Peter Byatt was a successful British painter specialising in both Watercolours and Oils.
He was a Winner of the Winsor and Newton Award and had exhibited in The Royal Academy, London
Peter Byatt was born in Manchester, England, in 1944. He graduated with honours from Harrow School of Art.
In 2003 he moved to Italy to capture the beautiful surroundings, living in Santa Maria, a locality of Barga in the Province of Lucca, Tuscany.
Richly textured and exquisitely toned, Peter’s paintings have the essence of a lifelong involvement with Art. Selecting subjects from nature and embarking on compositions from the heart. His paintings give sensory impressions beyond the purely visual. You can feel the cascading movement of water as if at one with nature in a secluded Tuscan mountain brook.
Sadly, Peter passed away this week, leaving an incredible legacy of beautiful work to be appreciated forever (his site can be seen here)
From the barganews archives 2009 :
Unfortunately on show for only one week but another great exhibition of recent work from the painter Peter Byatt at the Casa Cordati Gallery in Barga Vecchia.
No stranger to Casa Cordati, as he exhibited there in 2005 , 2006 and 2008 (2007 his annual exhibition was at La Galleria article here) – this year he is exhibiting in three rooms of the main Cordati Gallery and once again on the canvases there is some stunning brushwork from this artist. After a brief foray into watercolours, Peter is back once again with oils and his enjoyment in handling that media shines through the work. We cannot recommend this exhibition enough – not to be missed. In a fast moving world – stop, slow down and spend some time with these images.
