'I trained as a painter at Glasgow School of Art, moved to the North East of England and became interested in the history of that region's art.
My PhD was entitled entitled "Picturing Locality : Art and Regional Identity in the North-East of England , 1822-1900."
As an artist I seek subject matter both in the everyday of my own locality and in more far-flung locations. I am known for brightly coloured watercolours of buildings, boats and street scenes.
I was elected an Associate Member of the Royal Watercolour Society in 2007, and a full member in 2011.
I have been an active member of the Bewick Society since 1998, becoming Chairman in 2010. The The aim of the Bewick Society is to promote an interest in the life and work of Thomas Bewick and related subjects, especially with regard to wood-engraving. The Society publishes a journal called the Cherryburn Times, normally twice a year. The Society also arranges visits to special collections, some of which are not normally open to the general public. It encourages the development of facilities for conservation and display of Bewick related materials, including wood-engraving as practised by those following in Bewick’s footsteps.
Notes and reading for my Explore sessions are posted here http://pqlectures.blogspot.co.uk/
You can find out about my exhibiting activities here http://peterquinn.tumblr.com/
