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Peter Foyle

Peter  Foyle

Originally from Dorset, Peter's interest in art started from a young age - as a teenager he loved nothing more than cycling around the country lanes near his home with his easel and paints strapped to his bicycle, seeking out interesting subjects to paint en plein air. Whilst still at school, he won a few awards for his work and sold several paintings and commissions.

After school Peter studied at St. Martin's School of Art in London, graduating in 1986 when he was a finalist in the prestigious 'Readers Digest Young Illustrators Award.' He practised as a freelance artist and illustrator until 1990 when he and his wife opened their own gallery in Ayrshire, where Peter currently lives and works.

Peter's compositions cover a range of subject matter, preferring to paint whatever gives him a sense of visual excitement through the quality of light. Scenes from his travels throughout Italy and France feature strongly throughout his work, depicting the sparkling light of Venetian water... [more]

Peter  Foyle Cafes and Markets, Lake Garda

Peter Foyle

Cafes and Markets, Lake Garda

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Cottages, Gardenstown

Peter Foyle

Cottages, Gardenstown

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Courtyard Shadows, Provence

Peter Foyle

Courtyard Shadows, Provence

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Lourmarin Cafes

Peter Foyle

Lourmarin Cafes

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Morning Light, San Marco

Peter Foyle

Morning Light, San Marco

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Morning on the Grand Canal

Peter Foyle

Morning on the Grand Canal

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Uzes, Provence

Peter Foyle

Uzes, Provence

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle After Dawn

Peter Foyle

After Dawn

Acrylic

Peter  Foyle Amphitheatre, Lucca

Peter Foyle

Amphitheatre, Lucca

Oil

Peter  Foyle Argyll Cottage

Peter Foyle

Argyll Cottage

Oil

Peter  Foyle Bacino Orseola, Venice

Peter Foyle

Bacino Orseola, Venice

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Bellanoch Moorings

Peter Foyle

Bellanoch Moorings

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Cafe Lippi, Lucca

Peter Foyle

Cafe Lippi, Lucca

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Cafe, Verona

Peter Foyle

Cafe, Verona

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Cafés, Lourmarin

Peter Foyle

Cafés, Lourmarin

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Cafés, Provence

Peter Foyle

Cafés, Provence

Oil on Gesso Panel

Peter  Foyle Caffe Mazzanti, Verona

Peter Foyle

Caffe Mazzanti, Verona

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Caffe, Tuscany

Peter Foyle

Caffe, Tuscany

Oil

Peter  Foyle Coastal Impression

Peter Foyle

Coastal Impression

Acrylic on canvas

Peter  Foyle Crail Harbour

Peter Foyle

Crail Harbour

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Dappled Light, Provence

Peter Foyle

Dappled Light, Provence

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Elie Cottages

Peter Foyle

Elie Cottages

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Evening Gondola Ride

Peter Foyle

Evening Gondola Ride

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Evening on the Grande Canale

Peter Foyle

Evening on the Grande Canale

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle French Cafe

Peter Foyle

French Cafe

Acrylic

Peter  Foyle Gondola Poles

Peter Foyle

Gondola Poles

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Ice Cream Vendor

Peter Foyle

Ice Cream Vendor

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle In the Shade, Provence

Peter Foyle

In the Shade, Provence

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Kleines Cafe, Vienna

Peter Foyle

Kleines Cafe, Vienna

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Lemon Soda

Peter Foyle

Lemon Soda

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Light on the Grand Canal, Venice

Peter Foyle

Light on the Grand Canal, Venice

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Lucca

Peter Foyle

Lucca

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Lucca Cafe

Peter Foyle

Lucca Cafe

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Market, Aix

Peter Foyle

Market, Aix

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Midday Sun, Lucca

Peter Foyle

Midday Sun, Lucca

Oil

Peter  Foyle Morning Coffee at Florian's

Peter Foyle

Morning Coffee at Florian's

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Oasis, Provence

Peter Foyle

Oasis, Provence

Acrylic on canvas

Peter  Foyle Parasols in the Park

Peter Foyle

Parasols in the Park

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Paysage, Luberon

Peter Foyle

Paysage, Luberon

Oil

Peter  Foyle Piazza Colonne, Lucca

Peter Foyle

Piazza Colonne, Lucca

Oil

Peter  Foyle Piazza, Lucca

Peter Foyle

Piazza, Lucca

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Place de l'Archeveche, Aix

Peter Foyle

Place de l'Archeveche, Aix

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Red Parasols, Lucca

Peter Foyle

Red Parasols, Lucca

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Red Parasols, Provence

Peter Foyle

Red Parasols, Provence

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice

Peter Foyle

San Giorgio Maggiore, Venice

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Shaded Parasols

Peter Foyle

Shaded Parasols

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Street Market, Aix en Provence

Peter Foyle

Street Market, Aix en Provence

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle The Beach at Elie

Peter Foyle

The Beach at Elie

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Three Oranges

Peter Foyle

Three Oranges

Oil

Peter  Foyle Waiting Gondolas

Peter Foyle

Waiting Gondolas

Oil

Peter  Foyle Waiting to Cross, Venice

Peter Foyle

Waiting to Cross, Venice

Oil on Linen

Peter  Foyle Warm Light, Provence

Peter Foyle

Warm Light, Provence

Acrylic on canvas

Peter  Foyle White Parasols, Provence

Peter Foyle

White Parasols, Provence

Oil on Linen

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