Portola Art Gallery Presents Jerry Peters' "Vintage Trucks and Tractors"
EXHIBITION: "Vintage Trucks and Tractors" -- Paintings by Jerry Peters
DATES: August 1-31, 2024
LOCATION:
Portola Art Gallery at Allied Arts Guild, 75 Arbor Road, Menlo Park, CA 94025, 650.321.0220, www.portolaartgallery.com
HOURS: Monday - Saturday, 11:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
RECEPTION: Saturday, August 3, 1:00 - 4:00 P.M.
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Jerry Peters; (650)325-0692; www.jppetersart.com
MENLO PARK, Calif. -- The Portola Art Gallery presents "Vintage Trucks and Tractors," a retrospective of paintings from Jerry's early years exhibiting at the Portola Art Gallery.
Jerry has a special fondness for painting old trucks and tractors in rural settings, blending the beauty of nature with the character and history of battered vehicles. He explains: "I love painting vintage trucks and tractors left outdoors in their retirement years -- their life stories must be fantastic. I try to capture that feeling in my paintings."
Jerry's love of painting began after retiring from the fire service in 1996. He spent 30 years as a firefighter, the last ten as a Battalion Chief in the Menlo Park Fire Protection District. His career drove his early work in acrylics, which featured fire engines, fire helmets and fire scenes.
For the past 25-plus years, Jerry has specialized in portraits, landscapes, and still life paintings. In addition to his vintage trucks, Jerry often paints from photographs taken during his travels. His work includes scenes from France, Italy, Germany, Belgium, Egypt, Greece, England and Turkey, as well as from across the U.S. and Canada. Jerry explains that painting from photographs has allowed him to explore new challenges and work on different techniques. Throughout his artistic career, he has accepted numerous commissions for portraiture and landscapes.
Jerry's work can be viewed online at www.jppetersart.com.
About Portola Art Gallery
The Portola Art Gallery exhibits high quality, representational art by 21 award-winning Bay Area artists. Painting, pastel, photography, ceramics, paper sculptures, and woodworking can be viewed at the gallery, located at the Historic Allied Arts Guild in Menlo Park, CA.
Photos: High-resolution scans (JPEGs) of the artists' work are available. For more information, please contact Jerry Peters at (650)325-0692 or www.jppetersart.com.
