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Bram Stoker would have loved Ely Cathedral in the Winter
Ely Cathedral from the River Great Ouse Bram Stoker was inspired by Whitby Abbey to write the story of Count Dracula. Had he visited Ely...
peter corr
Feb 6, 2021


Abandoned Farmhouse near Chatteris
Abandoned Farmhouse at Curf Fen Drove, Chatteris The Fenland has visual riches in abundance, but these treasures are easily overlooked or...
peter corr
Feb 4, 2021


The Ouse Washes
The Ouse Washes in Flood ‘The Ouse Washes are part of a flood defense system. They are an uninhabited area of nearly six thousand acres...
peter corr
Jan 27, 2021


The House at Southery
A House on the outskirts of Southery, Norfolk In the Fenlands, a house is a mute record, a repository of thoughts, memories, and lives...
peter corr
Jan 20, 2021


An American Road Movie in Monochrome
This is an archetypal Fenland landscape, just near Gold Hill, close to the Old Bedford River. There are no physical hills in the Fenlands...
peter corr
Jan 19, 2021


Telegraph Pole and Tree
The Fenland landscape belongs to Winter. In football terms, Summer relegates the Fenlands to the third division or possibly a non-league...
peter corr
Jan 18, 2021


A medley, mélange, menagerie, miscellanea, miscellany, mishmash, mixed bag, montage, motley or muddl
‘Patchwork’ 40 x 51 cm Acrylic on 300 gsm paper ‘Patchwork’ Detail Language is a wonderful invention, the moment we are presented with a...
peter corr
Dec 21, 2020


A Gothic Melodrama unfolds at Ely Cathedral
Ely Cathedral and Photography differs from painting. Paintings liberate the artist from the tyranny of the subject and the objectivity of...
peter corr
Dec 8, 2020


The Telegraph Pole Appreciation Society
Lark Bank Leaving Mile End Road, just after the village of Prickwillow and following the River Lark for a mile or so, you find a part of...
peter corr
Dec 6, 2020


Fenland Farm Buildings at Hale Fen, near Littleport.
As Poplar Drove becomes Hale Fen Road Just south of Primrose Hill Farm, where Poplar Drove becomes Hale Fen Road, I caught sight of a...
peter corr
Dec 1, 2020


Abstract Painting and Impasto
This is a large oil painting on a 122cm x 92cm professional quality canvas. It is semi abstract and expressionistic in terms of technique...
peter corr
Sep 20, 2020


Submarine wreck at the bottom of the Fenland Sea
A mountain bike is a gift to anyone interested in landscape photography and I really should have considered buying one before. Yes, even...
peter corr
Sep 17, 2020


Somersham Fen and the symbolism of colour
Somersham Fen 40 x 40 x 4 cm This painting based on Somersham Fen has been created using oil and cold wax medium on a canvas stretcher....
peter corr
Jul 19, 2020


White House Road..not a hill in view
White House Road: Fenland I think late Autumn and Winter are probably the best seasons for landscape photographers living in the...
peter corr
Nov 19, 2018


‘Till’ A landscape painting by Peter Corr
‘Till’ by Peter Corr 60 x 60 cm The Fenlands are highly productive agricultural land and at this time of year, farmers can be seen...
peter corr
Nov 5, 2018


How should you title an abstract painting?
‘The Three Realms’ by Peter Corr ‘The Three Realms’ by Peter Corr For me, a title is an important element in the creation of a painting....
peter corr
Nov 3, 2018


After the Rain: Peter Corr
‘After the Rain’ 80 x 80 cm on canvas by Peter Corr ‘After the Rain’ could be seen as a departure from the tonality and minimalist...
peter corr
Nov 1, 2018


Residual Cross
‘Residual Cross’ 60 x 60 cm This is one of a new series of paintings continuing and extending my interest in less conventional art...
peter corr
Oct 28, 2018


The Kingdom of Mercia
‘The Kingdom of Mercia’ 80 x 80 cm by Peter Corr This painting is currently on show at The Old Fire Engine House in Ely, Cambridgshire,...
peter corr
Oct 26, 2018


River City
‘River City’ 100 x 100 cm River City is a mixed media acrylic painting on a canvas frame. It belongs to a series of paintings loosely...
peter corr
Oct 25, 2018
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