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PETER EVANS “That’s What I Do”
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llustrated front cover: Three Carrier BagsAcrylic on board, 32 x
32 cm, 12½ x 12½ in
Mangousteens No. I Acrylic, 40 x 60 cm, 15¾ x 23½ in
“That’s What I Do”
7th - 28th March 2015 Open 9.30 am - 5.00pm Monday to
Saturday
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PETER EVANS
“That’s What I Do”
The Old Dairy Plant . Fosseway Business Park . Stratford
RoadMoreton-in-Marsh . Gloucestershire . GL56 9NQ
t: +44 (0)1608 652255 e: [email protected]
www.johndaviesgallery.com
7th - 28th March 2015 Open 9.30 am - 5.00pm Monday to
Saturday
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Builders Boots Acrylic, 30 x 37 cm, 11¾ x 14½ in
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Peter Evans: Introduction to catalogue
There has been quite a long gap between Peter’s last exhibition
with us in 2008 and this splendid collection
that we are now presenting. With complex back surgery now well
behind him, it is a matter of considerable
relief to both the artist and followers of his work that Peter
is now again able to sustain the long studio
hours necessary to evolve a serious body of work.
Those hoping for an interview between myself and a close friend
will, however, be disappointed: Peter’s last
exhibition with us Highly Defined must have been one of the last
that we staged before I introduced the
interview format. On asking him if an interview was something in
which he would like to engage he simply
responded by stating that he simply wouldn’t know what to say.
He didn’t know what I was likely to ask him
of course, but I think that at the bottom of it he simply
regards what he does as straightforward. – “what
would I say? I do what I do”.
But what he does is impressive and highly individual. It is also
gratifying to see that these new works match
the highest degree of finesse that he has achieved in the
past.
An inveterate collector of relatively mundane objects possessing
either an interesting patina or engaging
colour or both, he is now happiest creating studio ensembles and
then engaging with them to a remarkable
degree. So, Peter is right, perhaps there is little to be
revealed here, but I observe that the intrigue stems
from three elements that should not go unsung. Firstly, there is
the eye he has for the pieces he selects to
juxtapose. Secondly, his observation and technique in maximising
detail and achieving such resonance of
colour is remarkable. Thirdly, the unerring level of commitment
he always applies produces paintings that
somehow exceed the total of sum of their parts. Long may this be
the case.
John Davies
March 2015
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Strawberries in Glass Dish Acrylic, 32 x 32 cm, 12½ x 12½ in
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Bottles & Cherries Acrylic, 32 x 23 cm, 12½ x 9 in
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Strawberries for Tea Acrylic, 47x 47 cm, 18½ x 18½ in
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Two Pots with Driftwood Acrylic, 32 x 32 cm, 12½ x 12½ in
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Still Life with Chopping Board Acrylic, 47 x 47 cm, 18½ x 18½
in
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Mangousteens No. II Acrylic, 32 x 32 cm, 12½ x 12½ in
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Still Life with Leather Case Acrylic, 47 x 47 cm, 18½ x 18½
in
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Ricard No. 2 Acrylic, 60 x 60 cm, 23½ x 23½ in
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Green Peppers going Red Acrylic, 32 x 32 cm, 12½ x 12½ in
Plum Tomatoes Acrylic, 32 x 32 cm, 12½ x 12½ in
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Sucre (with bird’s skull) Acrylic, 47 x 47 cm, 18½ x 18½ in
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Red Tin, Blue Glass Acrylic, 35 x 35 cm, 13¾ x 13¾ in
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Ladles on a Rail Acrylic, 47 x 47 cm, 18½ x 18½ in
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Three Wooden Spheres Acrylic, 32 x 32 cm, 12½ x 12½ in
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Café Keys Acrylic, 30 x 38 cm, 11¾ x 15 in
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One Clog, Ten Kilos Acrylic, 32 x 32 cm, 12½ x 12½ in
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Heavy Load II Acrylic, 44 x 68 cm, 17¼ x 26¾ in
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Four Palette Knives Acrylic, 30 x 30 cm, 11¾ x 11¾ in
Opposite, Page 23 Three Old Paint Brushes
Acrylic, 47 x 47 cm, 18½ x 18½ in
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Four Old Beer Bottles Acrylic, 60 x 60 cm, 23½ x 23½ in
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llustrated back cover: Three Graffiti Aubergines Acrylic, 30 x
38 cm, 11¾ x 15 in
Please see website for further examples and the artist’s CV
www.johndaviesgallery.com
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The Old Dairy Plant . Fosseway Business Park . Stratford
RoadMoreton-in-Marsh . Gloucestershire . GL56 9NQ
t: +44 (0)1608 652255 e: [email protected]
www.johndaviesgallery.com
johndaviesgalleryPeriod, Modern & Contemporary Art
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