Michael Chaplin is an artist, painter, author, and poet whose keen eye distills the layers of light, color, and emotion in a single scene. Whether brushing the last glow of dusk across a canvas or weaving that same moment into lyrical prose, he strives to evoke not just an image but the very atmosphere and heartbeat of a place. His writing carries the same vibrant brushstrokes as his paintings, each sentence composed with the precision of a well-placed stroke, inviting readers to see, feel, and remember the world as he does.
I’ve been writing seriously for about six years after a busy life as an artist: traveling, teaching, TV appearances and working with major museums and art galleries in UK.on publications and films. (Mainly on the great British painer J>M>W> Turner. (I even had the rare privilege of making paint from pigment left in his studio on his death in 1851. Latest release of my novel will be the CradlePlank Affair, due out by Summer 2025. At present I’m working on the sequel ‘Mappa Mundi.’. There will be a third, making the ‘Starchild Saga’ complete.