Peter Eastham

Peter Eastham was born in Lancashire, UK in 1956. His art education was at Bath Academy of Arts in the 70s. He started drawing and painting at the age of five, seeing his first examples of the Masters in London Museums at 12. He developed a love of traditional figurative painting and drawing and studied life drawing whilst at college. His early work was classically inspired but later he developed an interest in the more expressive use of paint demonstrated in the work of, amongst others, Francis Bacon and Willem De Kooning. This influence broadened his approach and after many years of experimenting he now employs a looser approach exploring the balance between expressive and descriptive marks. His work is characterised by an accurate depiction of human form combined with broad brush strokes and heightened colour. He has had a long career as a professional artist that spans over 40 years and in that time has taken part in many exhibitions and accepted commissioned work. He currently lives in London.