Peter CARSON Obituary

Peter was a landscape painter

You can tell a lot about an artist by looking at their studio. These photographs taken on a trip back to New Zealand, a trip that was never complete without visiting Peter and being shown a new work in progress. Paintings and drawings would be pulled out slowly one after another for quiet and lengthy contemplation.

Although Peter is out of frame and obscured from us, his presence is strongly felt. It is there in the careful arrangement of books and prints on Peter´s shelf. Looking closely, one can see a Samuel Palmer print, a Toss Woollaston sketch, a work by William Blake, all part of the influences and inspirations for Peter´s own deeply felt interpretations of inner and outer landscapes - sublime, visionary and spiritual. Created in a small studio space in Cust, these windows into the soul have made their way into the world, into homes and galleries, and onto library walls. But now, as there can be no more, they remind us of our own special relationship with Peter, and his generous and humble contribution to the wider history of New Zealand art.

Dear Jennifer and family.
Sorry to hear of Peter's death.
May the love and peace of God comfort you at this time.

Sorry to hear of the loss of Peter he was a kind friendly man.
He will be safely missed by all.