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Thursday, May 19, 2016 4:23:05 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled Enjoying the Sunshine:
Lynne said, "One of the many fun things about my artist-in-residence work with the Morgan Centre, is that I have an excuse to sit outside on a sunny day. I love to be outdoors, so often get frustrated when all is glorious outside my window, but I'm..." more
Saturday, May 14, 2016 4:34:30 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled The Stress of Getting Behind Schedule...:
Lynne said, "I've not reported on my picture book artwork recently, but it's going really well. I'm not used to the slow pace though: normally I would be head-down every day, so things would move along at a reasonable pace. It generally me takes 6..." more
Tuesday, May 10, 2016 4:22:46 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled People-Sketching Workshops for Undergraduates:
Lynne said, "Read more »see more of my work at www.lynnechapman.co.uk"
Monday, May 2, 2016 1:43:41 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled Beijing Here I Come!!!!:
Lynne said, "Ages and ages ago, I was chatting via email with author Julia Jarman. We talked about this and that, then she mentioned that she had been invited to Beijing, to visit an International School, but she wasn't very keen to go. She thought it might be a..." more
Sunday, May 1, 2016 10:25:30 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled Students, students, students...:
Lynne said, "The end of April marks the end of the teaching period at the University of Manchester, so each of the academics I have been shadowing for my residency has been doing final lectures in their modules, preparing their students for..." more
Friday, April 22, 2016 4:32:30 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled Painting Live Music:
Lynne said, "We are so lucky to have the excellent Cafe#9 just 5 minutes walk away from our house. It's only small but it has such a lovely atmosphere. Very bohemian, very relaxed, very friendly.Any regular readers will know though, that what makes it even more..." more
Monday, April 18, 2016 8:42:05 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled Knitting Sheep and Throwing Muck!:
Lynne said, "Here is the latest piece of artwork from Class One Farmyard Fun!, hot off the press:I am gradually creeping forwards, though it's taking longer than I would like. So many fiddly bits! I am rather pleased with the effect of the muck heap though. My..." more
Monday, April 11, 2016 12:23:54 PM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled Serendipity: a Mistake Makes Things Better!:
Lynne said, "As you probably already know, I am working on my artwork in a rather random order. Actually, it's not random to me: it's about content on the page, rather than story progression, but it probably looks random from the outside. Having drawn the..." more
Tuesday, April 5, 2016 3:31:28 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled Head First into a Muck Heap!:
Lynne said, "I have been working on a couple of illustrations from the middle of the Class One Farmyard Fun. This is the bit where the bull is free and biffing people into the air, left right and centre. He tosses a whole bunch of children into a smelly muck..." more
Sunday, April 3, 2016 5:21:31 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled Test-Driving Derwent Pencils: Graphitint Review:
Lynne said, "Those kind folks at Derwent have been in touch again and sent me another parcel: a pressie of art materials play with. It came almost on my birthday too! I got all sorts of bits and bobs, some familiar, some new things to try...They sent me..." more
Thursday, March 31, 2016 7:22:37 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled Interview with Artists & Illustrators Magazine:
Lynne said, "I had an email arrive out of the blue a while ago, from the editor of Artists and Illustrators magazine. He had noticed my new Sketching People book was out (well, that's great, before we start...) and he wondered if he might come to..." more
Wednesday, March 30, 2016 3:36:32 PM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled Oh No! The Bull is Waking Up...:
Lynne said, "Sorry I have not been blogging much lately about my work on Class One Farmyard Fun. It's ironic that, in periods when I have loads going on to tell you about, I have almost no time left to actually tell you.Anyway, I have been working on..." more
Wednesday, March 23, 2016 3:05:57 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled A Very Political Painting!:
Lynne said, "Yesterday, I was at the Morgan Centre again, looking for things to sketch. There was nothing specific going on, so I thought I would spend the day in the Learning Centre, capturing the way people use the space and drawing students at work. It..." more
