Gloucester’s Midtown Gallery exhibits paintings of local artist Peter Gowan

PAINTINGS by gallery owner Peter Gowan are now on display at Gloucester’s Midtown Gallery in Church Street, and will run until Sunday 25 January.

Gowans explained to News Of The Area that his work has progressed through the structures of art school, guidance from Valerie Olsen and husband at the time John Olsen.

Several other major influences including Vincent Van Gogh, resulting in the mature work of the present time.

Having always been influenced by his immediate environment, most of the past decade has been based on both the rural and suburban landscape.

“These landscapes are created using varied locations and themes, many of which are based around Gloucester,” said Gowans.

After a successful period in the early 2000’s Gowans felt the need to retreat and learn to develop the ability to express his personal style.

During that time he travelled abroad to Europe and North America, where the great galleries assisted in filling the gaps in his learning.

“My works are predominantly in acrylic paint on heavy duty artist quality paper or canvas and I tend to blur the line between what is a painting and what is a drawing,” added Gowans.

“My most recent works to date are bold cityscapes drawn with heavily weighted black lines.

“Using Gaudi as my architect, I highlight the chaos and intense movement of a large city and the organic manner in which they grow.

“These works are the most personal and expressive to date.”

Gowans has held previous exhibitions in Sydney and the Central Coast, and his works are in collections in Australia, New Zealand, North America and the UK.

By: John WATTS