Here at Advocate we are happy to be representing Paul Chipperfield, a fine artist working primarily with digital media to create quirky characters in interesting environments. His extremely imaginative illustrations are based around narrative and children’s storybooks. Read on to find out a little more about him.

“Illustrating from my studio in a delightful former watchmaker’s cottage in Coventry, I am a happy beneficiary of an area positively teeming with illustrative inspiration, contrary to popular opinion of the town! My residence here is a result of having studied Illustration at Coventry University; I was in fact born and raised in Essex, where my passion for drawing first flourished.

My roots are ingrained in fine art, however, the allure of commercial illustration and the challenge of working to a brief proved to be too strong! A member of the Association of Illustrators, I love to immerse myself in all things illustrative. Currently, I work digitally, having embraced new technology and all the wonder and convenience that it entails. However, I suspect pencils, paint and paper will lure me back yet, given time!

My style is a charming blend of whimsical characters in fantasy settings, with a strong sense of narrative; quite frequently an overflow of the fertile depths of my imagination! Specialising in children’s books and greeting cards, my work is rich in detail and strongly evocative of traditional media.”