Artwork for Peter Chapman
Summer squall, Penarth Pier
Fishing boats, Weymouth Harbour
Snowstorm, Golden Valley
Sunset, Weymouth Harbour
Late afternoon, Golden Valley
Welcome to Herefordshire!
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After several years of watercolour painting, I took up oil painting in summer 2023, fell in love with it and have been very busy ever since. I am a landscape painter, and seek to convey to the viewer the same feeling that drew me to the scene in the first place. I'm fortunate to live in the Golden Valley - there is something very special about the light in Herefordshire, but I know that many years of practice and hard work lie ahead if I am ever to do justice to this beautiful corner of Britain.
Getting up at 5am every day to paint before the house awakes! Agonising over composition and tone. Constant imposter-syndrome. Trial and error. Happy accidents. Observing things that I had never previously noticed. The sheer pleasure of making progress and creating something that connects with the viewer.
Peter Chapman
I am self-taught. Or rather, self-teaching, for I am learning with every brushstroke. I try to attend drawing classes when possible.
Nothing relevant to art!
The Hub, St Peter's Church, Peterchurch
Some of my paintings are on display in The Pandy Inn, Dorstone, and in The Hub, Peterchurch
