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Contemporary Art Blog


Peter Corr's latest paintings are to be showcased at the Manchester Art Fair!
Peter Corr at The Manchester Art Fair
Friday Evening Preview Ticket
Friday 15 November 2024, 5-9pm
peter corr
Nov 11, 2024


Exploring the Fusion of Tradition and Contemporary: Landscape Painters - Gold Enamel and Gravity
Using gravity and motion as his tools, Jackson Pollock, also known as 'Jack the Dripper', created a new form of dynamic, expressive and...
peter corr
Jan 30, 2024


Mastering Cold Wax Painting: Tips for Adding Intricate Detail
As an artist, it is important to consider the appropriate level of detail for a particular work. Although including intricate fine detail ca
peter corr
Jan 23, 2024


A man-made painting of a man-made hill, using Cold Wax 'Mont Klamott"
This is the work currently in the studio. I have decided to produce a series of paintings based on the VolksPark in Berlin
peter corr
Jan 1, 2024


New and Returning Artists at Edinburgh Art Fair 16 - 19 November 2023
EDINBURGH ART FAIR: Location Opening Times/Dates Artists Complimentary Tickets New Artists I will be exhibiting at the Edinburgh Art...
peter corr
Nov 8, 2023


The Death of Painting? It's time to talk about AI
They have been announcing the death of painting for centuries. Since the invention of printing back in the Han dynasty (about 100 AD)...
peter corr
Feb 23, 2023


How artists can learn from Jeff Beck's guitar playing? Try jamming with a blackbird!
How to be creative with oil paint and cold wax. Using Jeff Becks guitar playing for inspiration
peter corr
Jan 31, 2023


Zen and The Art of Cold Wax Painting
Zen and The Art of Cold Wax Painting Personal Rewards of Painting Modern Life vs Painting Physical Act of Making Where does Cold Wax...
peter corr
Nov 2, 2022


Free Entry - Art Exhibition in Cambridge with Artist Peter Corr
Looking for things to do this weekend in Cambridge? Well, look no further, Cambridge Open Art Exhibition starts this weekend, there will...
peter corr
Oct 9, 2022
See my New Paintings at The Edinburgh Art Fair 2022, Thursday 17th - Sunday 20th November 2022.
This November I am delighted to be showing new work with the Darryl Nantais Gallery at the Edinburgh Art Fair. The EAF is an...
peter corr
Sep 21, 2022


How to create a dynamic surface painting with oil & cold wax?
Cold wax is a versatile and forgiving painting medium. The essential characteristic of cold wax is the ability to respond quickly to...
peter corr
Aug 7, 2022


What is cold wax medium?
WHY USE COLD WAX MEDIUM? WHAT IS COLD WAX MEDIUM? USING FLUID COLD WAX MEDIUM DRYING PROCEDURES SEE MY PAINTINGS IN PERSON SUBSCRIBE ...
peter corr
Jul 4, 2022


Modern Art gives birth to itself, says contemporary artist
Hello and welcome to my contemporary Art blog. An inspirational goal for many artists is to make paintings that create themselves. Fun...
peter corr
Feb 17, 2022


New oil painting dripping in gold: inspiration and meaning behind 'Looking Glass World'
Inspiration and Meaning behind the Painting Materials Used, Size of Artwork and Painting Technique Art Buyers and Collectors: How To...
peter corr
Jan 28, 2022


Brian Cox and the rediscovery of why trees and forests have been a key theme in my work
Oil and Cold ax painting of a forest 100 x 150 cm on canvas
peter corr
Dec 9, 2021


Narcolepsy and the Cambridgeshire Fenlands. 'Half Sleep'
‘Days stretched calm and plain to the horizon, as though we rose out of peat and will dwindle in a rumour of fog’ Words by Emma Danes....
peter corr
Dec 4, 2021


I wonder if Mark Rothko also painted with old ‘T shirts and cloths?
'Afterglow' 80 x 80 cm Acrylic on Canvas. This painting is part of my ‘Light’ series and is based on the landscape of the Cambridgeshire...
peter corr
Dec 3, 2021


What is the main purpose of painting?
I make art because it is a natural thing for me to do. To create pictures is to be involved in a strange, wonderful and mysterious...
peter corr
Nov 30, 2021


Themes in painting
This is an oil painting titled 'Archaeology of Thought' and it has been created on a cradled wooden board using cold wax medium. The cold...
peter corr
Nov 29, 2021


Schizophrenia and painting "time was not passing...it was turning in a circle."
'One Hundred Years of Solitude' 150 x 100 cm Oil on Canvas
peter corr
Nov 12, 2021
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