Exhibition promises stimulating visual experience

An exhibition of paintings and drawings by artist Peter Walker will be held at the Leeson Street Gallery in Cowes from October 13 – 15.

Special opening night drinks are on Friday 13, from 5pm – 7.30pm.

There are 74 artworks on display with all drawings framed and for sale.

Artist Paul Klee once said, “art does not reproduce the visible; it makes it visible”.

Peter is a professional artist gifted with a vivid imagination. His figurative drawings and paintings make visible a world in which conventional relationships are reassembled like inhabitants of a dream.

Humans, animals, birds and angels keep us in touch with the everyday world as well as a mystery beyond. He challenges us to emerge from our comfort zones, opening our minds to new and stimulating visual experiences.

Peter is also a skilled portrait painter, experienced at drawing from the live model; and also a student of Art History.

He often works rapidly, allowing his subconscious mind the freedom to express his thoughts, perhaps at the expense of technical subtlety.

It takes more than a quick glance to appreciate the depth of his images. They may be humorous, disturbing, poignant, or simply mysterious.

Take, for example, his ink and pastel drawing “rescued”. A large loosely drawn human figure fills the foreground. Draped over its shoulders is an animal, its snout projecting to his right. Behind them a group of angels look on. The composition is unified by a circular rhythm, what has happened? Who has been rescued? We are invited to ponder these and other questions.

This will be a fascinating exhibition, not to be missed by lovers of the creative process. The 74 works are more than reasonably priced.

Exhibition times: Friday 13, 5pm – 7.30pm. Saturday 14 and Sunday 15, 10am – 6pm.

38 Leeson Street, Cowes.

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