GLOBE art critic Peter Grant previews Wirral artist Peter Moore's exhibition at the Corke Gallery in Liverpool.

PARKGATE, Tranmere and Thurstaston are just some of the local places captured in a captivating new exhibition by artist Peter Moore.

But there so many other familiar places captured in this soothing, easy-on-the eye body of work from a talented, inspirational man who has lived his whole life in art.

At the opening viewing Peter said: "This is a personal record of places visited, a record shared with only a few ... until now."

Peter is an art educator who believes drawing to be the life blood of any artist.

Art lovers can now see his visual diary of 80 plus works called Drawing Lots.

For the ease of travel, Peter's main medium has been ink and wash.

A normal fountain pen filled with ink is accompanied by a water-brush - whose handle holds the water - to produce the 'wash-like' qualities.

Peter was brought up in Wirral and attended St Anselm's College in Birkenhead and the Laird School of Art.

He went on to study at Liverpool College of Art and completed his post-graduate certificate in education at Manchester College of Art.

Peter's first teaching post was in Warrington followed by a Lectureship at Warrington College of Art.

In 1968, he was offered a senior lectureship at Christ's College, now the Liverpool Hope University where he worked for 50 years.

For the last two decades he has been part of the wonderfully inspirational Teaching the Eye To See art group which flourishes to this day.

Examining posts at various universities were undertaken as well as national courses for the UK Government.

Internationally, Peter has worked in Nigeria and New York.

Peter was also President of the National Society for Education in Art and Design and holds two fellowships of the Society.

Peter says with pride: "I love drawing from the environment and compare myself to a musician playing from the score.

"I play the landscape music onto my paper and trust the viewer hears the tune."