Peter Wileman PROI, ARSMA, FRSA
My painting is all about light and how we see it and react to it. It is what drives artists on. It is why most of us paint. Yet light can be as elusive as a wisp of smoke as we try to capture it in all its many moods. My style is light and fast. My brush flashes and flickers across the canvas as if to echo the dabs of light and shade that make up the lambent motif. My brush is never still. For me, painting is as much a part of the day as eating and sleeping. In fact, it’s more important than that, more like breathing! I could not imagine a single day passing without talking about, reading about, or actually taking part in some kind of activity concerning art. Like a moth is drawn to a flame, a painter is drawn to the light, and although I have tried to express myself with painting in many different forms, mediums and styles over the years, my path has lead me inexorably, like so many others before me, to try and capture that elusive quality of light, that only a shimmering sunset, dawn of a new day, dazzling sparkle of reflection off both sea and river presents to one who is prepared to both look and see.
Peter Wileman is the President of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters, an Associate member of the Royal Society of Marine Artists and a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts.
He has worked in the field of art and design for over 40 years. Peter’s style is bold and vigorous, both in the use of colour and handling of paint, as he explores the effect of light on his subject. Seeking atmosphere through light and colour he works in varying degrees of abstraction.
Peter has won many awards for his paintings including
The Frank Herring award in 2000
The Cornelissen & Son Award in 2003
The Clerc Fowle' gold medal in 2006.
The DAS Prize in 2007
The Charles Pears Award in 2010
Peter's paintings can be found in private collections worldwide and have been shown on television.
Publications
Painting the Light in Oils dvd released in 2008 by Townhouse Films.
Inspirational Oil Landscapes dvd released in 2010 by Townhouse Films.
A book, ‘Painting Light in Oils’ is published by Anova in 2011.
18th Jan - 17th Feb Venice in Peril - W. H. Patterson, London
2 - 5 Feb Watercolour & Works on Paper Fair 2012 - Science Museum, London (Kendalls Fine Art)
12 June - 6 July Two man show - W. H. Patterson, London
7 - 14 July Solo Show - Walker Galleries , Harrogate (Private View 6th July)
16 - 29 Sept Whittington Fine Art , Henley (mixed show)
17th -28th October Royal Society of Marine Artists, Mall Galleries , London
12th - 23rd December Royal Institute of Oil Painters Annual Exhibition, Mall Galleries , London
“Peter Wileman is one of the finest all round artists in the UK today, and is best known today for bold and vigorous landscapes in oil. He has a rare ability to light up a canvas. He works in varying degrees of abstraction and is able to capture atmosphere, that most difficult of artistic goals, through the brilliant use of colour.”
The Rt. Hon. Michael Portillo
To purchase a painting or to enquire about a commission email Peter at
peterwilemanart_tiscali.co.uk
or phone: 07977 404254
To view my blog click the following link: http://peterwilemanart.blogspot.com/
Signed Limited Edition Prints are now available on selected paintings. Please enquire for details.
© Peter Wileman
