This diversification is essential for Peter’s practice, allowing an exploration of many artistic avenues without exhausting a single subject. The rolling hills and historic landmarks of the Premier often feature in the artist’s work, with his limited edition prints of The Rock of Cashel and The Galtees popular with buyers.Ī love for travel is also evident with Venice, France and England frequent subjects of his paintings. I always admire artists who have a facility to paint with confidence, quickly and paint flows, it’s alive.” “What’s gone before is as important as what is going on now. “You have got to have a good knowledge of the history of art to appreciate all of its different aspects. That was always the most paramount thing for me.”ĭrawing inspiration from masters like Tiepolo, Rembrant and Rubens, Peter is interested in their shared ability to capture energy alongside anatomical accuracy. If you don’t have that coordination between hand and eye, you are really struggling. “You have to be able to draw before you can do anything else. “Draftsmanship is important to me,” explained Peter. His varied education provided an opportunity to diversify his practice, with his oeuvre containing a vast array of landscape and portraiture. Peter studied at the world famous Signorina Nera Simi school in Florence followed by working with sculptor John Skeaping in France. It has movement, atmosphere and action, and the variation between horses exercising in the morning, winter racing, hunting, a sunny day at The Curragh each has its own unique feel.” “I was lucky enough that the subject that I like is a very popular subject and it has got so many different aspects to it. “The horses excited me,” explained Peter.
Growing up surrounded by horses, he soon made a name for himself as a skilled painter of this subject.Īged fourteen, Peter held his first exhibition in Lambourn that was followed two years later by a well-received display at Dublin’s Combridges during horse show week. “I was four-years-old at the time and it won the competition.”
His mother noticed his talent and submitted one of his early sketches to Parent’s Magazine. I’m very lucky to have painted him and to have seen him at his best,” said Peter.īorn in Waterford, Peter displayed an interest in drawing from an early age. Tipperary Live Met Eireann Weather Forecastĭeaths - Tipperary Live - Find the latest Tipperary Clonmel Ireland Local County Region breaking news, sport, business, death notices, entertainment, motoring and more Tipperary news, business, sport and motoring as it happens from TipperaryLive.ie Property - Keep up with the latest news, sport and business from Tipperary with the team from TipperaryLive.ie What's on - Tipperary Live - Find the latest Tipperary Clonmel Ireland Local County Region breaking news, sport, business, death notices, entertainment, motoring and more The latest Tipperary News, Sport and Business as it happens from TipperaryLive.ie National - Tipperary Live - Find the latest Tipperary Clonmel Ireland Local County Region breaking news, sport, business, death notices, entertainment, motoring and more The latest Tipperary news, sport and business from TipperaryLive.ie The latest Tipperary news,sport and business from TipperaryLive.ie Keep up to date with the latest news in Tipperary as it happens with TipperaryLive.ie Keep up to date with Tipperary news, business and sport with TipperaryLive.ie