Peter Barber the York based Portrait Painter

Peter Barber the York based Portrait Artist

About the Artist:

Peter is a portrait artist who paints people and animals. He studied art at school and although he maintained this interest throughout his career as a Civil Engineer it was not until retirement in 2000 that he had the time to fully follow his ambition to become an artist. Portraiture had always enthralled him, especially the work of the masters such as Rembrandt. He is a strong believer that a good portrait is first of all one in which one will immediately recognise the subject. That is not to say that there may well be some artistic interpretation to reflect the character of whoever is being painted.

He has also written articles on how to paint portraits, the most recent being published in the July issue of Leisure Painter

Peter's work has been exhibited at the following galleries:- The Braithwaite Gallery, York (2008), The Dirleton Gallery (2009); The Harbour Gallery, Port Seaton (2009/10) and the Flat Cat Gallery, Lauder (2010).

Peter works in Conte Pencil on a specially prepared board which, when finished, is varnished and framed in the form of an oil painting. Archival quality colours are used to ensure the permanence of the finished work.

Pricing:

The basic cost starts at Ł75 for animals and Ł150 for portraits of people. The total price is a matter which has to reflect not only the time taken to paint the portrait, but also the cost of travel to meet the subject, take photographs, whether or not the picture will be delivered framed or any gallery commission payable. The total cost will be quoted at the time of the first enquiry.

Demonstrations and Workshops - Peter is available to do demonstrations for your art group or conduct workshops

How to Contact Peter:

By telephone: 01904 708588 or 07876 132986 or By e-mail: petertheportraitpainter@talktalk.net

Links

Braithwaite Gallery www.yorkartist.co.uk ,The Dirleton Gallery www.dirletongallery.co.uk , Harbour Gallery www.portsetongallery.co.uk Flat cat gallery www.flatcatgallery.co.uk Artist- www.dewire.co.uk www.janeduke.com

A Guide in English to marseillewww.marseillecityofculture.eu