Peter Brown

Peter Brown (born1953) grew up in Lancashire and in the 70’s graduated with a design degree from Manchester. It was here that he began a successful career in commercial design, eventually moving south to ultimately become the creative head of a design company operating worldwide. It was during this period that he was able to develop his skills in draughtsmanship and his intuitive ability to use light and colour to great effect as well as his creative thinking process.

In 200 Peter switched from design and realised his dream of becoming a full time artist. It is over the last decade that he has developed his unique style. Latterly his work centres on his fascination for the ‘English Country Garden’. He uses his experience of design and knowledge of colour, shape form and perspective to create intriguing fantasy interpretations of typical English country gardens. He often includes playful forms of topiary to amuse and intrigue as well as imaginative use of light to impart a surreal atmosphere to his work. His style is highly detailed using layer on layer of acrylics applied with tiny sponges to create form coupled with fine brushwork. He seeks to draw the observer into the painting often by including seemingly random objects such as a musical instrument, a doll or mysterious lighting or shadows all of which conspire to give his pieces their idiosyncratic nature.