Paintings

Peter Martin paints the emotional condition of modern life. His portraits explore the tension between beauty and fracture, self-determination and escape, desire and mortality.

 

 

Split Series

The Split Series explores the opposing forces within us—control and instinct, light and darkness, strength and vulnerability. Each portrait unites two emotional realities in one face, revealing the tension of a divided self.

Queen of My Own Life is a series about self-possession, vulnerability and defiance.

Dark Neo Soul Realism

Selected Portraits

modern muses: Lady Liberty Reimagined

Colorful Lips

Colorful Lips explores the tension between beauty, desire and the words left unspoken. Bold colour, expressive faces and symbolic details transform the mouth into a space of identity, emotion and rebellion.