From an early age Peter has always drawn and loved the medium of art, but life went in a different direction. After a childhood in central Africa, Peter came to Australia and joined the Australian Army after leaving school.

He served two tours in Vietnam and, on discharge, became a journalist, working on Adelaide newspapers for nearly 30 years. During that time he wrote and co-wrote four books, before suffering chronic post traumatic stress disorder from his war service. It was the late wife, and accomplished artist, of another veteran who bequeathed all her art material to Peter that set the veteran and former writer on the pathways of art.

“Years as a journo travelling overseas and through the Australian bush all suddenly came back to me - in living color. “I had a head full of visions which I have tried to put on canvas.
“It’s remarkable how one person’s unselfish last wishes can change your life. ”Peter’s art – acrylic and oil – ranges the spectrum, from contemporary landscapes to memorable events in his life and that of others.