Peter Browne
"Outback Artist" Peter Browne was born in 1947 in West Wyalong NSW.
Peter Browne claims to have been found under a sheet of tin in West Wyalong around 1947. Raconteur and scallywag, Peter moved into a ruin at Silverton and established it’s first art gallery, where he held court for travelers entertaining them in his almost roofless “renovated “ ruin for many years. Pete says he gets his inspiration more from the people he meets than the landscape. His paintings reflect the humor of the bushman and he says, “they have three ingredients, humor, Aussie flavor, and emus. Peter’s medium, oil, has been inflicted not only on canvas but also on tourist’s cars, coaches, and his own beloved Volkswagens. Of late, Pete has tired somewhat of his public life and has now become reclusive. An encounter with this artist is like an encounter with one of his paintings and visa versa.
Peter Browne claims to have been found under a sheet of tin in West Wyalong around 1947. Raconteur and scallywag, Peter moved into a ruin at Silverton and established it’s first art gallery, where he held court for travelers entertaining them in his almost roofless “renovated “ ruin for many years. Pete says he gets his inspiration more from the people he meets than the landscape. His paintings reflect the humor of the bushman and he says, “they have three ingredients, humor, Aussie flavor, and emus. Peter’s medium, oil, has been inflicted not only on canvas but also on tourist’s cars, coaches, and his own beloved Volkswagens. Of late, Pete has tired somewhat of his public life and has now become reclusive. An encounter with this artist is like an encounter with one of his paintings and visa versa.