I love books and I enjoy nothing more than creating an Artist’s Book. These pages were created using silk-screen, collage, pen, and ink. The book binding and box making is an integral part of my creative process.
1960s
Author: PT
Peter Town is a born storyteller, gifted with an ability to translate both everyday quirks and deeper philosophical musing through his work. Often using strong lines, striking colours and symbolism in his pictures, Town has built a vibrant portfolio.
Born in Bethnal Green, he grew up in Liverpool and was later educated at Bath Academy of Art and the Royal College of Art. Taking advantage of his ability to communicate ideas visually, he went on to enjoy a successful career as a designer while he continued to paint and develop his artistic style through drawing, painting, photography, and printmaking.
While many of Town’s paintings use strong shapes and primary colours, such as the Stairscapes series, others are quieter and more contemplative, representing a more tranquil inner space.
His Abstracts series features works where the narrative is more ambiguous but ever-present. He sees landscapes, interior spaces and natural forms as abstract shapes and colours, transcribing these in his unique style onto paper and canvas.
Hieroglyphs
All that I know
‘It would be true to say she thought about the things she had suffered silently for him; it would be equally true to say that he tried to give her his whole life’
All that I know
‘The dark, square-shaped room was cold; the salt-glazed brick and cream-painted door appeared strangely hostile compared to the soft, bruised body lying there’
All that I know
‘The front door opened half an inch and the landing light cast a narrow beam onto the sleeping figures; it was just possible to see the shape of a man by the door’
Edward Hopper’s ‘Lonely souls. Sunlight in a Cafeteria’
All that I know
‘He wore a dark green overall that matched his Wellington boots: he was still not sure where his actions would lead or what the consequences might be’
1970s
I travelled a great deal as a young artist and rarely had access to a studio, so for me drawing became an essential tool for the exploration and development of my art.
1960s
I love books and I enjoy nothing more than creating an Artist’s Book. These pages were created using silk-screen, collage, pen, and ink. The book binding and box making is an integral part of my creative process.
current
The sketchbook is more than just a tool to me, it has been a life saver, I always findtime to doodle in my sketchbooks however busy I am.
