The Journey

"At first glance, his very simple rotund draughtsmanship with its full ovals, curves and rare straight line, can seem childlike, even obvious. But it grows organically from the heart and, with time, conveys a warm satisfaction and peace."

“The Journey is a compendium of 42 paintings by Peter Clare and explores the spiritual aspects of life’s major events. The paintings can be read on a number of different levels, from the superficial experience of life’s external journey through to the internal journey that each of us travels.”

This collection of 42 paintings concerns the question “What is Truth?” which the artist, Peter Clare, describes as “the prime concern of my journey, and the paintings in this exhibition, spring, for me, from that desperate search for the truth.”

‘The Journey’ exhibition is, at heart, his pilgrimage from the surfaced of reality of everyday events to the reality of the 5 senses, and on to a reality that is muti-dimensional. He has used a city as the allegorical model for that pilgrimage - Peter explains more about this in the introduction to his book which will be provided to all exhibition hosts.

The whole collection of paintings is large, and the pieces vary in size, but is not necessary to display all the paintings at once. As Peter states, the individual paintings are complete and able to stand on their own without need to refer to any other painting in the collection.

Within the collection are 15 paintings making up the ‘Stations of the Cross’. These are of the smaller size measuring just 16x12” which are provided boxed and with the option of table easels.

If you are interested in hosting this exhibition please request a copy of the book, which includes images, sizes and a background note for each piece. This will help you choose your own selection of paintings for exhibition. Copies of the book can also be provided along with your exhibition.

As the sizes of the painting vary, transport and hanging will depend on the paintings you choose. Please ask if you would like help tailoring this exhibition to your needs.

About Peter Clare

Born in London in 1935, Peter moved to Sheffield in 1940 where he lived till 1957. He was educated at Nether Edge Grammar School and for a short time Sheffield University. He did his National Service as a conscientious objector in Hospitals in Sheffield and London 1955 to 1957. He studied life drawing at St Martin's College of Art, London, and, after obtaining a BSc degree in Mathematics in 1966, Peter taught mathematics in secondary schools and colleges in Portsmouth, Birmingham, Buxton, Hampshire and Shropshire. During this time, he built up a national and international reputation as a religious artist exhibiting widely. Raised a Quaker Peter converted to Catholicism in 1958. Regarded by many as a major contemporary religious artist, Peter has produced works of art that spring from a profound and essentially Christian experience of life. His paintings are praised for their powerful visual impact, their deep emotional content, rich colour and vigorous line, and, above all, for their compassionate spirituality.

These pictures are for illustrative purposes only. Please contact our Exhibitions Coordinator at Westhill Endowment, for more information.