Peter Corr

Peter Corr’s forest paintings explore nature’s duality—its serene beauty and untamed mystery. Through his unique use of colour, texture, and composition, he transforms familiar woodlands into
realms of emotional depth and symbolism. There is a contemplative and meditative quality to his work.Peter’s forests exist in a liminal space where light is filtered through dense canopies, creating an interplay of light and dark. His bold and dramatic use of paint evokes the sensation of wandering through a tactile world – a vibrant ecosystem, with warm and cool tones indicating transitions like
dawn, dusk, or changing seasons. His technique layers thick impasto with translucent glazes to create a visceral sense of bark, undergrowth, and foliage. The forests pulse with a dance-like, rythmic energy, inviting viewers to engage with layers of pattern and interval as they are immersed in the scene.
While grounded in naturalism, Peter’s forest paintings feel allegorical. Tangled branches double for neural connections, as pathways disappear into distant haze, always hinting at life’s uncertainties.
His work prompts viewers to consider whether the forest is a sanctuary, labyrinth, or a reflection of inner thoughts.
Peter’s colour choices enhance emotional resonance. Deep emeralds, purples and blues evoke spatial depth, while bursts of gold or crimson inject urgency. Muted tones can convey solitude, while autumnal hues suggest transformation and renewal. Unlike traditional landscapes, Peter’s forests encourage engagement. The absence of human figures places the viewer as a central figure, allowing personal memories and emotions to shape their
experience of the scene. Peter Corr’s forest paintings transcend representation, serving as meditations on growth, decay, and
the power of nature to reflect our inner worlds. His work, aligned with the Romantic tradition yet distinctly contemporary, invites viewers to confront the beauty and mystery of existence.

Peter Corr is a British contemporary landscape painter whose work explores the emotional and sensory experience of landscape through layered abstraction and richly textured surfaces. Working primarily with oil and cold wax, he builds complex painterly layers that are scraped, reworked and
excavated, creating surfaces that echo geological strata and the organic structures of woodland environments.
Rather than literal depiction, his paintings evoke atmosphere, memory and the physical presence of landscape. His work has been exhibited widely across the United Kingdom and presented at major art fairs including Fresh Art Fair, Manchester Art Fair, Edinburgh Art Fair and the Affordable Art Fair
in London. His paintings are held in private and corporate collections in the UK and internationally.

Selected Exhibitions
Solo
2026 — Old Fire Engine House, Ely, Cambridgeshire
2025 — Babylon Gallery, Ely, Cambridgeshire
2024 — Locker Café, Cambridge
2019 — Michael House Centre, Cambridge
2019 — Darryl Nantais Gallery, Linton, Cambridgeshire
2018 — Old Fire Engine House, Ely, Cambridgeshire
Group
2025 — Babylon Gallery, Ely, Cambridgeshire
2023 — The Gallery Holt, Holt, Norfolk
2022–2024 — Art in East Anglia, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
2022 — Beyond The Image, Photographer’s Gallery, Thornham Magna, Suffolk
Art Fairs
Fresh Art Fair — Alexandra Palace, London; Cheltenham Racecourse
Manchester Art Fair — Manchester Central
Edinburgh Art Fair — O2 Academy; Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Affordable Art Fair — Hampstead, London; Battersea, London (2021–2026)
Selected Corporate Collections
Forsters LLP, London
Major, Lindsey & Africa, London
Shoosmiths, Northampton
Greenwoods GRM, Peterborough
Hazlewoods, Cheltenham
Smith & Williamson, Bristol
Moore Kingston Smith, St Albans

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Peter Corr’s forest paintings explore nature’s duality—its serene beauty and untamed mystery. Through his unique use of colour, texture, and composition, he transforms familiar woodlands into
realms of emotional depth and symbolism. There is a contemplative and meditative quality to his work.Peter’s forests exist in a liminal space where light is filtered through dense canopies, creating an interplay of light and dark. His bold and dramatic use of paint evokes the sensation of wandering through a tactile world – a vibrant ecosystem, with warm and cool tones indicating transitions like
dawn, dusk, or changing seasons. His technique layers thick impasto with translucent glazes to create a visceral sense of bark, undergrowth, and foliage. The forests pulse with a dance-like, rythmic energy, inviting viewers to engage with layers of pattern and interval as they are immersed in the scene.
While grounded in naturalism, Peter’s forest paintings feel allegorical. Tangled branches double for neural connections, as pathways disappear into distant haze, always hinting at life’s uncertainties.
His work prompts viewers to consider whether the forest is a sanctuary, labyrinth, or a reflection of inner thoughts.
Peter’s colour choices enhance emotional resonance. Deep emeralds, purples and blues evoke spatial depth, while bursts of gold or crimson inject urgency. Muted tones can convey solitude, while autumnal hues suggest transformation and renewal. Unlike traditional landscapes, Peter’s forests encourage engagement. The absence of human figures places the viewer as a central figure, allowing personal memories and emotions to shape their
experience of the scene. Peter Corr’s forest paintings transcend representation, serving as meditations on growth, decay, and
the power of nature to reflect our inner worlds. His work, aligned with the Romantic tradition yet distinctly contemporary, invites viewers to confront the beauty and mystery of existence.

Peter Corr is a British contemporary landscape painter whose work explores the emotional and sensory experience of landscape through layered abstraction and richly textured surfaces. Working primarily with oil and cold wax, he builds complex painterly layers that are scraped, reworked and
excavated, creating surfaces that echo geological strata and the organic structures of woodland environments.
Rather than literal depiction, his paintings evoke atmosphere, memory and the physical presence of landscape. His work has been exhibited widely across the United Kingdom and presented at major art fairs including Fresh Art Fair, Manchester Art Fair, Edinburgh Art Fair and the Affordable Art Fair
in London. His paintings are held in private and corporate collections in the UK and internationally.

Selected Exhibitions
Solo
2026 — Old Fire Engine House, Ely, Cambridgeshire
2025 — Babylon Gallery, Ely, Cambridgeshire
2024 — Locker Café, Cambridge
2019 — Michael House Centre, Cambridge
2019 — Darryl Nantais Gallery, Linton, Cambridgeshire
2018 — Old Fire Engine House, Ely, Cambridgeshire
Group
2025 — Babylon Gallery, Ely, Cambridgeshire
2023 — The Gallery Holt, Holt, Norfolk
2022–2024 — Art in East Anglia, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk
2022 — Beyond The Image, Photographer’s Gallery, Thornham Magna, Suffolk
Art Fairs
Fresh Art Fair — Alexandra Palace, London; Cheltenham Racecourse
Manchester Art Fair — Manchester Central
Edinburgh Art Fair — O2 Academy; Edinburgh Corn Exchange
Affordable Art Fair — Hampstead, London; Battersea, London (2021–2026)
Selected Corporate Collections
Forsters LLP, London
Major, Lindsey & Africa, London
Shoosmiths, Northampton
Greenwoods GRM, Peterborough
Hazlewoods, Cheltenham
Smith & Williamson, Bristol
Moore Kingston Smith, St Albans

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