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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...
peter corr
Jul 19, 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...
peter corr
Jul 10, 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...
peter corr
Apr 23, 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...
peter corr
Apr 21, 2021


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....
peter corr
Dec 28, 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...
peter corr
Dec 10, 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...
peter corr
Nov 4, 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....
peter corr
Oct 8, 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


‘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...
peter corr
Aug 24, 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...
peter corr
Aug 4, 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


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...
peter corr
Jul 12, 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...
peter corr
Jul 7, 2020


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...
peter corr
Jan 26, 2019


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...
peter corr
Nov 7, 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


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


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...
peter corr
Oct 22, 2018
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