Winter Trees in The Fenlands…’a country walk less picturesque could hardly be found in E
At first sight, this looks like a mirror image, but it is a photograph of one of the arrow-straight tree lines seen across the Fenlands....
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PETER CORR
Oil & Cold Wax Painting Techniques
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Cambridgeshire, England
Contemporary Art Blog
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- Dec 6, 2020
The Telegraph Pole Appreciation Society
Lark Bank Leaving Mile End Road, just after the village of Prickwillow and following the River Lark for a mile or so, you find a part of...
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- Dec 3, 2020
Surreal Vision in the Cambridgeshire Fenlands.
On the road to Pymoor, three container lorries arranged side by side in a field look for all the world like three birds in a nest, mouths...
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- Dec 1, 2020
Fenland Farm Buildings at Hale Fen, near Littleport.
As Poplar Drove becomes Hale Fen Road Just south of Primrose Hill Farm, where Poplar Drove becomes Hale Fen Road, I caught sight of a...
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- Nov 28, 2020
The ‘Ship of The Fens’, shrouded in fog.
Ely Cathedral is an architectural treasure and you certainly should make a special journey to see it. I have looked at the Cathedral in...
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- Nov 24, 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...
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- Nov 10, 2020
Capturing the vitality and richness of oil paint in acrylics is a challenge
Capturing the vitality and richness of oil paint in acrylics is a challenge. Oil paints have a natural, organic quality that is generally...
peter corr
- Nov 7, 2020
Bring back the Sun…if only on Paper 'Solar Reprise' Acrylic Painting.
A painting inspired by the warmth and vibrancy of the Sun. For me, the shapes and colours of this work on hand made paper reflect the...
peter corr
- Nov 5, 2020
Saturated Acrylic Colour and Abstraction
Abstract Acrylic Painting on 320gsm Handmade Rag Paper Abstract Acrylic Painting on 320gsm Handmade Rag Paper: Detail Abstract Acrylic...
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- Nov 4, 2020
The Drama and Power of saturated Complementary Colour
As Winter relentlessly approaches I return to the world of fully saturated colour to reprise the warmth and light of the sun. Colour...
peter corr
- Oct 27, 2020
The Italian painter Umberto Boccioni died after falling from his horse in 1916. He was 33 years old.
‘Elasticity’ Umberto Boccioini Museo del Novecento ‘Elasticity’ Umberto Boccioini Museo del Novecento It would be a minor miracle to...
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- Oct 25, 2020
Power, Dynamism and Energy, a sculpture by the French artist, Bartoldi.
Place des Terreaux 1st arrondissement of Lyon The man who created the Statue of Liberty in New York also created this powerful sculpture...
peter corr
- Oct 21, 2020
Painting and Music by Peter Corr
Here is something a little out of the ordinary, definitely not my usual offering, but I thought I might share this with you. I created...
peter corr
- Oct 20, 2020
The Visual Poetry of Dublin’s Streets: The St. JA, Purveyors of Fine W.
The St. JA, Purveyors of Fine W They say that Dublin is the City of Literature and I have to agree. It may not be W.B, Yeats or Seamus...
peter corr
- Oct 18, 2020
The versatility of Oil and Cold Wax Medium
Abstract Landscape painting using cold wax medium Artists are always searching for new materials and different ways of representing their...
peter corr
- Oct 16, 2020
Creative Landscape Painting in Acrylic
This is an acrylic painting on a 100 x 100 x 4 cm canvas. I based it on the landscape of Roswell Pits, an 8-hectare nature reserve near...
peter corr
- Oct 9, 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 8, 2020
Abstract Landscape Painting, a form of reverse Archeology?
What do I mean by reverse archaeology? That archaeology may have something to offer painting is less complicated than you might imagine....
peter corr
- Sep 24, 2020
Inside The City Walls, Nicosia, Cyprus
This is a montage of doorways and windows constructed from photographs taken inside the old city walls of Nicosia, the Capital of Cyprus....
peter corr
- Sep 20, 2020
Abstract Painting and Impasto
This is a large oil painting on a 122cm x 92cm professional quality canvas. It is semi abstract and expressionistic in terms of technique...
peter corr
- Sep 17, 2020
Submarine wreck at the bottom of the Fenland Sea
A mountain bike is a gift to anyone interested in landscape photography and I really should have considered buying one before. Yes, even...
peter corr
- Sep 6, 2020
Fairground Imagery
The Waltzer, Fairground Ride The Waltzer, Fairground Ride I have always been fascinated by Fairgrounds and Fairground artwork and, let me...
peter corr
- Aug 24, 2020
‘Counterpoint’ A Painting Inspired by Music
This is a painting about music, rhythm and the rich aural textures and the timbre of sound. The chords and colours of the painting...
peter corr
- Aug 16, 2020
Abstract Painting in Acrylic
‘Carnival’ 100 100 x 4 cm on Canvas This painting is part of the geometric tradition of abstraction and is reminiscent of the ‘hard edge’...
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