Peter paints to preserve and evoke the essence of a particular place. For him, however, painting is equally about the material nature of paint itself. Through the act of painting, he reconnects with its tactile and physical qualities.

His practice is deeply informed by the phenomenology of visual perception, where observation and memory work together to shape his artistic process. By translating colour, form, light, and space into physical marks, he records not only what he sees but also how he experiences it.

Memory plays a vital role in interpreting visual experience, as the eyes and mind continuously perceive, question, understand, and reconstruct what is observed. Through this interplay of seeing, remembering, and creating, his paintings strive to convey a profound sense of place