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
oil on canvas on board, 90 x 70 cm
The autistic spectrum SOL...

We are all children before The Vast SOLD
oil on board on canvas, 122 x 158 cm
We are all children befor...

Encounters on the Edge
oil on canvas on board, 114 x 83 cm
Encounters on the Edge

Encounters in the light
oil on canvas on board, 120 x 160 cm
Encounters in the light

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...

Luminous fabric of this place
oil on canvas on board, 120 x 190 cm
Luminous fabric of this p...

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...

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...

Thirst
oil on canvas on board, 122 x 122 cm
Thirst

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 ...

Arrivals and Departures.
oil on canvas on board, 120 x 90 cm
Arrivals and Departures.