• 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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Latest portrait completed, approved and ready for framing. “Faith” • Oil on canvas • 50x40cm. For commission enquires, please visit my commissions website page at http://www.peterkeegan.com/commissioning-a-portrait #portrait #portraitpainting #portraiture #paint #painting #oil #oilportrait #oilpainting #commission #commissionedportrait #art #contemporaryart #contemporaryportrait
A happy Monday painting away on my latest project. #mondaymotivation #mondaymood #studio #artist #workingartist #painting #oil #oilpainting #bucksartist #claydoncourtyard
I’ve started a new ‘in-between commissions’ painting. It’s a big’un, measuring 5x3ft and should keep me busy in those moments where I have nothing to do (like that’s ever going to happen!). The scene is of the Gardeners at @claydonestate where my studio is based, and sees them doing the annual pollinating of the fruit trees in the beautiful sun drenched Victorian Glass House. Can you guess which great artist (extra marks for guessing the particular painting too!) has inspired me to paint this? #artistatwork #workinprogress #oil #oilpainting #studio
I have read a few passages from this famous guide to painting and know how influential it has been for so many artists around the world. Richard Schmid (@richardschmid) is a master artist and I can’t wait to learn from him. Simply can’t wait to get stuck into it! 😁 #richardschmid #artbook #imaybesometime
St James Park, London. Acrylic on canvas, 45x45cm. Done as a demonstration for the Bedford Art Society. #landscape #landscapepainting #painting #art #acrylic #acryliclandscape #brushstrokes #stjamesspark
Really pleased to share with you my latest online painting course with @arttutor - Powerful Palette Knife Landscapes 😊 https://www.arttutor.com/class/palette-knife-painting-powerful-oil-landscapes #painting #oilpainting #landscape #landscapepainting #paletteknife #paletteknifepainting #teaching #onlineteacing #artcourse #art #arttutor #workingartist
Working on a special little painting for a special client...with Paddy keeping a close eye on me! #oilpainter #studio #studiodays #palette #oil #oilpaint #oilpaint #workingartist #portrait #portraitpainting #figurativepainting #art #sundayvibes
Back in my own studio today at @claydonestate taking on a new portrait commission. This is a preliminary charcoal sketch that will be used to help my paint a portrait in oils of Faith. Looking forward to starting work on it. #workingartist #artistinaction #art #drawing #artistandmodel #portrait #portraiture #portraitcommission #studio #charcoal #charcoalportrait #portraitdrawing #sketching
2hr alla prima oil portrait sketch of Coe. Swipe through to see how I developed it and a pic of me and Coe. Painted as a demonstration during my Portraiture for Beginners workshop at @thecourtyardartstudio - visit their website at www.thecourtyardartstudio.com for all of my courses and workshops this year. Oil on canvas, 50x40cm #portrait #portraiture #portraitpainting #oilportrait #allaprima #allaprimaportrait #art #oils #contemporaryportrait #cotemporarypainting #figurative #figurativeart #demonstration #teaching
Taking these to the @art_onthehill show in Brill today, ready for their weekend exhibition. Looking forward to seeing what is always a great exhibition. #painting #paintings #oilpaintings #figurative #figurativeart #art #figurepainting #exhibition #brill #artonthehill #bucks #workingsrtist
A quick little demo painting I did at @thecourtyardartstudio teaching figure painting. It’s of my son, digging in the sand of Barry Island beach a few weeks ago in February. Oil on canvas, 20x20cm #oil #oilpainting #figurative #figurativeart #painting #digging #beach #beachpainting #artist #art #workingartist
Very productive day in the studio today after being inspired by the Sorolla exhibition at the @nationalgallery yesterday. Here’s my portrait of @thenadia.josephine, painted in around 4hrs. Not quite finished, but almost there. Oil on canvas, 100x70cm #portrait #portraiture #allaprima #allaprimapirtrait #painting #portraitpainting #oil #oilportrait #contemporarypainting #contemporaryportrait #art #workingartist #easel #studio
Excited to be launching this new open art exhibition at the splendid @nationaltrust Claydon House this Autumn. Check @thecourtyardartstudio page and website on how to enter this 4 week Landscape Exhibition inside this beautiful house. #exhibition #openexhibition #art #artshow #claydon #claydonhouse #landscape #landscapepainting
I’ve been teaching and demonstrating charcoal Portraiture to art groups, societies and my own courses at @thecourtyardartstudio a lot these last few months. Scrolling through my photos on my iPad, deleting photos I no longer need, made me realise quite how many I’ve done. Here’s a little collection of the ones that particularly stood out for me. Most were done in no more than 1hr, some as short as 15mins. #portrait #portraiture #drawing #charcoal #portraitdrawing #charcoalportrait #sketching #blackandwhite #art #portfolio #charcoaldrawing
My first clay portrait. I’ve always wanted to try portrait sculpture, seeing how similar (or different) it is to portrait painting. After attending a short workshop on clay portraiture at the fantastic @phoenixstudiotowersey, I felt I had enough basic knowledge to give it a go in my own studio. The wonderful @thenadia.josephine agreed to pose where I spent the first day working from life. I loved the immediacy of slapping the clay on, finding the structural form and shape of the face. I found getting the facial features really tricky so focused more on the overall shape on day 1. The second day was done by referring to photographs, allowing me to get more detailed with the facial features - still tricky! I learnt so much about the head when tackling it in a different medium and, although challenging and out of my comfort zone, loved every bit of it. I think the next time I’ll try sculpting an older, carggier face! Any one want to volunteer 😉 #portrait #clayportrait #clay #sculpture #claysculpture #bust #art #3D #workingartist