• Peter's studio will be open to the public from Sat 9th March 2019 at the National Trust's Claydon House & Estate. Open Saturday - Wednesday weekly, 11am-5pm. For appointments with Peter, please call or email in advance to ensure Peter is at the studio.

  • Peter's 2019 courses have now been released and for booking at The Courtyard Art Studio.

  • Art on the Hill Exhibition 23 - 24 March

  • Peter’s landscape paintings are represented by SOTA Gallery, Witney, Oxfordshire.

  • Handmade in Britain, Waterperry Gardens, Oxfordshire. Giving 3 talks and demonstrations. 27 - 30 June.

  • Solo Exhibition, Green & Stone, Chelsea, London, 24 June - 4 July

  • Peter has filmed some of his most popular art courses with ArtTutor.com which are available to download to your computer/tablet here.

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I’m delighted to share that my painting ‘Family Self-Portrait’ has been shortlisted for the biannual RBSA Portrait Prize Exhibiton. Its a real honour to be considered for this highly contested exhibiton alongside many other great portrait artists. Organised by the @rbsagallery, the exhibition is on from 25 July - 31 August in Birmingham. #rbsaportraitprize #portraitprize2019 #rbsagallery #exhibition #shortlisted #portrait #portraitpainting #portraitexhibition #portraiture #oilportrait #art #contemporaryart #contemporaryportrait #figurativeportrait #workingartist
One of my portraits that’s getting a lot of attention during @bucksartweeksofficial No, it’s not Laurence Llewelyn Bowen, Richard Branson, Al Pacino or Jay Raynor...it’s everyone’s favourite framer Stephen @horizonframing at @claydonestate ‘The Thoughtful Framer’ • oil on canvas • 100x70cm Come and see it in my studio when it’s open for the final weekend for @bucksartweeksofficial #contemporaryart #contemporaryportrait #figurativeportrait #portrait #portraiture #portraitpainting #oil #oilportrait #painting #oilpainting #art #framer #peterkeegan #workingartist #portraitartist #britishartist #portraitart #brushstrokes
I rarely do them but here’s a still life oil painting I did a while back. I love how they challenge my ability to be economical with my brushwork and compositional design. I take inspiration from the wonderful @sedwickstudio on this and I’m looking forward to working with her next year! ‘Quarter, Half, Whole’ • oil on canvas • 20x20cm #stilllife #painting #oilpainting #oils #apples #brushstrokes #art #stilllifeart #stilllifepainting #knife #workingartist
Happy Father’s Day, particularly to all the Dads who make great models like mine! ‘Dad’ • charcoal • 60x50cm #fathersday #charcoal #portrait #portraitdrawing #drawing #charcoaldrawing #charcoalportrait #art #blackandwhite #sketch #portraiture
A little painting of some blue sky if, like me, you’ve forgotten what blue sky looks like! The beautiful oak Tree I painted plein air at @waterperrygardens during the 2016 @artinactionfestival - This June 27-29 I shall be returning to Waterperry House & Gardens for the first @handmadebritain Oxford Art Festival where I shall be giving 3 charcoal Portraiture demonstrations. - Acrylic on canvas, 40x40cm and sold before I even finished it! #enpleinair #pleinair #acrylic #acrylicpainting #acryliclandscape #landscape #painting #artinaction #workingartist #contemporaryartist #paintout #paint #oaktree #artinaction #waterperrygardens
Lovely analysis of a commissioned portrait I painted a couple of years ago from the @arttutor team - thanks guys! Posted @withrepost • @arttutor There's a lot you can learn compositionally from this fantastic oils portrait by @peterkeeganartist called "David & Tilly'... Where's the focal point? It's David's face of course. And Peter uses multiple tools to pull your attention towards it. Look how it's been placed a third of the way across the width of the painting ('rule' of thirds) - an area your eye is naturally drawn to. Then you have the pose of the dog that's almost arrow-like, pulling your gaze back to that focal point as your eyes move around the picture. Next, look at the contrast in detail. The most careful and refined brushmarks have all been used around the face. As you move away from David's head, the marks become larger and looser. Detail and lack of detail is a great way of creating contrast between your focal point and everything else. Now look at the background, and, in particular, the values (lights and darks) compared to David and Tilly. The tones are pale and washed out and in complete contrast to the powerful darks of David's clothing, the chair and Tilly. Photographers and filmmakers use a similar technique called 'depth of field' to defocus and flatten the background around their central subject. And finally, can you see a number of diagonal lines throughout the composition? Some of these diagonals occur naturally as part of the pose and others are a clever construct of the background and how Peter has chosen to position the figures. Any time you can, make use of strong diagonal lines, especially those that point towards your main point of interest.
