The Other Side Of Somewhere

A doorway is something you go through to take you somewhere else. It might be a real place, a memory, or in your imagination. 

These paintings bring together old buildings, faded walls, colourful doorways and a few unexpected visitors. 

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Gatekeepers

Exploring forgotten doorways, hidden stories and the animals that quietly stand watch over them. Through paintings, drawings and altered books, this collection invites you to step across the threshold and imagine what lies beyond.

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Original contemporary oil painting by Pete Hawkins - 100 x 100 cm decorative Indian arch. Beyond the lagoon

Doorways

Inspired by my childhood where I was brought up all over the world. These travel inspired works reference vintage stamp design and the symbolism of place. These pieces explore memory, belonging and the layered histories carried between countries — fragments of journey preserved in paint.

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Rodeo blue painting. Contemporary oil painting by Pete Hawkins

Rodeo

I was lucky enough to have lived in Texas as a kid. As a family we went to the Rodeo. Raw, chaotic and charged with motion - that sort of thing stays with you as a child. The rodeo paintings draw on themes of resilience, heritage and physical endurance, portraying figures caught in decisive, high-impact moments.

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