Peta Darch & Jessica Darch Exhibition in Gibraltar
About Peta Darch Peta Darch’s paintings reflect her perception of the reality of life, with an almost obsessive attention to detail, regardless of subject matter. As a young student, at the College of Art in Hastings, Sussex, she was powerfully impressed by the words of her life-class teacher, a bearded martinet. “Paint only the truth, that which is there before your eyes, whether it be the folds in a cloth, a shell on the beach, the texture of an old man’s skin, light shining through glass. Paint the truth, no more, no less.” His words have stayed with her down the years,...
