Peter built a studio and art gallery at the front of their Invercargill property and when he and his wife relocated to the Whakatipu in the mid-’90s they built a home and art gallery near Arrowtown, where he continued to paint until he was in his 80s.
Over the years he held successful exhibitions across New Zealand and overseas, and became recognised as one of the country’s leading contemporary landscape artists, with his work represented in many prestigious collections across the world.

Considered a master of light, his work was recognised in the 1999 New Year Honours List when he was made an Officer of the NZ Order of Merit.