Painting Life

Peter Sutton

Peter, a member of Artists First, shares his work.

Further Info

Five Artists First members came to Watershed to tell their stories, helped by Jane Sallis, Aikaterini Gegisian and Paddy Uglow with support from Bristol’s Museums, Galleries & Archives.

Transcript

My name is Peter Sutton. I am an artist with a long story of over 300 paintings to show.

Being an artist means painting and drawing all sorts of things: life, still life, and scenic paintings. I paint life.

I am part of Artists First and I have been saying for a long time I would like an exhibition for the artists that have passed away: Roy Tanner, David Conn, Dave Scott and Bob Tooze.

If I was to die I would like to be remembered for my art. I would like every painting in an exhibition. I want my artist friends to be remembered.

But I am still painting and I would like an exhibition before I die. I would like us to get a new studio so I can work at my art whenever I wanted, on the days that would suit me best. I would like more people to see my work and if they wanted to they could buy my art.

My name is Peter Sutton and an artist’s story never ends.

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