“I have enjoyed working on this project. The teacher is very helpful and the other artists are helping me as well. I feel quite proud to be exhibiting my work in the Royal College of Surgeons. It's an honour to be part of the Connecting Artists Programme and it's a pleasure to work with such fantastic artists and to see their brilliant artwork.”

Peter Kehoe, Connecting Artist 2022 Participant.

Hello, my name is Peter Kehoe and I live in Bridgetown, County Wexford.

I have been doing art since I was a child. The artists that inspire me are Picasso, Claude Monet and Vincent Van Gogh. My favourite painting is Sunflowers by Van Gogh. I created the artwork for the exhibition because I like painting wildlife, usually animals and birds. I like them in their normal habitat in natural poses. I also like painting seascapes and landscapes. The mediums I like to use are watercolors and acrylics.

What I would like to say through my artwork is art is a very positive pastime. I emphasize this through bright and cheerful colours.

My style of work is bold shapes and lines with bright colours.

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Peter’s Artist Spotlight Video

Check out Peter’s Artist Spotlight video to hear more about his favourite artistic media, where he gets inspiration for some of his paintings and what he would like to achieve by taking part in Connecting Artists 2022.