Peter Porteous-Butler

Peter has spent his life creating art in various forms; he has spent the bulk of his career in the graphic design industry, starting work with pen and pencil in a creative studio in the 1980’s, then designing and illustrating using computers as the industry turned digital.

After years of using computers to illustrate, in 2018 Peter reconnected with creating art by hand. He set himself a brief to create beautiful works that existed in the world, rather than digitally, and he wanted each piece to have its own story. Peter finds real fulfillment and joy in the uniqueness of each piece, and the ink splatters and smudges or blobs of oil paint add genuine randomness that, he says, is difficult and time-consuming for a computer to replicate authentically, and adds a real sense of human expression.

He regularly exhibits locally and his shows are always popular, with buyers both in this country and overseas. Peter finds real joy when someone finds a connection with one of his works. He says “Even if just one person really connects with a piece, it’s made the whole thing worth creating.”