OIL PAINTING
Peter Batchelder was recently featured in American Art Collector magazine. The editorial discusses Batchelder's signature style: visually deconstructed New England architectural landscapes. While the compositions are left with few elements, Batchlder adds others: "I like the challenge of painting wind and light in such a way that gives painting the desired effect." This is achieved through the layering of colors, creating depth and movement, paired with textural, loose brushstrokes.
When painting a landscape, Peter considers the architecture's nature, its relation with the landscape, light, and color, and the history of the place. How it might have appeared in the past, the growth, and the death, that has since occurred.
All Batchelder paintings embody a sense of peacefulness and solitude, representing a generic place, free from distinct details, allowing the viewer to "let their curiosity create a story."
Pathway
Baywindow
Bayside Barn
Poplar
"I am drawn to Peter's simple pastoral barn images and his use of bold blocks of brilliant color. Peter's paintings fit perfectly among out other colorful, whimsical pieces. They have transformed our dining and living rooms."
-a Peter Batchelder collector
Peter Batchelder was recently featured in American Art Collector magazine. The editorial discusses Batchelder's signature style: visually deconstructed New England architectural landscapes. While the compositions are left with few elements, Batchlder adds others: "I like the challenge of painting wind and light in such a way that gives painting the desired effect." This is achieved through the layering of colors, creating depth and movement, paired with textural, loose brushstrokes.
When painting a landscape, Peter considers the architecture's nature, its relation with the landscape, light, and color, and the history of the place. How it might have appeared in the past, the growth, and the death, that has since occurred.
All Batchelder paintings embody a sense of peacefulness and solitude, representing a generic place, free from distinct details, allowing the viewer to "let their curiosity create a story."
PathwayBaywindow Bayside Barn Poplar "I am drawn to Peter's simple pastoral barn images and his use of bold blocks of brilliant color. Peter's paintings fit perfectly among out other colorful, whimsical pieces. They have transformed our dining and living rooms."
-a Peter Batchelder collector
