8 Peter Wright Quotes for You to Enjoy

Peter Wright

British Celebrity

Born: Aug 9, 1916

Died: Apr 27, 1995

Life Living Own Painting People Picture

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I tried to learn the violin for a while. Peter Wright

Tried Learn While Violin

I had been living with dialysis for three years or so, and the new kidney felt like a reprieve, a new gift of life. I felt alive again and I guess that has had an effect on my use of colour. Peter Wright

Life Gift Three Living Guess Alive Kidney Colour Had New Like Felt Been Years Effect Reprieve Again Use

I have never subscribed to the Dirty Pallet school of painting. Peter Wright

School Painting Dirty Never Subscribed

I felt the need to get back to painting and I thought the best way was to start drawing, so I enrolled in a life drawing class. I soon discovered that people made very interesting subjects and I am still surprised that I had never discovered it before. Peter Wright

Life Best Class People Thought Made Before Painting Back Enrolled Way Drawing Best Way Never Had Soon Felt Am Still Surprised Discovered Subjects Very Get Interesting Start Need

I used to paint landscapes without any people in them but now I paint people who happen to be in a particular place. They might be outside a pub, or on a beach or in a studio. They might have clothes on or they might not. Peter Wright

People Clothes Beach Outside Studio Particular Without Any Happen Place Pub Them Might Landscapes Used Paint Who Now

Painting is seen as picture making, the making of an art object, something that can stand on its own. Peter Wright

Art Seen Picture Own Painting Object Something Making Stand

I never know what it's going to look like. Wouldn't be much point in painting if I already knew the outcome. I have a subject in front of me and I start flooding colour and making marks, I don't know, it's improvisation isn't it? Peter Wright

Me Painting Marks Outcome Point Colour Never Knew Like Know Look Making Subject Improvisation Front Going Much Flooding Start

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