Peter Lawson

Peter Lawson was born in Vernon, B.C. in 1950. His family moved to
Vancouver Island shortly afterwards and settled in Victoria B.C.,
where Peter continued to live and work for over 50 years, before
moving (30 minutes north) to Shawnigan Lake in 2003.

A graduate of the Kootenay School of Art in 1972, Peter received
formal training in both commercial and fine art. Upon his return to
Victoria and over a 30 year career with design studios and
advertising agencies, Peter held a number of key positions in
creative and client services. "I've always been involved in the
creative process...but during those agency days it was generally to
benefit other people. Now, while creating original art I'm finally
able to completely satisfy my own requirements."

Living at the lake and completely surrounded by forested land, Peter
enjoys the perfect environment to work at his methodical style of
painting. His technique of layering colours and altering traditional
perspectives gives his work an unusual, almost "primitive" quality.

Inspired by the Impressionists, Canada's Group of Seven and E.J.
Hughes, Peter's passion for nature is reflected through his unique,
intimate glimpses of our natural world and his control of colour,
light and texture. His original paintings and limited edition giclee
reproductions have attracted the interest of serious collectors and
continue to appeal to an ever-increasing audience.