Peter Waddell creates images of places in history. He brings life to the site by showing the men and women who designed and inhabited the homes, as well as the workers and servants who were an equally important part of the story. His work enables guardians of historic sites to transport their visitors to earlier times and places.
To this challenge, Peter Waddell brings almost twenty-five years experience as both practitioner and teacher of his art, first in his native New Zealand, and over the last eight years in his adopted country, the United States. He has "restored" gardens to their original design and "removed" later furnishings to disclose a room's original character.
Peter Waddell's paintings both educate and entertain. Their historical authenticity is based upon both written accounts of the period, and material evidence. Added to this is the artist's informed creativity with particular expertise in depicting light on surfaces, drapery and furniture. His work includes collaborative projects with Mount Vernon, the U.S. Capitol, and the Octagon, the Museum of the American Architectural Foundation.
To this challenge, Peter Waddell brings almost twenty-five years experience as both practitioner and teacher of his art, first in his native New Zealand, and over the last eight years in his adopted country, the United States. He has "restored" gardens to their original design and "removed" later furnishings to disclose a room's original character.
Peter Waddell's paintings both educate and entertain. Their historical authenticity is based upon both written accounts of the period, and material evidence. Added to this is the artist's informed creativity with particular expertise in depicting light on surfaces, drapery and furniture. His work includes collaborative projects with Mount Vernon, the U.S. Capitol, and the Octagon, the Museum of the American Architectural Foundation.
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