Artist Biography

Artist Peter Rashford began working in art at an early age. His mother created art and passed interest in the arts onto her son. She introduced and encouraged artistic skills. Peter majored in art and math at Clinton Central School, Clinton, NY. He received an Associate in Applied Science degree from Mohawk Valley Community College, Utica, NY, in 1977 majoring in Advertising, Design, and Production. He received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Syracuse University in 1979 majoring in Illustration. Peter has worked with publishers, advertising agencies, graphic design studios, offset printers, screen printers, and videographers. His activities have included all facets of printing and video production. Peter is sole proprietor of “Midair Studio.” Produces and distributes limited edition prints and serigraphs, original art, and graphics. The business also offers illustration, murals, graphic design, and video production.

Peter has garnished numerous awards in art exhibitions. He exerts his artistic muscles in pen & ink, acrylics, watercolor, pastel, charcoal, colored inks and pencils, airbrush, serigraphy, computer generated images, and animation. Although computer generated techniques are bountiful and intriguing, he prefers hand craftsmanship and the drawing table for art and illustration. He enjoys creating precision designs and drawings. He strives to use diverse subject matter and materials which require all his creative skill and craft, to invent a clean, innovative work of art. Designs may be hand draught, photo mechanically manipulated, digitally generated, or any combination of techniques. His art leans toward realistic landscapes and wildlife, fantasy, and a dab of abstract.