Chapman paints a very artistic scene of a seashore. This intricate work reflects the artist's fascination with the many varieties of plants and nature forms. The beach pattern flows naturally, resembling a natural flower like flow to it.
June's engravings and writings are a significant component of her body of work due to her interest in wild plants and lifelong study of plant lore.
June Crisfield-Chapman
Unknown
Woodblock print
238
19 × 14.5 cm
38.5 × 32 × 1.5 cm
Signed bottom right; titled and series number bottom left
Courtesy of the Artist's Estate © Artist's Estate
June Crisfield-Chapman, 1934-2017
June Crisfield-Chapman was born in Kent but later educated in Scotland. She graduated at the Glasgow School of Art, specialising in wood engraving, having discovered an interest in theater. Her portrait paintings and plant-based wood engravings are her most well-known works, reflecting her dual interests. The engravings cover different subject categories: botanical and natural history subjects, folklore and myth, and theatrical scenes and characters. These factors influenced her awareness of the dramatic possibilities of black and white, as well as the form that can be achieved by clear, clean lines, which is the essential nature of engraving.