{"Id":7385,"Name":"Peter Fiore","Biography":"\u003Cp\u003EPeter Fiore (b.1955), like many landscape painters, often travels afar, yet he is just as easily transported by the ostensibly unremarkable farms and woodlands near his home in northeastern Pennsylvania. \u0022I am interested in making the simple profound, so my own backyard can be inspirational. I just walk out my door and it\u0027s all there. By painting simply, magic happens.\u0022\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E \u003Cbr /\u003E Indeed, it is the contrast of Fiore\u0027s compositional simplicity with the complexity of his lively brushwork that makes him a standout. Employing a deceptively wide array of marks and colors, Fiore captures the way that light and shadow impart mood to a patch of land. Like many before him, he prefers winter because snow \u0022reflects light and creates a spectrum of colors. But for me, that light is more than a visual tool, it is an emotional subject.\u0022 With a worldview like this, Fiore need not travel far for stimulation, but simply hop in a car and explore the seashores and countryside of his own region.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E \u003Cbr /\u003E Fiore was born in New Jersey and studied illustration at Pratt Institute before focusing on painting at Manhattan\u0027s Art Students League. His career in illustration has been stellar, featuring more than 20 children\u0027s books such as Lynne Cheney\u0027s bestselling \u003Cem\u003EWhen Washington Crossed the Delaware\u003C/em\u003E (2004), a mural campaign for Ralph Lauren\u0027s boutiques, almost two dozen paintings of U.S. Air Force missions worldwide, plus a two-year presidency of the Society of Illustrators.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E \u003Cbr /\u003E As an illustrator, Fiore is, by definition, a people person, adept at addressing clients\u0027 needs while remaining true to his vision. By contrast, the landscape oils for which he is now winning attention reflect a distance from the fray. His favored acreage is cultivated by human hands, yet we see no figures. Although Fiore\u0027s colors are richer than those of his fellow Pennsylvanian Andrew Wyeth, both men impart a touch of romantic nostalgia to empty spaces, without crossing that invisible border into sentiment or prettiness.\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E \u003Cbr /\u003E This is a balance not everyone can strike, and we look forward to seeing where Fiore takes his gift next. \u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E \u003Cbr /\u003E - Fine Art Connoisseur: Artists Making Their Mark July/August 2007\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E\u003Cbr /\u003E \u003Cbr /\u003E \u003Cstrong\u003EFor more information about Peter,his work, and workshops, please visit \u003Ca href=\u0022http://www.peterfiore.com\u0022 target=\u0022_blank\u0022\u003Ewww.peterfiore.com\u003C/a\u003E\u003C/strong\u003E\u003C/p\u003E","Awards":null,"HasAlbums":false,"HasPortraits":true,"HasRelationships":false,"HasArticles":false,"HasDepictedPlaces":false,"HasLetters":false,"HasLibraryItems":false,"HasProducts":false,"HasSignatures":false,"HasVideos":false,"HasMapLocations":false,"TotalArtworks":31}