Beginnings
Peter has been engaged full time in artistic activities for over twenty-five years, after twelve years as a teacher. Initially he made etchings – landscapes, still lifes and imaginative images. Peter used other techniques too – linocuts and woodcuts for example, all within the range of traditional printmaking, producing editions and sometimes monoprints (i.e. images printed by hand that are unique, or if repeated will not be identical). He was successful with much of this early work through participation in national and international exhibitions and through the promotion of his editioned work by dealers. Although this is long ago, many of the plates and the works still exist. A parallel story could be told about his work as independent exhibition organiser, some exhibitions shown only in Bristol, others touring in the British Isles.

Turning Point
In 1994 Peter received a prize which gave him a four-week residency at Lowick House Printmaking Workshop in Cumbria. The period spent there, with an assistant, allowed him to work on a larger scale. It also led to a change of direction when a more abstract tendency in his work, which had always been present, became predominant. He began to explore colour processes and also to discover imagery through the activity rather than working from a plan. From that time onwards his starting points have usually been from only half formed ideas, the rest resulting from the process of doing..

Paper Making
Another significant turning point was the introduction to papermaking from Maureen Richardson, a professional hand papermaker and a generous teacher and friend. After an introductory course she subsequently invited Peter to use her papermaking workshop in Herefordshire. Experiments with paper and print processes continue to be a major preoccupation.

Currently
Peter usually has several projects in hand at any one time. Currently he is working with handmade paper, in two and three dimensions; printing from wood and from found materials such as old machine parts. Sometimes he makes paintings. His work can be seen regularly in group shows at Bankside Gallery, London, the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol and Off-Centre Gallery, Bristol which he started with his partner, Christine, in 1987.