About
Chris Knapman Landscape Artist
Chris was born and educated in Surrey, England. As a teenager his hobby was photography and sketching, cars and motor racing in particular were the favourite subjects and he received many school prizes for his work.
On leaving school Chris qualified as a surveyor, working closely with architects his interest in both new and old architecture grew to an extent that he spent much leisure time drawing fine details of buildings of interest. Here he developed a keen eye and became proficient in producing accurate perspective, a skill that is much
admired by many artists.
During the late 80s Chris left the industry to start his own business, Collectors Car Books a shop and internet business specialising in rare motor racing literature. During this time Chris and his wife Lin bought a property in Italy and enjoying the life style so much they decided to retire early and soak up the Italian lifestyle.
The wonderful changing colour and light playing on the buildings and landscapes in Italy renewed Chris’s interests in drawing and painting. Now a resident in Gloucestershire Chris is enjoying exploring the surrounding counties and finding unique English architecture to capture on paper or canvas the moods of each changing day. For Chris this never ceases to inspire the next painting,
Chris’s work is present in several collections in UK, France and Italy.
Browse the Gallery section to select individual countries of interest.
Note the sizes quoted are just the image size of the painting, however all artwork is either presented in standard size mounts ready to frame or presented framed were stated
Chris was born and educated in Surrey, England. As a teenager his hobby was photography and sketching, cars and motor racing in particular were the favourite subjects and he received many school prizes for his work.
On leaving school Chris qualified as a surveyor, working closely with architects his interest in both new and old architecture grew to an extent that he spent much leisure time drawing fine details of buildings of interest. Here he developed a keen eye and became proficient in producing accurate perspective, a skill that is much
admired by many artists.
During the late 80s Chris left the industry to start his own business, Collectors Car Books a shop and internet business specialising in rare motor racing literature. During this time Chris and his wife Lin bought a property in Italy and enjoying the life style so much they decided to retire early and soak up the Italian lifestyle.
The wonderful changing colour and light playing on the buildings and landscapes in Italy renewed Chris’s interests in drawing and painting. Now a resident in Gloucestershire Chris is enjoying exploring the surrounding counties and finding unique English architecture to capture on paper or canvas the moods of each changing day. For Chris this never ceases to inspire the next painting,
Chris’s work is present in several collections in UK, France and Italy.
Browse the Gallery section to select individual countries of interest.
Note the sizes quoted are just the image size of the painting, however all artwork is either presented in standard size mounts ready to frame or presented framed were stated
