Profile of Peter Smith - The Artist
Peter Smith was born in the small town of Mansfield, Nottinghamshire - he bypassed the well trodden route to the local industries and follow the somewhat unusual lifestyle of artist
Along the way, Peter became a surveyor, a computer programmer and eventually a graphic artist within the fashion industry, a job he says he enjoyed for 16 happy years. Over the last two years Peter has been spending time increasing his presence within the art world and honing his skills to the standard you now see before you.
People often ask Peter where he gets his ideas from, the quirky animals, the strong colours and strange concepts: "But I see them everyday in the street, the people I meet, the feelings I experience. At the end of every day I have hundreds of images fighting for my attention and the chance to be painted; quite often I get carried away with excitement and fill my sketchbook with images from cover to cover within hours.", Says Peter
