Peter Drought
Born in 1980, Peter comes from an artistic family on his father’s side. Having studied art at school, he went on to work in business before undertaking a career change to work in photography and art. He has worked on a variety of subjects including still life and landscapes, but over the years has developed extensive expertise in producing portraits of animals.
An experienced horseman in his own right, his first animal portrait was of a well loved old pony known as Churchill, as a Christmas present for a friend. From that point onwards he started to develop a local reputation for being able to create life like pictures that also captured the character and personality of the individual subject.
Producing pictures not only of horses, but also other animals including cats, dogs and birds, Peter works from a mixture of life sketches and photography. He works with many different types of media, but has developed extensive experience of work in coloured pencil. Using careful layering techniques, he gradually builds up each picture colour on top of colour, to give a realistic impression of the subject’s coat. These pictures are created on textured heavy weight papers, which in turn allow for a large range of tone to be used to show the subject’s shape and form through the contrast of light and shadow.
Peter exhibits periodically with the Association of Animal Artists and other exhibitions across the North West, and occasionally further afield. He also undertakes bespoke commissions for pet and animal portraits on a regular basis.
More of his work can be seen at www.peterdrought.co.uk
Email: enquiries@peterdrought.co.uk