Artists
Peter Nixon
Peter Nixon images speak of peace, harmony, and celebration. His approach is innovative in his use of classic methods in contemporary contexts. When he draws a line, he wants it to look natural, as if it flows straight through the page – second nature.
Artwork
Fantasie I
257893 Nixon, Peter Fantasie I 2008 26 3/4'' x 16 3/4'' Giclee in color on canvas with hand embellishment. Signed in ink. From the hors commerce proof edition of 50 (250 numbered proofs, 50 European artist's proofs, 50 artist's proofs, 10 printer's proofs, and 3 bon a tirer proof impressions also exist).
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Exploring London with Artist Peter Nixon
Unless you are a close friend of Peter Nixon, like Park West’s Morris Shapiro, or are one of the Park West collectors invited on VIP cruises in the Caribbean, Mediterranean, or the Falkland Islands, you likely won’t have the opportunity to spend quality time with the artist, let alone enjoy a personal tour around London. After catching up with him in his NW London studio, the contemporary painter and jazz aficionado took us to some of his favorite haunts around the capital to give his fans a tas...
Catching Up with Artist Peter Nixon in his London Home Studio
Like much of the bustling capital, the Harlesden district in the Borough of Brent in North West London is teeming with multicultural shops, restaurants, and rows upon rows of brick houses. It’s here where the great figurative, classical painter Peter Nixon and his family have called home for decades after moving a wee bit north from the once bohemian Portobello Road neighborhood, made famous around the world thanks to the 1971 Walk Disney film, Bedknobs and Broomsticks starring the late-great Da...
Peter Nixon Shines as the Official Artist of the 2019 Amelia Island Jazz Festival
Legendary musician Wynton Marsalis once said, "Jazz music is America's past and its potential, summed up and sanctified and accessible to anybody who learns to listen to, feel, and understand it." Thousands of music fans were treated to a deeper understanding of jazz last month at the 2019 Amelia Island Jazz Festival, a Florida music festival now celebrating its sixth year. The festival was co-founded by Les DeMerle—an accomplished drummer and singer who has performed with greats like Frank Sina...
Artist Peter Nixon Shares His Origin Story on a Two-Part ‘Behind the Artist’ Podcast
Peter Nixon blends the worlds of the classical and the contemporary in a way that few artists can. A devotee of masters like Da Vinci and Raphael, Nixon's encyclopedic knowledge of art history is apparent in every work he creates. Park West Gallery Director Morris Shapiro describes Nixon as "one of the most thoughtful and articulate artists I've ever known. Peter's paintings are lush. They're lucid and consistently beautiful, and this is supported by his legions of enthusiastic collectors all ov...
