exhibitions

An exhibition of 21 new oil paintings of Harrogate, many painted in those two amazing snowfalls in January.

I’m delighted to say you will be able to visit the exhibition in person when Messums Harrogate reopens on 15 April and they are extending the show’s run until 1 May. (Thursday–Saturday 10–5pm)

In line with Government social distancing policies, Messums are operating a bookings system for gallery visits. Book your time slot or preview the show online now.

This is a sporadically growing online exhibition of paintings or sketches with no particular theme that have not been exhibited – work that I feel needs an airing.  Some are just painted and some have been found hiding in a corner of the studio.

‘A Big Year‘ documented in 62 paintings the extraordinary spring and summer of 2020; The contrast set in Regents Street’s 2019 Christmas shopping – a world ignorant of the pending pandemic then moving on to the anticipation of the March Lockdown – social distancing and the quietening of the streets of London and Bath. Peter then takes us through his first lockdown experience – the interiors and garden of his Bath home with all its family life – home schooling, cooking and then out on the relaxing of lockdown to the meeting of people again in front of Bath’s Royal Crescent, The packed Beaches on the South coast along with the quieter spots and the still desolate streets of the centre of London.

In 2019 and 2020 I spent two terms as Artist in Residence at Stonyhurst College in Lancashire where I completed over 30 paintings of school life in the magnificent buildings and grounds. The exhibition at the school planned during the lockdown period of 2020 could not go ahead.  Instead the exhibition was put online on the Stonyhurst website.

 

Now ended, this one-man show brought together Peter’s most recent oil paintings of his home town of Bath, as well as a selection of interiors and snippets of his travels since 2017 to New York, Italy, France, Havana and Hoi An.

Peter Brown’s 2019 Messums solo show consisted of 45 new paintings of his London street scenes, landscapes of East Anglia and his latest passion: the interiors of his home and studio in Bath featuring his family.

 

New York, Havana, Vietnam, India, Tuscany . . . and not so far . . . a Christmas exhibition at the artist’s home with mulled wine and mince pies.

Peter has put together an exhibition of his new work from recent travels and work from the past, opening up his studio to show work in progress, sketchbooks and give visitors some idea of how he works.

Saturday 1st and Sunday 2nd December 2018, 10am-4pm.

Thirty paintings selected from Peter’s travels in the last two years: Havana, New York, Vietnam and closer to home: London and a touch of the Dorset coast. Paintings can be viewed here but to view and purchase please visit the Gallery’s website.

‘Peter Brown’s recent journeying in East Anglia, producing a series of new paintings from Norfolk down to Essex, has revealed a natural afinity for landscape that might surprise those more used to his well-known city scenes… The ultimate destination of Peter Brown’s journey across Norfolk, down through Suffolk and on to Essex, is London. The East Anglian paintings in the artist’s new exhibition find their ideal accompaniment in a group of his renowned street scenes, busy with fascinating social observation, and alive with sparkling light, and Brown’s characteristic rain-wet pavements.’

This is an exhibition of paintings and drawings of Peter’s travels to France, Spain, India, Ireland and closer to home: London and Glastonbury Festival based around 86 works of his adopted home city of Bath. The show includes oil paintings, charcoal drawings and works on paper.

Peter’s largest show of London paintings to date marking the launch of his London Book. 70 paintings concentrating on Piccadilly and the Westend in sun and rain and Peter’s new passion – night. Two centre pieces of Piccadilly Circus are his largest works to date. Many of the paintings in the book feature here. View the video.

In February this year Pete, Ken Howard and Patrick Cullen spent just over a week painting in Varanasi. Neale Worley filmed the three of them painting in India’s holiest city and the DVD will be launched at the exhibition. Here Pete is showing 24 oils painted over those 7 days alongside the work produced by Ken, Patrick and Neale.

An exhibition by invitation of small oil sketches (postcards) and works on paper in the artist’s family home over a weekend in December with homemade mince pies and mulled wine.

An exhibition of around 73 canvases of London, Paris, The South Coast of England and the Brittany coast.

