ABOUT PETER

I was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire in 1944 I live and work in Norwich, U.K.

Education:

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ABOUT PETER

Peter was born in Grimsby, Lincolnshire in 1944. He now lives and works in Norwich, U.K.

Education:

1999 B.A. Hons. Fine Art, ST. Albans School of Art ( Hatfield University ).

1977 M.A. Philosophy. London University.

Artist Statement

My subjects are taken from the Past. But they are not ‘about’ the past. Not about History. My interest is in how we interpret the past. What we think the past means.

For painting:

I start by making drawings of figures I might use in a painting. Then I make sketches to design a composition.

I draw a full picture from the figure drawings, indicating approximate areas in paint. I emphasise some of the shapes that seem interesting and build the painting round them.

A common feature in my paintings is Amazon women. They are a metaphor for the way our passions dominate us.

If we wish to possess someone ( or something ) we may find that they possess us.

Selected Exhibitions

2017 Revolution, The Undercroft, Norwich

2017 Em-Re-Un Presents: New Bohemian Agenda, St Margaret’s Church of Art, Norwich

2017 Place, Lonely Arts Club, The Undercroft, Norwich

2017 Sardines & Beer, Thirteen A, Norwich

2017 PAINT BODY PAINT, Nunns Yard, Norwich

2015 Waiting For The Train, 133 Gallery, Gt. Yarmouth

2015 Library Temporary Exhibition, Bank Gallery, Eye, Suffolk

2014 Mandell’s 2014 Summer show, Mandell’s Gallery, Norwich

2014 Lonely Arts Club: Annual Show 2014, The Forum, Norwich

2014 Norfolk Contemporary Art Society: Biennial Exhibition 2014, The Forum, Norwich

2013 Norwich 2013 Exhibition, Red Light, Norwich

2013 Lonely Arts Club: Annual Show 2013, The Forum, Norwich

2011 Christmas Exhibition 2011, Horace Blue, Norwich

2010 Work on display at Crome Gallery & Frame Makers, Norwich

2004 Open Exhibition 2004, Angel, Islington.