Pippa Chapman

Art Renewal Centre Member

Still Life Artist

Oil on Stretched Canvas

Pippa Chapman is an international multi-award winning artist who travels regularly between Europe and Australia, painting, studying and exhibiting her distinctive artwork.

Pippa is a self-taught artist who has spent years researching and experimenting with Old Master Techniques dating back to the early Renaissance.  Pippa has been inspired by the great European Masters from Early Renaissance to the 19th Century European Academies. Her distinctive work is heavily influenced by these styles.

For several years, Pippa has had a continuous course of studies which is ongoing in Florence, Italy which specifically targeting these methods, and further enhancing the knowledge she has already gained through her own research.

Each one of Pippa’s unique paintings, take many months of patience and are painted directly from life.  There is incredible technical skill and expertise required to produce each painting. Her large paintings have up to twelve layers of paint, giving real depth to Pippa’s chosen subject.

Pippa’s many international awards including: ‘Best Oil in Show’ at London’s prestigious Mall Galleries; ‘Finest Brushwork in Show’ at the Mall Galleries, finalist in the UK ‘Not the Turner Prize’, ‘Best Realist Art Award’ at Australia’s largest exhibition of realist art, The Camberwell Art Show, Melbourne, The Art Renewal Centre’s International Salon in the USA and has been a finalist in Australia’s Mortimer Prize.

Pippa was a Semi – Finalist in the Art Renewal Centre (ARC) International Salon for 2020.

Pippa’s work has been exhibited by numerous venues and galleries, including Christies, London.  She is represented by renowned International Print Specialists, Rosensteil’s and has seen her work used by various card and retail companies.

She is represented by a highly select group of galleries in the UK and her distinctive paintings are found in many private collections worldwide. Pippa is a member of several prominent art societies around the world and is committed to supporting charitable trusts and foundations, regularly donating artworks for charity auctions.

Pippa’s Philosophy

It has long been my aim to produce paintings of high quality which adhere to the strict principles of the past masters, from the early Flemish schools and Italian Renaissance, to the European academic theories which remained in widespread use up to the end of the 19th Century. Using their often, complex techniques and methods, and without losing my fundamental artistic vision, I aim to breathe life into my subjects and turning ordinary, everyday objects into something beautiful.

My paintings are not designed to be photographic copies, but carefully crafted works of art painted directly from life. In a bid to achieve this and in order to keep pace with the general resurgence of the realistic styles of painting which have been much beloved since the Renaissance.

I have completed a series of workshops in Florence, Italy, specifically targeting the methods of the Old Masters with the aim of improving both technically and artistically and further developing my overall style and approach to realistic painting.”

Pippa’s artworks have been published as Australian art gifts exclusively from Morpeth Gallery.