This is Peter’s 6th one man exhibition at the Victoria Art Gallery in his adopted home city of Bath. Painted over two and a half years the 104 exhibits consisting of oils and drawings demonstrating his enduring love of the place in which he lives.

An exhibition of 182 oil paintings. From the catalogue introduction written by David Mesum: Most of these are of sites throughout London and the West Country, but several also capture views of Barcelona and the Loire valley. Painted over the better part of two years, all the while making notes of his working methods, the challenges and pitfalls of working en plein-air, his routes and routines, his family life, and his various encounters with people throughout, Pete Brown’s latest collection of work give us wonderful insights into one of Britain’s most talented landscape painters.

In October 2012 Peter was asked by fellow painter and friend Patrick Cullen if he would like to join him and 4 others on a trip to India. Although Peter always prefers to work alone he thought he would give it a go. In February 2012 he joined his colleagues for 6 days. He found it hugely inspirational and a year later returned with 3 of the original group and 3 others this time for two weeks. Fascinated by the life of Udaipur, the ‘Lake City’ of Rajasthan, he set up in the frenetic city streets painting through the days and enjoying rooftop meals, beer and conversations with his fellow travellers at night. The three weeks he spent there chronicled in the 56 paintings and his sketch book notes culminate in this exhibition and accompanying book My Indian Travels. A further 10 oils will be shown in a group exhibition with Ken Howard, James Horton, Patrick Cullen and George devlin at the Tryon Gallery from 14th May – 31st May.

This show tracks a year of Peter’s painting resulting in 113 works. The majority are rapidly worked oils on board and along with the previous Bath Between the Snows exhibition they demonstrate a marked development of technique and fluency in his touch. The show was accompanied by a beautiful catalogue annotated by his thoughts and recollections of those days he did them.

2010 began and ended, in Bath as in much of the country, with snow. This exhibition shows the oils, charcoals, pastels and inks Peter produced in that time still inspired by his adopted home city. It starts in snow and ends in snow and between the snow he paints the sun rain and wind but also the life in his home in Weston.

71 oils of London. These works celebrate a modern city that knows how to work hard and play hard.

75 oils of London and Bath in the sun, rain and snow.

84 oils of London, Bath and that most quintessentially English of locations, the seaside holiday resort.

84 oils of London and beyond. Includes pictures of London and some coastal paintings of East Devon

I have 7 paintings in a New English Art Club exhibition at the Jerram Gallery in Sherborne, Dorset from 14 March to 1st April. The show also features work from 14 other NEAC members. Here’s the full list of participating artists: Julian Bailey, Louise Balaam, Francis Bowyer, Peter Brown, Tom Coates, Patrick Cullen, Caroline Frood, Benjamin Hope, Mary Jackson, Pamela Kay, Peter Kuhfeld, Richard Pikesley, Sarah Spencer, Robert E Wells, Jenny Wheatley.

PLEASE NOTE: Due to the current restrictions, the gallery is now closed but the exhibition can still be viewed on the Jerram Gallery website.

 

Four of my classic London views (wet pavements & all) will be in an exhibition at Chris Beetles’ wonderful Mayfair gallery with work from 66 fellow NEAC members including Ken Howard, Jane Corsellis, Fred Cuming & Anthony Green. A real treat for us all, view the show online.

When you select paintings for the NEAC Annual Exhibition, you choose your very best as you know you will be exhibited amongst the finest figurative painters in this country today.

When you select paintings for the NEAC Open you chose your very best as you know you will be exhibited amongst the best figurative painters in this country today. His selection includes ‘Ned Drawing on the Studio Floor’ which was awarded the ‘Critic’s Choice’ prize.

Peter shows in the group exhibition at Mary Yapp’s Albany Gallery in Cardiff alongside Andrew Douglas- Forbes, Mike Jones, Euan McGregor, William Selwyn, Peter Wileman and Kyffin Williams RA.

Peter is showing 4 pictures of the children in the society’s show this year.