Robert Peters
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Robert
Peters has spent his life living in and absorbing all that the West
and its magnificent landscapes offer. The artist states, “My work is
grounded in my earliest personal impressions.” As a child, Peters
grew up in Arizona, and he remembers fondly family trips that allowed
him to hike, fish, and hunt in the wild and wondrous landscapes of
southwestern Colorado. In these early years, the artist was just happy
to enjoy the experience of being outdoors and eager to take in all
that nature offers.
“I often seek out the story in a
landscape,” says Peters. He notes that “the repetition of shape in
ridges” and “jagged rocks in juxtaposition with soft snow” are
just a couple aspects that interest him in mentally forming a
composition that will draw and move the viewer’s eye to take in all
of nature captured on his canvas. The artist also notes that “a
judicious use of detail” makes up the light and delicate aspects of
his works. The excellent ability to orchestrate color and values gives
Peters’ art depth and emotion. “That’s where their (my
paintings) atmosphere comes from,” adds the artist. “In the
studio, I’m composing, rearranging, and reliving.”
Trips to art museums and art classes in
college laid the foundation for Peters’ interest in what was to
become his passion and career. In college, he began painting
seriously; a professor, who was also a successful commercial
illustrator, acknowledged and fostered Peters’ talent and potential.
With a desire for a career in commercial art, the artist was fortunate
to have a mentor who educated him in the various components of the
business. The young Peters soon began making a living working with
well known advertising and publishing companies in New York without
having to live there. Peters thrived in the business and his work was
in demand. During this time, he joined the Society of Illustrators.
During his successful commercial art
career, Peters and his wife moved to Colorado and lived on a ranch
where they bred and raised show horses. This rewarding life brought
new purpose to his talent as an artist. He began painting the horses
they loved and the western landscape. Peters felt compelled to paint
full-time and quit commercial art, and his fine art career as a
landscape painter was brought to life.
Now settled back in Arizona with his
family, Peters paints in a spacious studio next to his home. Majestic
mountain vistas and his own horse pasture contribute to his many
inspired moments at the easel. The artist also ventures into the
natural world he so loved as a boy to view, contemplate, make notes,
and sketch an image that he will take back to his studio where it will
come alive on his canvas. Adds Peters, “If something is in one of my
paintings, I’ve been there and experienced it.”
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