Peter van Straten continues to search for his holy grail - iconic images that investigate every aspect of yearning, using the simplest elements possible: light and dark, the beauty of the natural world, and the magic that hides in the mundane. Part of no trend he is immaculately isolated in his maverick mind, and blissfully enslaved in the task of illustrating its gifts.

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The autistic spectrum SOLD
The autistic spectrum SOLD

oil on canvas on board, 90 x 70 cm

The autistic spectrum SOL...
The autistic spectrum SOLD The autistic spectrum SOLD
We are all children before The Vast SOLD
We are all children before The Vast SOLD

oil on board on canvas, 122 x 158 cm

We are all children befor...
We are all children before The Vast SOLD We are all children before The Vast SOLD
Encounters on the Edge
Encounters on the Edge

oil on canvas on board, 114 x 83 cm

Encounters on the Edge
Encounters on the Edge Encounters on the Edge
Encounters in the light
Encounters in the light

oil on canvas on board, 120 x 160 cm

Encounters in the light
Encounters in the light Encounters in the light
Fecund Love Spawing animal and human And not even God Has such a great sense of humour
Fecund Love Spawing animal and human And not even God Has such a great sense of humour

oil on canvas on board, 116 x 116 cm

Fecund Love Spawing anima...
Fecund Love Spawing animal and human And not even God Has such a great sense of humour Fecund Love Spawing animal and human And not even God Has such a great sense of humour
Luminous fabric of this place
Luminous fabric of this place

oil on canvas on board, 120 x 190 cm

Luminous fabric of this p...
Luminous fabric of this place Luminous fabric of this place
Marvel at Nature. Its spellbinding sense of duty. Even the earth’s crust. Rigid with reluctance – is pushed. Into the service of beauty!
Marvel at Nature. Its spellbinding sense of duty. Even the earth’s crust. Rigid with reluctance – is pushed. Into the service of beauty!

oil on canvas on board, 122 x 100 cm

Marvel at Nature. Its spe...
Marvel at Nature. Its spellbinding sense of duty. Even the earth’s crust. Rigid with reluctance – is pushed. Into the service of beauty! Marvel at Nature. Its spellbinding sense of duty. Even the earth’s crust. Rigid with reluctance – is pushed. Into the service of beauty!
To see and to be seen. To be touched. As if from the depths of space. To know and to be known. By the others who share this place.
To see and to be seen. To be touched. As if from the depths of space. To know and to be known. By the others who share this place.

oil on canvas on board, 70 x 90 cm

To see and to be seen. To...
To see and to be seen. To be touched. As if from the depths of space. To know and to be known. By the others who share this place. To see and to be seen. To be touched. As if from the depths of space. To know and to be known. By the others who share this place.
Thirst
Thirst

oil on canvas on board, 122 x 122 cm

Thirst
Thirst Thirst
During an unusually deep afternoon nap, Mrs Vauxhall encountered the Elders of Bn'hat
During an unusually deep afternoon nap, Mrs Vauxhall encountered the Elders of Bn'hat

oil on canvas on board, 81 x 122 cm

During an unusually deep ...
During an unusually deep afternoon nap, Mrs Vauxhall encountered the Elders of Bn'hat During an unusually deep afternoon nap, Mrs Vauxhall encountered the Elders of Bn'hat
Arrivals and Departures.
Arrivals and Departures.

oil on canvas on board, 120 x 90 cm

Arrivals and Departures.
Arrivals and Departures. Arrivals and Departures.