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.