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Jul 19, 2021

A Fenland Landscape in Cambridgeshire. ‘Westmoor’ From Pymoor towards Little Downham.

‘Westmoor’ 100 x 150 x 4cm ‘Westmoor’ (Detail) The Fens around Ely come to life with colour at this time of year. The intense yellow of...

Cambridge Open Studios – open this weekend

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Jul 10, 2021

Cambridge Open Studios – open this weekend

July 10 th – July 11th 11 am to 6pm Come and visit my working studio in Ely this weekend. I am studio 120 in the Cambridge Open Studios...

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Apr 23, 2021

Flesh is water. Stones are like bones.

‘Stone & Water’ Oil and Cold Wax on 80 x 80 cm canvas ‘Stone & Water’ Oil and Cold Wax on 80 x 80 cm canvas (detail) This is a cold wax...

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Apr 21, 2021

Painting trees with Oil & Cold Wax medium

‘A Kind of Grief’ Oil and Cold Wax on 80 x 80 cm canvas ‘A Kind of Grief’ Oil and Cold Wax on 80 x 80 cm canvas (Detail) This is a cold...

The Blind Leading The Blind, Pieter Bruegel (The Elder)

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Dec 28, 2020

The Blind Leading The Blind, Pieter Bruegel (The Elder)

Pieter Bruegel (The Elder) a Flemish Renaissance painter was undoubtedly a visionary artist……..this work on linen was completed in 1568....

Abstract Acrylic Painting on Hand Made Paper

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Dec 10, 2020

Abstract Acrylic Painting on Hand Made Paper

‘Walking on Sunset’ Acrylic on Paper ‘Walking on Sunset’ Detail This is one of a series of acrylic paintings on hand made 300 gsm paper...

The Drama and Power of saturated Complementary Colour

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Nov 4, 2020

The Drama and Power of saturated Complementary Colour

As Winter relentlessly approaches I return to the world of fully saturated colour to reprise the warmth and light of the sun. Colour...

Abstract Landscape Painting, a form of reverse Archeology?

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Oct 8, 2020

Abstract Landscape Painting, a form of reverse Archeology?

What do I mean by reverse archaeology? That archaeology may have something to offer painting is less complicated than you might imagine....

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Sep 20, 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...

‘Counterpoint’ A Painting Inspired by Music

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Aug 24, 2020

‘Counterpoint’ A Painting Inspired by Music

This is a painting about music, rhythm and the rich aural textures and the timbre of sound. The chords and colours of the painting...

The Babylon Gallery Summer Art Exhibition

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Aug 4, 2020

The Babylon Gallery Summer Art Exhibition

‘Half Moon’ 60 x 60 x 4 cm on Canvas My painting ‘Half Moon’, currently on exhibition at the Babylon Gallery in Ely has just been bought...

Somersham Fen and the symbolism of colour

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Jul 19, 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....

In photography, we are inevitably influenced by what we have already seen

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Jul 12, 2020

In photography, we are inevitably influenced by what we have already seen

‘Sienna’s World’ Anglesey Abbey ‘Christina’s World’ Andrew Wyeth The black and white photograph of my granddaughter was taken at...

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Jul 7, 2020

Neu Wald, an oil and cold wax painting on wood, by Peter Corr

‘Neu Wald’ This highly textured painting on a solid oak block has just been sold to a collector in Scotland. Oak has a very dense grain...

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Jan 26, 2019

Paintings of the New Forest by artist Peter Corr

I have just been working on a commission based on one of my recent New Forest paintings. It has taken over two months from start to...

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Nov 7, 2018

Arcadia by Peter Corr

‘Arcadia’ by Peter Corr 122 x 92cm This is a large oil painting on a 122 x 92 cm canvas. It is semi abstract and expressionistic in terms...

How should you title an abstract painting?

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Nov 3, 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....

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Nov 1, 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...

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Oct 26, 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,...

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Oct 22, 2018

The River Great Ouse

This is a mixed-media landscape painting on a 100 x 75 cm deep edge canvas. Semi abstract and expressionistic in terms of technique and...

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