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Abstract Painting, in the style of Paul klee
Acrylic on Paper 20 ” x 16″ The geometric forms in Paul Klee’s compositions have always fascinated me. There is a natural rhythm to his...
peter corr
Dec 16, 2020


Abstract Acrylic Painting on Hand Made Paper
‘Walking on Sunset’ Acrylic on Paper ‘Walking on Sunset’ Detail This is one of a series of acrylic paintings on hand made 300 gsm paper...
peter corr
Dec 10, 2020


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


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....
peter corr
Dec 7, 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...
peter corr
Dec 6, 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...
peter corr
Dec 3, 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...
peter corr
Dec 1, 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...
peter corr
Nov 28, 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


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 10, 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 7, 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...
peter corr
Nov 5, 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
Nov 4, 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...
peter corr
Oct 27, 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 25, 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 21, 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 20, 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 18, 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 16, 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


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
Oct 8, 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 24, 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 20, 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 17, 2020
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