Another lovely day in my studio for @bucksartweeksofficial where I said goodbye to this one. It shows the beautiful dahlia garden of @claydonestate I painted last year. Acrylic on paper, 40x30cm. I’ll be back there tomorrow, 11am - 5pm if you’re free and would to pop in. #bucksartweeks #bucksartweeks2019 #bucksart #painting #acrylic #acrylicpainting #art #garden #dahlia #claydongardens #peterkeegan
A great first day for @bucksartweeksofficial at @claydonestate today. I knew this one wouldn’t last long in the studio - it’s always the favourites that leave first! ‘The Boss’ • oil on canvas • 25x20cm #painting #art #figurative #figurativeart #oil #oilpaint #sold #paint #studio #bucksartweeks #bucksartweeks2019
Getting ready for @bucksartweeksofficial this year (starting this Saturday) where I shall be working on this big Sorolla inspired painting of the @claydonestate gardeners at work. Along with the other creative studios and galleries in the Claydon Courtyard, I’ll be open from 11am-5pm along with the National Trust house and the Phoenix Kitchens catering for all your coffee, cake and lunch needs! #bucksartweeks #bucksartweeks2019 #bucksart #workingartist #workingstudio #artistatwork #painting #oilpainting #openstudio #artinaction #art
Every artist needs a great model and I just happen to have one of the best @thenadia.josephine ‘Nadia’ • oil on canvas • 50x40cm • painted using the Zorn Palette and filmed for @arttutor. #portrait #portraitpainting #portraiture #oil #oilportrait #allaprima #allaprimaportrait #art #painting #oilpainting #zornpalette #contemporaryart #contemporaryportrait #figurativeart #figurativeportrait #horizonframing
Every artist needs a great framer. It just so happens mine also makes a great model! @horizonframing ‘The Framer’ • oil on canvas • 50x40cm • painted using the Zorn Palette and filmed for @arttutor. #portrait #portraitpainting #portraiture #oil #oilportrait #allaprima #allaprimaportrait #art #painting #oilpainting #zornpalette #contemporaryart #contemporaryportrait #figurativeart #figurativeportrait #horizonframing
Really pleased with how this latest commissioned portrait painting turned out. It was one of those paintings that went so well it almost painted itself. Huge thanks to @horizonframing for doing such a splendid job on the framing too. ‘Sarah’ • oil on canvas • 50x40cm #portrait #portraitpainting #painting #allaprima #allaprimaportrait #oilportrait #oilpaint #commission #portraitcommission #portraiture #figurative #figurativeart #figurativepainting #figurativeportrait #contemporaryart #contemporaryportrait #peterkeegan
Had a lovely couple of days teaching at @thecourtyardartstudio my approach to charcoal portraiture. Here are my 3 demonstrations, the first 2 taking about 1hr to draw, the third taking me 10mins. Thanks to Julie, Richard and Mike to agreeing to pose. I shall be doing this course again in October, please visit www.thecourtyardartstudio.com for further details. Charcoal and chalk on toned paper, 60x50cm #charcoal #charcoalportrait #portrait #portraiture #portraitdrawing #drawing #sketch #blackandwhite #sketch #art #teaching #workingartist #lifedrawing
A couple of my demos done on the first day of my Expressive Portrait painting course at @thecourtyardartstudio Both oil on canvas, 50x40cm #portrait #portraiture #painting #portraitpainting #oil #oilportrait #oilpainting #contemporaryart #contemporaryportrait #allaprima #allaprimaportrait #allaprimapainting
Had a lovely evening giving a charcoal portrait demonstration for the Abingdon Art Society in Oxfordshire. Bill was a great model who posed so well! Still a couple of spaces left on my charcoal portraiture workshop in a couple of days time at @thecourtyardartstudio if you happen to be free and want to do some scribbling. ‘Bill’ • charcoal and chalk on paper • 60x40cm #portrait #portraiture #portraitdrawing #charcoal #charcoalportrait #wrt #drawing #sketch #demo #abingdon #contemporaryart #contemporaryportrait
I’ve just heard that 2 last spaces have become available on my 2 day Charcoal Portraiture Workshop at @thecourtyardartstudio at the beautiful Claydon Estate, taking place next week on Monday 13 - Tuesday 14 May. £180 which includes all tools and materials. The workshop is designed to show you the potential of this expressive drawing material, ideal for capturing portraits. For full details, please visit https://www.thecourtyardartstudio.com/artcourses/charcoal-portraiture #portrait #portraiture #charcoal #charcoalportrait #charcoalportraiture #drawing #portraitdrawing #art #sketch #portraitsketch #peterkeegan