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Born 1948 Church's Island, North Carolina. Known for: Landscape, skyscape and coastal views painting.
INTERVIEW WITH PETER A NISBET (1994). Copyright by Jessie Benton Evans. Jessie Benton Evans: What led you to art?. Peter A. Nisbet: My mother, an artist in North Carolina, taught me the fundamentals... Read full biography
INTERVIEW WITH PETER A NISBET (1994). Copyright by Jessie Benton Evans. Jessie Benton Evans: What led you to art?. Peter A. Nisbet: My mother, an artist in North Carolina, taught me the fundamentals of painting when I was old enough to hold a brush. I took courses at the Corcoran Museum and other... Read full biography
INTERVIEW WITH PETER A NISBET (1994). Copyright by Jessie Benton Evans. Jessie Benton Evans: What led you to art?. Peter A. Nisbet: My mother, an artist in North Carolina, taught me the fundamentals of painting when I was old enough to hold a brush. I took courses at the Corcoran Museum and other lessons privately. In 1980, I came to Scottsdale. I paint landscapes and skyscapes, "atmospherics," almost vapor paintings, which express my personal mythology that nature is mysterious and miraculous.... Read full biography
INTERVIEW WITH PETER A NISBET (1994). Copyright by Jessie Benton Evans. Jessie Benton Evans: What led you to art?. Peter A. Nisbet: My mother, an artist in North Carolina, taught me the fundamentals of painting when I was old enough to hold a brush. I took courses at the Corcoran Museum and other lessons privately. In 1980, I came to Scottsdale. I paint landscapes and skyscapes, "atmospherics," almost vapor paintings, which express my personal mythology that nature is mysterious and miraculous. A fellow artist and I have chased storms all over the Southwest and Mexico. Then, last year, I went to the Art Students League in New York to study with Frank Mason, one of the last great knowledgeable teachers of past paint traditions. I wanted my... Read full biography
INTERVIEW WITH PETER A NISBET (1994). Copyright by Jessie Benton Evans. Jessie Benton Evans: What led you to art?. Peter A. Nisbet: My mother, an artist in North Carolina, taught me the fundamentals of painting when I was old enough to hold a brush. I took courses at the Corcoran Museum and other lessons privately. In 1980, I came to Scottsdale. I paint landscapes and skyscapes, "atmospherics," almost vapor paintings, which express my personal mythology that nature is mysterious and miraculous. A fellow artist and I have chased storms all over the Southwest and Mexico. Then, last year, I went to the Art Students League in New York to study with Frank Mason, one of the last great knowledgeable teachers of past paint traditions. I wanted my paintings to speak the way "old master" pieces spoke to me in museums. Evans: How do you put a painting together?.... Read full biography
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INTERVIEW WITH PETER A NISBET (1994)
Copyright by Jessie Benton Evans
Jessie Benton Evans: What led you to art?
Peter A. Nisbet: My mother, an artist in North Carolina, taught me the fundamentals of painting when I was old enough to hold a brush. I took courses at the Corcoran Museum and other lessons privately. In 1980, I came to Scottsdale. I paint landscapes and skyscapes, "atmospherics," almost vapor paintings, which express my personal mythology that nature is mysterious and miraculous. A fellow artist and I have chased storms all over the Southwest and Mexico. Then, last year, I went to the Art Students League in New York to study with Frank Mason, one of the last great knowledgeable teachers of past paint tr...But wait, there's more...
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