PETER HODGE, COTSWOLD ARTIST

For more than thirty years Peter Hodge has pursued a career as a professional artist.  During this period establishing a reputation as a leading Cotswold water colourist, focussing his gaze on the subtle and sometimes dramatic moods and nuances of the Cotswold landscape with the minutia of village life and the farming communities much to the fore.

In recent years he has embarked upon a series of new ventures and is currently passing on his carefully honed skills in a programme of art tutorials and workshops. These take place in towns and villages of the areas that often feature in his paintings.

Now, what maybe his greatest challenge is nearing completion, with a book of his paintings of The Cotswolds and Vale of Evesham, accompanied by his own anecdotes, musings and observations awaiting a launch in October.

The Book with the working title “ Peter Hodge’s Cotswolds and Beyond”, has a foreword by Evesham’s own celebrity and champion of the environment, Alistair Mc Gowan who writes;  “ the works in this collection not only remind me what a beautiful, natural and quintessentially English area the Cotswolds is, it also reminds me what a sensitive and wonderfully talented artist Peter Hodge is…. It is like being there without being there: a perfect substitute.”

The work has been commissioned by leading Fine Art Publishers,  Halsgrove, who, due to the high production costs for this type of quality publication, need some guarantee of sales and /or sponsorship for the project to progress.

Peter is therefore keen to hear from any businesses or entrepreneurs who may be interested in investing in what will be a prestigious and widely circulated product. In return they could expect to receive discreet advertising in both the book and the full- colour flyers pre-empting the book launch, which will be promoted through book signings, exhibitions and press coverage both local and nationally.

Should any altruistic business, or kind entrepreneur be interested in being involved in Peter’s book project he will be delighted to hear from them on 013866 442841 or E-mail; prhlandscape@tiscali.couk.

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Peter Exhibits his original paintings at “The John Noott Galleries” in Broadway, and his limited edition prints at “Broadway Editions”. Further works can be viewed on his website;