1970 – 1975 Glasgow School of Art

1974 Cargill Award

1974 – 1975 Post graduate, Glasgow School of Art

1975 – 1976 Teaching Diploma, Jordanhill College of Education

Originally focusing on more figurative work Peter has begun to develop his landscapes. Scenes from Glasgow and the surrounding landscape as well as Tuscan hillsides and Swiss lakeside settings feature alongside his most recent paintings of Southern California. The seascape, bright sunlight and sandy beaches that create a simplicity of shape and colour inspired these most recent works. Peter has a very high regard for the paintings of the American artist Edward Hopper and it was the mystery and intrigue created by the presence of figures in his compositions which initially attracted him to Hopper’s work. However, he now finds himself drawn more to the drama, simplicity and timelessness of Hopper’s landscapes.

Notable achievements include:

1978 & 79 Scottish Arts Council Award

1986 Compass Gallery : Solo Exhibition

1996 Art Exposure Gallery Open Exhibition - Miller Art Shop prize

Paisley Art Institute Annual Exhibition - Institute Award

1997 Tolquhon Gallery : Solo Exhibition

Finalist Morrison Portrait Award Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy

1998 East Kilbride Arts Centre, Glasgow : Solo Exhibition

SAAC Exhibition, Royal Scottish Academy – Ann Redpath Award

1999 Paisley Art Institute Annual Exhibition –Eton Fine Art Gallery Award

Peter is a regular exhibitor in the Royal Glasgow Institute; Royal Scottish Academy with the Scottish Society of Artists and ArtistsCraftsmen, Edinburgh; Stirling Biennial; Paisley Art Institute; Art Exposure Gallery, Glasgow; Compass Gallery, Glasgow; Atholl Gallery, Dunkeld; Tolquhon Gallery, Ellon; Frames Gallery, Perth and Queen’s Gallery, Dundee.

Public collections include Scottish Arts Council, Lanarkshire Education Collection