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Although Peter Symonds was born in the south of England in 1964 where he still lives, Peter has enjoyed a lifelong love affair with the Lake District. Peter Symonds started painting professionally at the age of 22, having graduated from Leicester University and is now ranked by experts among the very finest of his generation of landscape painters. Peter Symonds has a rare talent for capturing light and mood, giving the viewer of one of his paintings the feeling of actually “being there”. No less an authority than David Shepherd has described the quality of Peter Symonds landscapes as “unmatched”. Working exclusively in oils, he draws inspiration from some of the great traditional artists and in particular by painters of the Newlyn School who lived in Cornwall a century ago. Peter Symonds’ work moves beyond mere topographical accuracy and his fluid, exquisite brushwork together with his use of tone and light bring the finished painting to life. It is finely observed and perfectly lit, but never overworked. Beckstones Art Gallery has enjoyed a long relationship with the artist and his paintings are in many important collections around the world. His exhibitions sell out within hours and for his 2006 exhibition at Beckstones, buyers slept all night in their cars outside the gallery to be sure of getting their chosen paintings. Beckstones Art Gallery’s 2008 Peter Symonds Exhibition runs from 20th to 28th September. |
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