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Peter Loftus

Peter M. Loftus (Born 1948) is active/lives in California.  Peter Loftus is known for Coastal views, landscape and townscape painting.

Landscape painter Peter Loftus moved to California in the late 1970s in search of the ideal light for his plein-air watercolor and gouache works. Lower back troubles forced him to switch to painting with oils, which he could do while standing.

Loftus also began to do more work from photographs. Although his medium changed, Loftus continued painting his landscapes with the techniques he had developed while painting with watercolor.

Peter Loftus is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore and the University of Pennsylvania where he was a student of Neil Welliver.

Source:
American Artist, August 2004

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Similar artists

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Facts about Peter Loftus

   Publications  Book References:  6
Magazine References:  2

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2 Miscellaneous Magazine References for Peter Loftus
Magazine Article Date Author Color
Southwest Art Collector's Choice October 2006 Fauntleroy, Gussie Yes
American Artist Capturing a Distinct Light August 2004 Willard, Christopher Yes
6 Book References for Peter Loftus
Year Author Title Pages Color
2005 AskART.com Inc. -
Dunbier, Lonnie Pierson (Editor)
The Artists Bluebook 34,000 North American Artists to March 2005 479 No
2005 Davenport, Ray Davenport's Art Reference: The Gold Edition 2421 No
2004 McGowan, Alison C (Editor) Who's Who in American Art, 2004 2003 - 2004 (25th Edition) 1512 No
1993 Bowker R R Who's Who in American Art, 1993-1994, 20th Edition (American Federation of Arts) 1473 No
1992 Gussow, Alan; John Driscoll (Intro) The Artist as Native: Reinventing Regionalism 120 Yes
1986 Jaques Cattell Press Who's Who in American Art-1986 1986 1292 No
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