Peter Corr providing a guide to a joint exhibition of artwork with his daughter Louisa Corr at The Old Fire Engine House in Ely

Peter Corr is at Cheltenham April 4th - 6th 2025

For centuries, the death of painting has been proclaimed. Since the invention of printing during the Han dynasty (around 100 AD), artists have anxiously watched each new technological advancement. We've always felt threatened by machines' potential to undermine us, replacing our skills and expertise. When the printing press emerged, artists had valid concerns, but they eventually leveraged mechanical reproduction to replicate their work and reach a broader audience. However,

How to be creative with oil paint and cold wax. Using Jeff Becks guitar playing for inspiration

Fenland Landscape Photography Monochrome

Cold wax is a versatile and forgiving painting medium. The essential characteristic of cold wax is the ability to respond quickly to...

Damien Hirst used formaldehyde; he would have been better served by an eco-friendly peat bog. 'Between Worlds' abstract Fenland painting..

‘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....

Close-ups of Artwork Titled 'Settlement' 100 x 30 x 4 cm Oil and Cold Wax Medium on Canvas Thank you for reading my contemporary art blog...

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...

'One Hundred Years of Solitude' 150 x 100 cm Oil on Canvas

' The Archaeology of Thought' Oil and cold wax 60 x 60 cm

This is a 100 x 100 cm mixed media abstract painting in oil and cold wax medium. It is inspired by the marshland, dykes, rivers and...

A Minimalist abstract painting based on water and clouds

A Fenland Landscape Painting by Peter Corr

Red embodies an emotional power like no other colour and the associations for each individual are almost limitless. The materials used in th

This is a multi layered mixed media oil painting on a high quality canvas frame. This painting represents a development of my New Forest...

I have arrived at an interpretation of the Fenlands through working with materials and actually living here and experiencing the...

A landscape painting of the Cambridgeshire Fenlands by the artist Peter Corr

The creation of texture in my paintings is a critical component of the work and I strive to achieve a rich and tactile surface. This is a...