Peter Polaine

Paintings

Oil paintings of landscape, still life, and the figure. Here is just a small sample of Peter's work. His style developed over the decades as he challenged himself to find the balance capturing the subject and keeping a certain looseness that he admired in the German Expressionists.

I have found over a period of time when painting that the first stages had been nearer to what I wanted to achieve, which is of course a moving target. The result is capturing the essence, the feeling, the layout, the colours, balance and design and leaving everything out that would confuse this. Therefore, more time looking than painting and avoiding overworking a painting, which then loses these qualities.
— Peter Polaine