A selection of original paintings from European locations.
Please contact Peter if you are interested in buying any of the original paintings, listed as “Available”, as they are still for sale. However, because of their varying sizes, frames, post and packing, etc, it is not possible to include all the options for buying on this website.
The original paintings shown as “Private Collection” have already been sold, but giclee prints of those paintings are still available, and can be ordered by adding them to your shopping basket on this website.
Great Bustards, Hortobagy, Hungary.
Great Bustards, Hungary
The inspiration for this painting was from an ornithological expedition to Hungary to study Great Bustards. The original painting is in a Private Collection, but giclee prints are available.
Great Bustards were once a part of the scene in the Lincolnshire Wolds, but they became extinct in this country with the modern development of agriculture. Hungary is one of the last breeding places for these magnificent birds in Europe; the males are the heaviest birds able to fly.
Gathering Storm.
Gathering Storm
The oil painting is now in a Private Collection, and but small giclee prints are available.
Peter was helping with an ornithological survey of wading birds when this storm started to develop and grow. Within minutes, it turned into an intense hail storm.
Prior to the hail storm the air was full of bird-song, with a wide range of waders, ducks and song birds all around. However, within minutes it became extremely quiet and then the thunder claps started!
Monet’s Bridge, Giverny, France.
Monet's Bridge, France
This is one of a series of oil paintings, from Monet’s garden. The original is in a Private Collection, but large and small giclee prints are available.
Peter had visited Monet’s Garden several times with the Patchings Art Club, and on each occasion the visits were arranged during maintenance day. Hence, they had the gardens all to themselves, except for the staff. That gave them an ideal opportunity to explore the house, garden and lake, with plenty of time for sketches, notes and photographs.
Most people are aware of Monet’s Bridge, but this gave Peter the chance to produce something quite different. The first painting was quite small and was sold when it was first exhibited. Peter then decided to pain a much larger version and entered it in the “Artists” annual exhibition, where it won first prize. That painting is now in a Private Collection, but giclee prints are available.
Monet’s Drive, Giverny, France.
Monet's Drive, France
This is one of a series of oil paintings, from Monet’s garden. The original is in a Private Collection, but large and small giclee prints are available.
This was one of the first paintings in Peter’s Monet’s Garden series of paintings and was quite large. It shows the drive leading to to Monet’s House. Monet was the only Impressionist to make a living out of painting. As he became established, he bought Giverny and then designed his lake and gardens so that he could spend the rest of his life painting at home.
Monet’s House, Giverny, France.
Monet's House, France
This is one of a series of oil paintings, from Monet’s garden. The original is in a Private Collection, but giclee prints are available.
The setting for Monet’s House is extremely attractive, as it is surrounded by flower beds and shrubs. Naturally, the colours vary according to the season.
The interior of the house is fascinating and is full of momentos of Monet, including sketches and prints. One clear memory for Peter were the Japanese prints on the walls, which Monet clearly enjoyed.
Monet’s Iris, Giverny, France.
Monet's Iris, France
This is one of a series of oil paintings, from Monet’s garden. The original is in a Private Collection, but giclee prints are available.
Monet’s gardens are full of flowers, which vary with the season. Peter doesn’t normally paint flowers, but he was particularly attracted to a group of Iris in Monet’s garden.
Peter then produced several paintings of Iris, ranging from water-colours, several quick pallet-knife paintings on board and finally to this oil painting.
Monet’sLake, Giverny, France.
Monet's Lake, France
This is one of a series of oil paintings, from Monet’s garden. The original is in a Private Collection, but small giclee prints are available.
Peter has painted several scenes from Monet’s Lake. It is the huge variety of shrubs, trees and flowers that make the garden so interesting, with something new around each corner. The path wanders around the edge of the lake, sometimes surrounded by formal flower beds and then looking across the lake to the surrounding hills, as in this scene. This particular spot was about half-way beyween the famous Monet’s Bridge and the less well known bridge at the other end of the lake.
Mont St. Michelle, France.
Mt. St, Michelle, France
This is one of a series of oil paintings, from France. The original is still available and giclee prints are also available.
Peter was well aware of St. Michael’s Mount, in Cornwall, but he wanted to visit Mt. St. Michelle in Britany. The opportunity arose on his first holiday abroad, after becoming a permanent wheelchair user. He drove off the ferry at St. Marlow and headed for Mt. St. Michelle, en route to their holiday accommodation in the Loire Valley. Peter sat sketching for several hours, hoping that the low cloud would soon clear. Within an hour of leaving there was bright sunshine, but he resisted the temptation to turn back for more sketching!
Neo Chorion, Cyprus.
Neo Chorion, Cyprus
This pastel painting was taken from the village base-camp that Peter and his colleagues used on an ornithological expedition to monitor migrating birds from Africa to Europe. The original painting is still available, as well as giclee prints.
Peter doesn’t usually use pastels, but on the occaisions that he does he thoroughly enjoys using that medium. Unlike oil painting, one can only work on a pastel painting for a limited time, as the “tooth” of the paper soon fills up with pastel and then it can accept no more. The advantage is that the pastel painting remains fresh and can not become overworked, usually giving a more spontaneous result. The other advantage is the bright colours that can be achieved with pastels.
Winter Village, Holland.
Winter Village, Holland
This scene btings back happy memories of seven years living near the border of Holland. The original is in a Private Collection, but giclee prints are available.
The inspiration for this particular painting was when a friend asked Peter to paint a large scene in oils, on canvas.
Peter lived on the Dutch border for nearly seven years, near the attractive town of Roermond, and his bird-watcing trips took him out regularly to the small villages and the many rivers in the area. As he looks at this painting, Peter feels as though he is transported back to those small villages and he can almost hear the loud “crack” that comes regularly from the freezing water.