Peter was born in London 1967, he grew up on the move, attended schools around the UK and in India. He studied art and design at Chelsea school of Art, working for a time in construction and as a graphic designer, before ending up as a Landscape Architect and Urban designer.
Artwork shows views of the everyday world, the backdrop to city life, the ordinary stuff that’s all around us. The aim is to capture the feel of a place, revealing ephemeral qualities, lurking just out of sight, the essence of place; to show the ordinary as unusual and magical . He takes inspiration from life around him in London and other more exotic places, especially India and South America, the connectivity, the differences, the similarities.
Peter has shown work at several London galleries, taken part in a few exciting exhibitions and art events. He currently lives in central London, though he’s never in one place for very long.
To me, the act of painting is...
A freeing of the soul - a return to essence.
What was the first painting that you sold?
I won a portrait commission just after art college 25 years ago, a grand wisened economist and Knight of the empire.
I’m inspired by...
Travel and unfamiliar surroundings - the shock of the new, but also all kinds of little things - have me scrambling for my sketch book - little situations played out in the world around me. I 'm really interested in light and colour: reflections, shadows, and sunlight is always rendering the world differently.
What's your favorite sentence?
"less is more"
When was the last time you got a nice surprise?
I am constantly pleasantly surprised - everything always turns out much better than I ever anticipate.
A party is no good without...
Beer or wine
I wish I had more...
I think you need a few crazy extrovert characters - but not too many
Do you like nights?
Yes
I love it when...
I'm forced out of my comfort zone ... and an adventure starts
A cat or a dog?
I like both - if I had to choose I'd have to say cat because they are so mysterious
If you could no longer paint, then...
...I dream of strange worlds, kind of like this one but distorted, sometimes I'm not sure which is really real.
My favorite dish:
There is a storm just outside, but you're inside somewhere warm and comfortable .. for me it somehow unburdens the imagination, and you have the excuse to do nothing but dream.
Bach, Elvis or Madonna?
Elvis
If I could live forever, I would like to be...
Musician or ...explorer