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Artist Statement:
I paint colorful, figurative,
emotional, narrative or
picture stories and portraits,
of ordinary people doing
everyday things.
My paintings explore, often
with an allegorical or
metaphorical element, the
interactions between people as
they go about their life.
Viewing them may trigger
nostalgic thoughts from the
past: each time you look, you
may see something different.
Their brightness and color
draws you in with their
vibrancy.
My representational scene
paintings have a touch of
Norman Rockwell (late period
Social Realism), but brought
into the 21st Century.
They may be found in many
private and corporate
collections, and are collected
internationally.
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Artist Exhibitions:
His award winning pictures are
found in private collections
nationwide and frequently
exhibited in the Santa
Barbara, California area and
elsewhere....
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Artist Galleries:
Gallery 113, Studio 8, La
Arcada Court, Santa Barbara,
CA 93101, 805-965-6611.
and by apointment at his
private Studio and Gallery,
Santa Barbara, California
Email: Peter@peterworsley.com
805-967-9324
or visit his web site at:
http://www.peterworsley.com...
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Peter Worsley Biography:
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Age
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81
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
99
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| Religion |
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| Education |
Self Taught |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Painting Oil
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
Contemporary Realism - (1965 - 1975)
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
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| Your Personal Biography |
Born in England, Peter Worsley came to California in 1956, and to Santa Barbara in 1970. His serious work in the visual arts began in 1996, after retiring from some fifty years in industry. Though largely self-taught, he studied with some of the world class artists who teach locally.
Always, he has a strong desire to include people in his paintings. To him, people add life. After initially choosing to work in watercolor, Peter gradually introduced opaque gouache into his work, producing many gouache paintings over several years. From these early struggles, Peter has evolved to where today he paints figurative art, using oil on canvas.
His paintings are memories of interesting people he has seen, but usually did not get to know.
When traveling, Peter records hundreds of digital photos. Every now and again he like an image enough to use in a painting. In his studio, he brings this and other related images to his laptop screen, and then paints directly.
Using both abstract or natural settings, his paintings are prized for their compelling colors and strong sense of composition. Peter try to captures peoples’ feelings and interactions with subtlety and humor. His figurative art, is often tied into an underlying back story.
Peter mixes his colors from a few lightfast pigments. This often results in paintings with colorful backgrounds and bold painterly details.
Active in the local art community, Worsley is a Past President of both the Santa Barbara Art Association and the Goleta Valley Art Association, a member of the Santa Barbara Studio Artists, and a Founder and Director of Santa Barbara Visual Arts Alliance. |
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