PETE BRYDEN
June 19th – June 25th 2024
Monday-Saturday 10am-5pm.
Sunday-Monday, 11am-3pm.

 
Pete Bryden’s inspired paintings vary from totally non-representational abstract to semi-abstract landscapes, fuelled by a creative imagination and the stunning Wye Valley where he lives and paints.  

He told us, ‘the arts have always featured prominently in my life. I grew up in Oxford,surrounded by my grandmother’s watercolour paintings, in a house that was filled with music. I am a musician, and I have also spent periods of my life illustrating, cartooning and designing. This diverse artistic creativity was combined when I created and produced 26 episodes of a stop frame animated children’s television series for the BBC in 2002.

I now live and work in the Welsh Marches, in a remote location a few miles from Monmouth. My studio is perched on a Norman motte, once home to one of the many border castles. It is in a commanding position looking down over the river Monnow, surrounded by stunning landscape.

I launch into most of my paintings, armed with an array of cloths, sponges, palette knives and brushes, often with my Spotify ‘PB Classics’ playlist blaring away. It’s a good mix of songs that have featured prominently at different times in my life, evoking happy memories and imagery. I usually start painting with no pre-conceived idea as to what I will paint, and I love the element of surprise as a painting develops on the canvas in front of me, resulting in a new and unique creation.