On a fog laden morning, a simple rustic oyster shed sits balanced at the end  
of a long wooden jetty surrounded by water so calm it could be glass. 
Old and handcrafted boats are scattered along the walkway, 
not a petrol engine or jet ski in sight.






 Serenity and contemplation are the underlying emotions that Sydney based 
artist Peter Reddy conveys through his latest series of works. 
His use of water themes transports the viewer to a place of harmony; 
a place where the modern frenzy of life is left far behind. 
Ironically it is the very things that the viewer is 
escaping from - technology, computers and the digital 
world - when immersed in these vistas that 
are used to create them.

Born and raised in Brisbane, Reddy relocated to Sydney to attend art college 
Alexanda Mackie but it wasn't long before his career as a visual artist was 
side tracked after a chance visit to Paddington Markets the centre of 
Sydney's fashion scene, "it was so alive so vibrant and I suddenly 
had an urge to get involved". In a few short years, 
Reddy was creating clothes for a number of celebrity 
clients which extended to aussie ex-pats in Hollywood.






His hiatus from the art world lasted nearly 2 decades "Although I have now decided to 
leave the fashion world behind, my time in that industry has taught me many lessons 
I can now incorporate into my work and has definitely helped me in my development 
as an artist". Finally he is back to the path where creating art consumes the majority 
of time.

The works on show in Reddy's first Brisbane exhibition have abandoned the traditional    
methods of canvas painting, yet the results are potent nonetheless."In the late 
70's I was always fascinated with the then popular notion that computers were
on the verge of taking over the world". Little did he realise then the 
truth of that concept and that computers would take over his creative life. 

He is now used to the puzzled looks he gets when he explains that his 
works are painted with a computer; a graphics tablet, his brush and the 
endless array of colors in the world around him, his palette. 
For Reddy, it's all about pixels not paint

This exhibition titled ‘The More Things Change’ 
is presented at Doggett Street Studio 
85 Doggett St Newstead from 
July 14th to August 5th.