Peter Smith (painter)

Born in 1967 and from a small northern town called Mansfield, Peter Smith is a contemporary fine artist based in Britain. The subject for which he is most well known is a striped rotund creature with the form of a hippopotamus but the stripes of a zebra. These creatures are depicted in a variety of saccharine poses and are known to fans of his art as 'Zeppos' or 'Impossimals'.

Peter is a self-taught artist who in 2005 decided to bring his work to a wider audience;cite web |url= http://www.bbc.co.uk/nottingham/content/articles/2005/11/09/peter_smith_artist_feature.shtml |title= Local artist Peter Smith has raised over £4000 for Children In Need |author= BBC Radio Nottingham |date= 30 November 2005 |quote= ] working in the fashion industry for the previous 16 years gave Peter a great understanding of form and colour which when fused with contemporary living imagery provides powerful visual art to suit all tastes. Created using oils Peters work is gradually painted over a six week period to produce large canvas versions of his numerous illustrations and sketches. The size and composition of the originals give depth, clarity and a look that's difficult to pigeonhole but very accessible.

The 'Art of Surprise' was Peters first collection with his fine art publisher Washington Green and a steady increase in his popularity coupled with a flow of stunning new releases has contributed towards his growing success in 2005. After winning 'Castle Galleries Artist of the Year 2005', Peter Completed his first national tour in 2006 with his critically acclaimed 'Tails of the Unexpected' exhibition and recently completed his new tour 'Far Beyond Driven' which has firmly established him as one of the countries most collectable artists earning him a runner up place in the Fine Art Trade Guild 'Best Up and Coming UK Artist 2007'.

Washington Green is the country's leading fine art publisher and represents some of the most collectible names in the contemporary art world. Artists which include Mackenzie Thorpe, Govinder, Szikora and Alexander Millar to name but a few.

After two years and four tours Peter's work has now become highly collectable in many countries and can be sourced in the USA, Japan, Spain, Denmark and many other places throughout the world.

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References

External links

* [http://www.washingtongreen.co.uk Washington Green gallery represent Peter Smith]
* [http://www.petersmithcollective.co.uk Peter Smith's personal website]
* [http://www.impossimal.co.uk Impossimal website]
* [http://petersmithartist.blogspot.com/ Peter Smith's Blog]