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I'm an artist at present working out of Delph, Saddleworth.

I grew up in Liverpool, England and Adelaide, South Australia and was schooled at St Marys’s College, Crosby. Following that I got my BA (2/1) in Fine Art at Liverpool College of Art and Design and Teacher Training qualifications in Leeds. A career as a lecturer in Illustration and Computer Programming in various Further and Higher Education institutions followed. At the same time a growing reputation as a cover artist and illustrator specialising in speculative fiction and children’s books took over and I became a freelance artist.

An interest in technology and Science Fiction attracted me to the nascent computer games industry and thus increasingly my output was dominated by the lucrative demands of simple pixel graphics. From these humble beginnings developed an all encompassing workload of graphic production, teaching and management in this increasingly complex field; the high level skills of 3D modelling and animation being acquired en route. I find myself, to my evident surprise, working largely in Manchester and thence living there.

Currently I'm concentrating on building a body of work that reflects more closely my interests and character, largely free from technological or financial considerations - seduced again by pigment and paper. Interested mainly in landscape and texture with an unapologetic predilection for semi-realism, concentrating more and more on dilapidation and distress with a sideline in graphical whimsy; I feel more creative now than I have for many a long year.

Here are some of my Photos...

my website:
www.petelyon.net