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Peter Rothwell
Peter is a naturalised North Devonian having been born in Manchester. His parents moved to Ilfracombe when he was twelve, although he is
proud of the fact that he spent every birthday up to that point in Ilfracombe. He attended Barnstaple Grammar School, leaving in 1965 to
begin his art & design training at Dartington College of Arts, completing it at the West of England College of Arts, Bristol, in 1969 with a
degree in Fine Art.
Peter worked as a freelance artist and designer/maker for several years before being employed by Grand Metropolitan Hotels as an interior
designer. It was the arrival of the first two of his four children that persuaded him to consider a career in teaching and he subsequently
taught art & design at every level, from primary to post-graduate, ending his teaching as Co-ordinator for A level Art & Design at the North
Devon College.
Peter has been organising successful sketching and painting breaks on Lundy for ten years . In 2004, he took early retirement to concentrate
on converting two ruinous cottages in France so that the sketching holidays could eventually be extended across the Channel.
When not away in France, he lives at Treetops, Goosewell, with his wife Sally and her boys.
Artwork
The examples here show that Peter works in a variety of styles, both figurative and more expressive but with an emphasis on landscape, and he is
always experimenting with new techniques.
His work has been purchased by private collectors all over the world and he has illustrated a number of publications, both fiction and
non-fiction, and is responsible for 'Lundy - An Island Sketchbook'. Peter is happy to undertake commissions in painting, sculpture
and illustration.
He has written a sequel to Henry Williamson's ' Flax of Dream', a four volume novel partly set in North Devon, but requires permission
from the Henry Williamson Literary Estate before it can be published. He is currently working on a book describing the short but
dramatic history of the Lundy Granite Company.
Should anyone be interested in commissioning work or joining one of the Lundy Sketching Breaks, details can be found
at www.lundy.org.uk/westwell.
Alternatively, contact Peter direct via email at blueskyline@lineone.net.
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