Peter Scherrer

Based in San Pedro, California a sleepy neighborhood in Los Angeles, I work out of an old 1920 warehouse. I often paint in the mornings, as i love the morning light that floods my space through the cracked old skylights. Frequently, I work in series. I like to go from canvas to canvas and by working on severall pieces at the same time I can keep the flow going for hours at the time.

My works represent a moment in time. Consisting of usually many layers of paint, i approach each layer as if it were a final painting, a painting that then gets covered up again with a new layer, just as the landscapes and situations we walk through in life change. One of my paintings, in fact, is several paintings, but you happen to see only the current one that sits on top.

I find inspiration in architecture, landscapes, wild postings, abandoned structures, shadow, reflections, music and so on.

When i set out on a new painting, i start with a clean canvas, literally and mentally. I try not to have a plan but let the canvas guide me along the journey.

My works are interpretations of what i see, or feel. Often they seem very real and permanent at that time, only to change again into something else. To me the layers that are not visible are just a...

1992 BFA Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA
1995 MFA Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA

participated in various group shows in southern california. in 2014 he had a solo show at the swiss consulate, in los angeles. participated in the other art fair, los angeles and dallas, as well as art san diego in 2023 and 2024. Showed at art santa fe in the summer of 2024. up next is spectrum miami in december.