Peter Clapper  paints directly from nature, and quickly, usually completing each piece in one or two sittings.  He prefers to depict scenes he is familiar with, and to which he has some emotional attachment.  This general sense of intimacy is very much in evidence in these paintings, particularly in the gentle manner in which he coaxes each view into a structured, reassuring whole.  -   Steven Sartarelli, Languages of Reflection, Art Showcase XI ,  The Bond Market Assn.

Education:     BFA   Massachusetts College of Art, 1979

Residencies/Awards:    Catskill Cultural Center; Platte Clove Residency  1998

                                        Workspace Fellowship, Woodstock School of Art, Woodstock, NY  1988

                                         Lillian Frederick-Fiolic Award, Woodstock Artists Assn., Woodstock, NY 

 Selected Invitational Exhibits:

Hudson Valley Artists                               SUNY New Paltz    2001

Platte Clove Paintings                              Catskill Mtn. Foundation, Arkville, NY    1999

Languages of Reflection                            The Bond Market Assn., New York, NY    1998 (catalog)

IX Annual Painting Juried Exhibition       Synchronicity Space, New York, NY    1998

Woodstock Sampler                                   Kleinert/James Center, Woodstock, NY    1998

Contemporary Still Life                             Bancroft Gallery, Cohasset, MA    1997

In League with Woodstock 1906-1996      Park West Gallery, Kingston, NY    1997

Seeing the Object:  A Tribute to George Nick

                                                                   Massachusetts College of Art, Boston, MA    1993

Recent Landscapes                                     Woodstock Artists Association, Woodstock, NY    1994

Landscapes and Still Life                            Paradox Gallery, Woodstock, NY    1991