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Contemporary Art Blog


Peter Corr's latest paintings are to be showcased at the Manchester Art Fair!
Peter Corr at The Manchester Art Fair
Friday Evening Preview Ticket
Friday 15 November 2024, 5-9pm
peter corr
Nov 11, 2024


Exploring the Fusion of Tradition and Contemporary: Landscape Painters - Gold Enamel and Gravity
Using gravity and motion as his tools, Jackson Pollock, also known as 'Jack the Dripper', created a new form of dynamic, expressive and...
peter corr
Jan 30, 2024


Mastering Cold Wax Painting: Tips for Adding Intricate Detail
As an artist, it is important to consider the appropriate level of detail for a particular work. Although including intricate fine detail ca
peter corr
Jan 23, 2024


'Emerald Vault' Peter Corr Painting Purchased by a collector from the Darryl Nantais Gallery, Linton, December 2023
Peter Corr Painting Sale This highly textured and imposing oil and cold wax large-scale painting has recently been purchased by a...
peter corr
Jan 3, 2024


A man-made painting of a man-made hill, using Cold Wax 'Mont Klamott"
This is the work currently in the studio. I have decided to produce a series of paintings based on the VolksPark in Berlin
peter corr
Jan 1, 2024


Zen and The Art of Cold Wax Painting
Zen and The Art of Cold Wax Painting Personal Rewards of Painting Modern Life vs Painting Physical Act of Making Where does Cold Wax fit...
peter corr
Nov 2, 2022


Oil and Cold Wax Painting - A painter's perspective
I have been painting with cold wax for several years now and in this art blog post offer advice on techniques and discuss how I use...
peter corr
Dec 29, 2021


Brian Cox and the rediscovery of why trees and forests have been a key theme in my work
Oil and Cold ax painting of a forest 100 x 150 cm on canvas
peter corr
Dec 9, 2021


Narcolepsy and the Cambridgeshire Fenlands. 'Half Sleep'
‘Days stretched calm and plain to the horizon, as though we rose out of peat and will dwindle in a rumour of fog’ Words by Emma Danes....
peter corr
Dec 4, 2021


I wonder if Mark Rothko also painted with old ‘T shirts and cloths?
'Afterglow' 80 x 80 cm Acrylic on Canvas. This painting is part of my ‘Light’ series and is based on the landscape of the Cambridgeshire...
peter corr
Dec 3, 2021


Minimalist Art - Oil Painting for Sale
Close-ups of Artwork Titled 'Settlement' 100 x 30 x 4 cm Oil and Cold Wax Medium on Canvas Thank you for reading my contemporary art...
peter corr
Dec 2, 2021


What is the main purpose of painting?
I make art because it is a natural thing for me to do. To create pictures is to be involved in a strange, wonderful and mysterious...
peter corr
Nov 30, 2021


Themes in painting
This is an oil painting titled 'Archaeology of Thought' and it has been created on a cradled wooden board using cold wax medium. The cold...
peter corr
Nov 29, 2021


Schizophrenia and painting "time was not passing...it was turning in a circle."
'One Hundred Years of Solitude' 150 x 100 cm Oil on Canvas
peter corr
Nov 12, 2021


Contemporary Landscape Painting: Recognising and overcoming self-delusion
A landscape painting of Thetford Forest in oil and cold wax medium
peter corr
Nov 6, 2021


Fenland abstract painting - 'Material Culture' by Peter Corr
I have arrived at an interpretation of the Fenlands through working with materials and actually living here and experiencing the...
peter corr
Sep 5, 2021


Fields, Rivers and Dreams. Flying high above the landscape.
This is a painting in acrylic and mixed media. It is an imaginative interpretation of the Cambridgeshire Fenland. A patchwork quilt of...
peter corr
May 25, 2021


Pollarded Trees by the River Great Ouse stage a silent but powerful protest.
Willow Tree in Ely, Fenlands In the midst of a nightmare when trying to escape, to flee some dreadful event, no matter how much you...
peter corr
Feb 23, 2021


Bring back the Sun…if only on Paper 'Solar Reprise' Acrylic Painting.
A painting inspired by the warmth and vibrancy of the Sun. For me, the shapes and colours of this work on hand made paper reflect the...
peter corr
Nov 7, 2020
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