After twenty-one years employed as a cartographic draughtsman, Peter changed career to that of a full time greeting card artist.

His first employment as an illustrator was with Carte Blanche Greetings. After three years he went to work as an artist for Hallmark.

He was there for five years before setting up his own studio to provide artworks for Simon Elvin, Nigel Quiney, Paperlink, Wishing Well Studios, Moonpig and UK Greetings.

 

He left the Greeting card industry in 2009 to concentrate solely on fine art painting.

 

He was tutored in oil painting techniques by a professional oil painter.

 

Peter has been a full time professional artist since 2009.

 

The main aim of his Naive oil paintings is to produce a feel good factor.

Illustrating warm summer days at the seaside is a great way to achieve this as a lot of people will have fond memories of days spent at the beach

and hopefully his paintings will remind them. A feature of his style is the crowds of people, painted in strong, bright oil colours.

 

Peter has now added a new style to his portfolio.

An example of this can be seen on his Fine Art gallery page under the title 'Loneliness'.

This painting was selected and exhibited by the Royal Academy of Arts for its 250th Summer Exhibition 2018.

The painting sold on the VIP night.

Another of Peter's paintings 'An Unreceptive Audience' was shortlisted for the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2020

Another of Peter's paintings 'Brighton Palace Pier' was shortlisted for the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2021

 

 

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Exhibitions:

Ardington Hotel, Worthing, West Sussex (solo exhibition) 2011

Delamore House, Devon (with the ABNA) 2012

Mariners Gallery, St Ives Society of Artists, St Ives, Cornwall (with the ABNA) 2013

Crypt Gallery Exhibition, St Ives 2014

Earth, Air and Sea Exhibition, Ardington Hotel, Worthing, West Sussex 2014

Little Picture Gallery, Mousehole 2015

Selected and exhibited at the Royal Academy of Arts 250th Summer Exhibition 2018

Selected and exhibited at the Hearne Gallery, Littlehampton Museum 2019

Shortlisted for the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2020 (An Unreceptive Audience)

Selected and exhibited at the Patchings Open Art Exhibition 2020

Selected and exhibited at the West Sussex Art Society Annual Art Exhibition, Colonnade House, Worthing 2021

(Received a Highly Commended Award during the exhibition for his painting 'Cricket Match')

Shortlisted for the Royal Academy of Arts Summer Exhibition 2021 (Brighton Palace Pier)

Selected and exhibited at the OPEN21 Worthing Museum and Art Gallery Biennial Art Exhibition, Worthing 2021

Selected and exhibited at the West Sussex Art Society Annual Art Exhibition, Colonnade House, Worthing 2022

(Received a Highly Commended Award during the exhibition for his painting 'An Unreceptive Audience')

Selected and exhibited at the Sussex Contemporary Art Exhibition, i360 Brighton (8-22 October) 2022

Selected and exhibited at the Sussex Contemporary Art Exhibition, i360 Brighton (7-21 October) 2023

Selected and exhibited at the OPEN23 Worthing Museum and Art Gallery Biennial Art Exhibition, Worthing (2nd December 2023 - 14th April 2024)

Colonnade House, Worthing, Art Exhibition 2024

Selected and exhibited at the Montague OPEN24 Art Exhibition, (7th June-7th July) 2024

 

Private Commissions:

Windlesham School 1

Goring Greensward

Worthing Pier/Prom 1

New Marine Gardens

Kites at Goring

Worthing Pier/Prom2

Windlesham School 2

Waterside East Preston

Brighton i360/Regency Square

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Art Gallery Representation (Past and Present)

Cloud Gallery:

Worthing

Brighton

Horsham

Chester

 

Arundel Gallery

 

Riverside Gallery London

 

SOTA Gallery Oxford

 

Taurus Gallery Oxford