Pocklington, East Riding, United Kingdom
Hi I'm Peter. I work from a small studio in Pocklington in the East Riding of Yorkshire. I have ...
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Joined In 2016
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About the artist
Joined In 2016
(12 Followers)
Hi I'm Peter. I work from a small studio in Pocklington in the East Riding of Yorkshire.
I have recently exhibited at the 250th Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2018 in the Grayson Perry RA 'yellow room' (Room III, on what has been called the 'Brexit Wall'). I previously exhibited at the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition 2016, selected by David Remfry RA for Room VII.
I started my art career in 2013 creating portraits in oil and pastels and have now expanded my scope to experiment in other forms and materials, most recently painting the Yorkshire landscape.
I'm also a photographer.
My background is varied, and my tastes are eclectic.
Born in the RAF, I spent my childhood on airbases in the US and Singapore. I grew up in Cambridge in the 70's and 80's where I was drummer, singer, songwriter, photographer, taxi driver, printer, campaigner, music entrepreneur, BBC radio broadcaster, and technical engineer. I was closely involved in the early days of the computer revolution in Cambridge in the 80's, and spent the 90's being an IT salesman and network consultant based in York.
I'm an autodidact. I read a lot of history and philosophy, and have always been fascinated by the human condition. I'm deeply concerned about cli...
I came to art late in my career and have had no formal art training.
I was educated in biology, anthropology and psychology, and later in Information Technology, in Cambridge, Oxford and Leeds.
Gallery 49, Bridlington: Landscapes - Nov / Feb 2019
Gallery 49, Bridlington: Landscapes - Dec / Jan 2018
Bar Farm Antiques, Barmby Moor: Paintings - Sept 2017
Gallery 49, Bridlington: Life drawings - Feb / April 2017
York City Screen: Paintings - March / April 2017
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