Jane Chapman
As a child
I enjoyed painting and drawing, and drew a recognizable horse when I was three (according to my mum). I was hopeless at sport and suffered from severe hayfever, but it really suited me because I loved sitting and making things, while watching the telly. I have a huge library of adverts from the 1970s and 1980s in my head, and can sing various thirty-second songs about milk, chocolate and beer.
As an adult
I live in the Dorset countryside with my sons and a very fluffy Maine Coon cat. I have a couple of studios for different kinds of art, and a big log burner for cold nights. One of the studios isn’t heated, so you need somewhere to get warm after working all day! I love cooking for big groups of people, and still buy lego kits for myself, even though I have probably grown out of them.
As an artist
I work every day, whether I feel like it or not, and always paint in acrylic, although I enjoy printmaking and drawing too. I often find the cat sat on my work, drinking out of the paint water jar, so when I get up from my desk, I have to double check that my palette has a lid firmly attached. I can’t tell you the number of times he has run blue and yellow splodges all over the house.
Things you didn’t know about Jane Chapman
- I hate cheesecake and burgers.
- I love Lego.
- Biting insects always eat me.
- I have paint on most of my clothes.
- I’ve driven Optimus Prime.