Artist's Statement

I believe that, in painting, a fine line separates the intellectual from the inspirational. When I paint, I try to remain in the mystery of inspiration and draw from the intellectual only as my assistant. For me, painting from intellectuality alone is illustration. Creative art is a never-ending collaborative struggle between master and assistant.

It is my desire to create a shared experience in which my painting is only half the picture…the viewer brings the other half. I feel I have succeeded when this synergy is realized.

Art is freedom of expression and should not be dictated to by style or subject.

Art Training

The New School, NYC
Art Students League of New York
Max Horbund
Spring Street Studio, NYC
Charles Augustus Smith - Oil Painting
Eli Rosenthal - Water Color
Dan Dugan - Figure Drawing

Peter Flaum has painted in the United States, Europe, Central and South America, Mexico, Africa and the Caribbean.