Peter Worsley Peter Worsley

Born in England, Peter Worsley came to California in 1956, and to Santa Barbara in 1970. His serious work in the visual arts began in 1996, after retiring from some fifty years in industry. Though largely self-taught, he studied with some of the wonderful artists who teach locally.

Always, he has a strong desire to include people in his paintings. To him, people add life. After initially choosing to work in watercolor, Peter gradually introduced opaque gouache into his work, producing many gouache paintings over several years. From these early struggles, Peter has evolved to where today he paints figurative art in a Social Realism style, using oil on canvas.

Active in the local art community, Worsley is a Past President of both the Santa Barbara Art Association and the Goleta Valley Art Association, a member of the Santa Barbara Studio Artists, The Los Padres Watercolor Society, and of SCAPE, and a Founder and Director of Santa Barbara Visual Arts Alliance.

View my website <http://www.peterworsley.com>. Or, email me at <peter@peterworsley.com> for an appointment to walk through my private gallery to my studio with sunny gardens and ocean views.