Beasts
Watercolor
Fjord Horse
Watercolor portrait of a Norwegian Fjord Horse
about the artist
Chantelle Chapman
designer. illustrator. artist.
Atlanta, Georgia
As the daughter of a painter, there hasn't been a moment in my life in which art hasn't been vital. Growing up, I watched my mother take on any art job she could get her hands on in order to provide for our family---from murals, to portraits, to furniture. At a time when there was no one else to help us, art was a means of survival. But it was also an inspiration, a source of hope and wonder: by the time I began picking up brushes of my own, art had become an anchor in stormy seas---a lifeboat in those moments when the ship capsized entirely.
Art has woven through my life like a bright strand of silk, twining together broken threads and weaving them into something so much richer than the sum of its parts.
There has never seemed to be any greater possible magic to me than to pick up a brush or a pencil and create a world on a piece of paper---to be able to share that sliver of your imagination with other people. In my art, my greatest goal is to recreate that sense of wonderment I felt as a little child, when I pored over the beautifully-illustrated pages of my favorite picture books, or the drawings in my mother's portfolio. I'm not sure if I'm quite there yet---but I believe that art is more a journey than a destination, anyway.
about the artist
Chantelle Chapman
designer. illustrator. artist.
Atlanta, Georgia
As the daughter of a painter, there hasn't been a moment in my life in which art hasn't been vital. Growing up, I watched my mother take on any art job she could get her hands on in order to provide for our family---from murals, to portraits, to furniture. At a time when there was no one else to help us, art was a means of survival. But it was also an inspiration, a source of hope and wonder: by the time I began picking up brushes of my own, art had become an anchor in stormy seas---a lifeboat in those moments when the ship capsized entirely.
Art has woven through my life like a bright strand of silk, twining together broken threads and weaving them into something so much richer than the sum of its parts.
There has never seemed to be any greater possible magic to me than to pick up a brush or a pencil and create a world on a piece of paper---to be able to share that sliver of your imagination with other people. In my art, my greatest goal is to recreate that sense of wonderment I felt as a little child, when I pored over the beautifully-illustrated pages of my favorite picture books, or the drawings in my mother's portfolio. I'm not sure if I'm quite there yet---but I believe that art is more a journey than a destination, anyway.
Contact: [email protected]
