Jennifer apprenticed in the studio of her father, world renowned golf artist Loyal Chapman. She went on to study at the prestigious Minneapolis College of Art and Design of the renowned Institute of Arts Museum, where Jennifer spent countless hours studying the works of the Great Masters. The Old World European influence has become an integral part of Chapman's signature style, and contributes greatly to the popularity of her work.
It has been my extreme
pleasure and honor to have commissioned art work from the
gifted Jennifer Chapman. She is without peer and
those of us fortunate enough to own a piece of her fine art
know that we occupy extremely rarified air to have a
Chapman grace our homes.
Her renderings in oil are so reminiscent of the old masters
that it is hard to believe she wasn’t classically trained
in the time of the high Renaissance. Her portraiture
is as fine as any museum offerings – managing to accomplish
the nigh impossible of capturing a de Vinci-like glow.
Landscapes and period settings are as hauntingly
beautiful and powerful as any seen from the key monuments
in art. And her animal portraits are extraordinary –
faithful to the subject with every brush stroke reflecting
the inner soul of a noble breed and treasured family
member.
I know that Jennifer is from a family of listed artists.
Her father is quite renowned in his own right as is
her brother in a very difficult art medium, but Jennifer’s
body of work stands firmly on its own. She paints on
leather, parchment, and goat skin in addition to the
acceptable precepts of canvas and board. The fact
that an artist of her ability offers fine art on pillows
and lamp shades (in addition to her paintings) for
discriminating designers and clients is exceptionally rare
.... and I believe that many who have examples of her work
in their homes zealously guard it as fervently as they
would a state secret – allowing visitors to believe they
are really seeing priceless ‘antique’ renderings of bygone
days!
If I am making Jennifer sound too good to be true it’s
because I believe her to be a gem of the first water, a
great talent, truly nonpareil. Plus, she has the
patience of a saint to listen to the dreams of her patrons
before transforming their vision with her flawless
brushstrokes.
~ Sharon Lamendola