Pete Davies

My name is Pete Davies. During my life I have played and composed music, cooked and gardened, all of which are my way of expressing my emotional ideas in media. I think of my paintings therefore as a means of expression my feelings using oil and paper.

Although I paint constantly, I am drawn to portraiture to landscape.

I tend to shy away from meaningful art as it is usually the exact opposite of what it sets out to be, and none of it is really new. It always reminds me of Mick Jagger singing: 'Doing things I used to do, they think are new,' or Pete Townshend writing, 'Here comes the new boss, same as the old boss.'

Art for me is not precious. It's simply a practical product that I hope others will enjoy. I tend to follow the concept that Vasari spoke of in the Lives of the Artists, where he described the guilds of artists as being able to make anything from an enamel button to a marble tomb. My favourite work is portraiture.

One other thing, I have just completed a very exciting commission from Twiggy and her husband, Leigh Lawson. Here's what they wrote:

Dear Pete,

Good to talk to you last week and reiterate how very much we admire and enjoy your work. When first viewing your paintings the composition, c...

Eastbourne Art College
Bachelor of Arts - Hons

Asgard Arts
Gloucester Maritime Trust Museum
Princes Risborough
The South West Academy of Fine and Applied Arts
Sticks Art Gallery, Fareham
The Risborough Gallery, Princes Risborough, Buckinghamshire