Peter Insole

Peter was born in Hainault, Essex in 1957. A stone's throw from the Underground Station, it is reputed that his first artistic expression was copying the London Transport "target" logo.
By the age of 10 years, marine and animal subjects drawn from life brought some acclaim and several awards.
On being presented with a tin of water soluable crayons, their colour and qualities led him to reject more traditional mediums, preferring the challenge of developing the medium to fine art standard over a period of 26 years so far!
Inspiration has always been the whole railway environment, especially the journey. Studies were made when Peter frequently found himself being the sole occupant of a carriage or waiting at near deserted stations. Many of those early drawings are now proving an invaluable source for his current work.