Peter Wileman Original Oil Paintings

The Former President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters

Peter is one of our favourite painters and a highly acclaimed artist, known for his for his dazzling abstracted oil landscapes. Born in Middlesex, Peter gravitated toward painting from a young age, picking up his first paintbrush in the early years of childhood.

 

"My painting is all about light and how we see it and react to it. It is what drives artists on. It is why most of us paint. Yet light can be as elusive as a wisp of smoke as we try to capture it in all its many moods. My brush is never still."

 

"For me, painting is as much a part of the day as eating and sleeping. In fact, it’s more important than that, more like breathing! I could not imagine a single day passing without talking about, reading about, or actually taking part in some kind of activity concerning art. Like a moth is drawn to a flame, a painter is drawn to the light, and although I have tried to express myself with painting in many different forms, mediums and styles over the years, my path has lead me inexorably, like so many others before me, to try and capture that elusive quality of light, that only a shimmering sunset, dawn of a new day, dazzling sparkle of reflection off both sea and river presents to one who is prepared to both look and see."

1 Mar 2021