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Is Cubism at the heart of all contemporary painting?
Twitter or Instagram, I'd like to hear your thoughts and ideas. Blog Sections: Is Cubism at the heart of all contemporary painting?...
peter corr
Apr 30, 2022


Painting the Fenlands - Original Artwork 'Between Worlds' Painted by Peter Corr
Damien Hirst used formaldehyde; he would have been better served by an eco-friendly peat bog. 'Between Worlds' abstract Fenland painting..
peter corr
Dec 18, 2021


IEA Exhibition
The Institute of East Anglian Artists Open Exhibition 2021 The Institute of East Anglian Artists Open Exhibition is held annually at...
peter corr
May 14, 2021


The Cambridgeshire Fenlands during the Winter of 2020/21, at the height of the COVID -19 pandemic.
Fenland By Peter M Corr Book Preview Followers of this blog will have an idea about the number of photographs I have taken of the...
peter corr
Apr 1, 2021


Camper Van owner temporarily ‘channels’ the spirit of Christo & Jean Claude in the C
Christo and Jean Claude never explained, interpreted or gave meanings to their work; they didn’t need to. We will always obligingly do...
peter corr
Mar 29, 2021


Sliding across the Canvas. Abstraction and Gestural Painting with Acrylic Mediums
100 x 150 cm Acrylic on Canvas 100 x 150 cm Acrylic on Canvas (detail) A day in the life of a large-scale abstract painting. This is...
peter corr
Feb 26, 2021


Did you know that trees can drown?
River Great Ouse at Earith, Fenlands Submerged agricultural land is quite common at this time of year in the Cambridgeshire Fenlands but...
peter corr
Feb 22, 2021


Living behind an Embankment
House on The Ten Mile Bank Road, Fenlands This photograph was taken on the Ten Mile Bank Road near Little Downham in the Cambridgeshire...
peter corr
Feb 21, 2021


Bram Stoker would have loved Ely Cathedral in the Winter
Ely Cathedral from the River Great Ouse Bram Stoker was inspired by Whitby Abbey to write the story of Count Dracula. Had he visited Ely...
peter corr
Feb 6, 2021


The Ouse Washes
The Ouse Washes in Flood ‘The Ouse Washes are part of a flood defense system. They are an uninhabited area of nearly six thousand acres...
peter corr
Jan 27, 2021


The House at Southery
A House on the outskirts of Southery, Norfolk In the Fenlands, a house is a mute record, a repository of thoughts, memories, and lives...
peter corr
Jan 20, 2021


A Gothic Melodrama unfolds at Ely Cathedral
Ely Cathedral and Photography differs from painting. Paintings liberate the artist from the tyranny of the subject and the objectivity of...
peter corr
Dec 8, 2020


Ely Cathedral, Winter Evening Light
Ely Cathedral, Winter Evening Light Photographers know that magical moment when the receding tide of daylight and Edison’s mechanical...
peter corr
Nov 24, 2020


Hallucinogenic Mushrooms in the heart of Thetford Forest
Breckland or the Brecks is a wild landscape of dark forests, open heathlands, sandy soils and iconic belts of pine trees that straddle...
peter corr
Oct 9, 2020


White House Road..not a hill in view
White House Road: Fenland I think late Autumn and Winter are probably the best seasons for landscape photographers living in the...
peter corr
Nov 19, 2018


How should you title an abstract painting?
‘The Three Realms’ by Peter Corr ‘The Three Realms’ by Peter Corr For me, a title is an important element in the creation of a painting....
peter corr
Nov 3, 2018


After the Rain: Peter Corr
‘After the Rain’ 80 x 80 cm on canvas by Peter Corr ‘After the Rain’ could be seen as a departure from the tonality and minimalist...
peter corr
Nov 1, 2018


Residual Cross
‘Residual Cross’ 60 x 60 cm This is one of a new series of paintings continuing and extending my interest in less conventional art...
peter corr
Oct 28, 2018


The Kingdom of Mercia
‘The Kingdom of Mercia’ 80 x 80 cm by Peter Corr This painting is currently on show at The Old Fire Engine House in Ely, Cambridgshire,...
peter corr
Oct 26, 2018


River City
‘River City’ 100 x 100 cm River City is a mixed media acrylic painting on a canvas frame. It belongs to a series of paintings loosely...
peter corr
Oct 25, 2018
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