Monday, March 14, 2016 8:13:06 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled Dormant Things: My Story:
Lynne said, "I spent one of my residency days sketching at home last week, because I am still not 100% over my cold, even now. Do you remember the fascinating Dormant Things project, looking at the various bits and bobs we have tucked away in..." more
Tuesday, March 8, 2016 2:25:50 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled Drawing Dead Stuff - Manchester Museum:
Lynne said, "It was Urban Sketchers Yorkshire's sketchcrawl day on Sunday. We went across the hills to Manchester, to join up with some of their local group and visit the natural history museum on Oxford Road which, by coincidence, is next door to the building..." more
Saturday, March 5, 2016 6:29:43 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled Dressing Up for World Book Day:
Lynne said, "As you know, I have been sitting at home since yesterday morning, nursing my cold and feeling a bit sorry for myself. How lovely then, to be cheered up with a lovely email last night, sent from a proud parent, whose little girl, Amelie, had chosen..." more
Friday, March 4, 2016 11:02:54 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled House of Pestilence!:
Lynne said, "Gosh, it's been a hectic Book Week. Up early and off to different schools up and down the country every day. Lots and lots of excited little faces!Unfortunately, that cold I was struggling against on Saturday, as I was battling to finish my artwork,..." more
Friday, March 4, 2016 1:20:54 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled Finished my First Spread!:
Lynne said, "I had a bit of a time, trying to get the first spread of Class One Farmyard Fun finished off. It was SO fiddly. Unfortunately, there are quite a few spreads in the book with this level of complexity (I have only myself to blame, since I designed..." more
Monday, February 29, 2016 5:30:51 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled Urban Sketching Masterclasses Online - Special Offer!:
Lynne said, "So, spring is pretty much here (in the UK, it has been trying to be here all winter) and while the birds and bees are starting to get creative, it seems a good time for the rest of us to do the same. No... I don't mean THAT (although I don't..." more
Saturday, February 27, 2016 6:02:01 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled Singing, Dancing, Drawing, Biscuits!:
Lynne said, "Last Sunday afternoon, I took the train to Cambridge. Actually, 3 trains - bit of a long haul. I nearly got stranded part way there too: overhead cables were down in Retford, all trains going south were suspended and, when I did get going, we spent..." more
Thursday, February 25, 2016 1:48:30 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled Class One: Getting Going on my Artwork!:
Lynne said, "It has taken absolutely ages to get the go-ahead on my roughs for Class One Farmyard Fun. I was beginning to be concerned... Perhaps the publisher hated them. Maybe there would be loads of redraws to do...I needn't have worried. They finally came..." more
Saturday, February 20, 2016 2:15:14 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled SketchCrawl Day: Coffee and Egyptians:
Lynne said, "This time last week I was out again with Urban Sketchers Yorkshire. We were in Broomhill, in Sheffield, this month: only a 15 minute drive from where I live, so nice and easy. We started off at this great coffee shop I know - the coffee is pretty..." more
Tuesday, February 16, 2016 4:18:49 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled Boring Meeting? Not When You're Sketching!:
Lynne said, "As part of being Artist-in-Residence, I have more than once asked of I want to attend a meeting, some of them lasting an entire day. I don't know about you, but in my world, that's not normally something you would volunteer for, not when you don't..." more
Sunday, February 14, 2016 12:44:41 PM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled A week in Aberdeen:
Lynne said, "I had a bit of an adventure recently...It began with me getting a plane to Scotland on a Sunday afternoon. Things got off to a dodgy start though - I nearly missed my flight. I had bags of time, right up to the point where, approaching the departure..." more
Thursday, May 26, 2016 5:18:08 AM
Lynne Chapman wrote a blog post titled Rain, Hula-Hoops, Music, Muffins and Mud...:
Lynne said, "John and I bought a new tent recently, and a little one-ring stove. We were getting ready for last weekend. Like half the residents of Nether Edge, we were all excited, because our favourite music venue, Café #9, had decided to..." more