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In 1980, Peter moved to Provincetown and his work began to reflect the light-filled atmosphere. In his new environment, he also developed a visual vocabulary that has remained rather constant through the years. Although picturing the commonplace, the Cape paintings retain the enigmatic mood of Peter’s earlier work. A curtain blowing through an open window or footprints on the sand or snow suggest an unseen presence. Girls, cats, even houses seem to wait with an air of wistful expectancy. The season is often autumn, with falling brown leaves imparting a semisweet sadness. Typically, the paintings suggest stories, but allow us to finish the tales ourselves. In some works– especially those involving dollhouses and other toys–the line between reality and fantasy magically dissolves. Peter’s excellent draftsmanship combined with his appealing linear style puts him in some realm between the realists and primitives, not really in either camp. Recently, he’s done landscapes in which areas of solid color take the place of painstaking detail, but they’re still Peter Coes–no doubt. Peter has also returned to sculpture, fashioning and painting wood constructions and carvings that closely resemble his two-dimensional works in their motifs and colors. He has had many awards and is a Copley Master in Painting and Sculpture. Represented at Cove Road: 508.247.9172
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