Barry Peckham
Barry Peckham is proving to be a worthy successor to a
notable line of New Forest painters. He seems to have taken
the strengths of these artists and used them to build his
own style and character. Characteristics such as confident
brushstrokes, hazy backgrounds and powerful skies combined
with his understanding of horse movement and their anatomy
can all be seen in Peckham's work.
Many equestrian painters paint more portrait style pictures
but Peckham's are complete pictures with subject, background
and foreground which are all given equal care and attention.
Peckham's marine paintings which include 'HMS Warrior entering
Portsmouth Harbour' and 'The Royal Yacht Britannia' and
'Valsheda at Cowes Week' show a great understanding of the
wind, sea and sky making him worthy of his exhibits at the
Royal Society of Marine Artists.
The majority of his work is associated with the New Forest
and Solent shores but he seems equally at home, on his painting
trips, with the big skies of Norfolk, the quay at St. Ives,
Cornwall and the Yorkshire Dales to name a few. His C.V.
illustrates he is doing all the right things to be remembered
in the future and he is already noted in many reference
books including 'Who's Who in Art'. |
