South Esk River
Conara
350x730mm
Light and Shadows
Cambridge
710x740mm
South Clifton
600x540mm
Towards Ben Lomond
from the South Esk
320x600mm
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Peter
Glover |
| The young Peter Glover spent a great deal of his time on the East Coast when on holidays, and developed a strong rapport with the surroundings, probably because of the family's link with the property "Glenheriot" at Cranbrook, and also because of the history of this area in the early settlement of Tasmania, with its cottages, its hawthorn hedges and the marshes along the river and the lagoons. Apslawn in particular attracts him, and he is drawn to it time and again as a subject for his paintings. |
| Over the years his work has evolved to capture the lyrical quality of light and space of the Tasmanian landscape in a way which is free from formality or need to express excessive realism. |
| Born in 1951 at Lindisfarne, Peter began painting at school, had some private tuition from Helen Crab and later was tutored by Ivor Boyd who was at that time working at the Hobart Museum and Art gallery with a reputation for boldness and energy in his work with oils. |
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went on to study Graphic Design at the School of Art in Hobart and then
worked in a variety of jobs, until he decided that full time painting was
to be his future.
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South Esk River |
Light and Shadows |
South Clifton |
Towards Ben Lomond |