About Steve Crisp
Steve Crisp is a British artist
who creates rural country scenes,
British nostalgia, jungle wildlife,
and other lovely images that
have been made into jigsaw
puzzles. He’s published by many
puzzle manufacturers such as
Gibsons.
In a recent interview Steve
acknowledged his rather unique
and some might say privileged
lifestyle. Of course as a freelance
artist he is always at the mercy
of the market and what is
regarded as suitable material for
the various companies to whom
he supplies his artistic
endeavours.
Living in the country and working
from home takes
discipline so he usually rises at
8 am and is at work in the studio
before 9 a.m. Each and every day
Steve tries to achieve a list of
tasks prepared beforehand. Steve
is a disciplined person who enjoys
cycling and golf on a regular
basis but if he does some
physical activity he makes sure to
make up for the fun in the studio.
Living in the country affords
Steve to indulge in a pub lunch
and on his ways he might see an
image or two that takes his fancy
so with the technology of a
mobile phone at hand he can
take some pictures that might be
useful for his work.
Steve
blends his work from three
distinct sources, his own
photographs taken from the
country surrounding his home,
from his vast repository of work
he has compiled over the years
which amounts to over 600
illustrations and also from being
able to apply various software
programmes on his computer to
move various aspect of pictures
into a harmonious resolution.
Steve then paints the rough
prototype from the various
sources and presents us with
what must be considered a
unique and enchanting view of
British life in yesteryear adapted
for the Gibsons jigsaw catalogue.
Canada Jigsaw Puzzles is
thrilled to carry Steve's work and
Canadian puzzle hobbyists have
made Steve a surefire winner in
Canadian homes.
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