MI paint colorful, figurative, emotional, narrative or picture stories and portraits, of ordinary people doing everyday things. My paintings explore, often with an allegorical or metaphorical element, the interactions between people as they go about their life. Viewing them may trigger nostalgic thoughts from the past: each time you look, you may see something different. Their brightness and color draws you in with their vibrancy. My representational scene paintings have a touch of Norman Rockwell (late period Social Realism), but brought into the 21st Century. They may be found in many private and corporate collections, and are collected internationally. When traveling, I take hundreds of digital photographs. Occasional inspired to create a painting, often from multiple images. Displayed on my computer's screen, I paint directly to the canvas from the image.

Born in England, Peter came to California in 1956, and to Santa Barbara in 1970. After retiring his serious work began in 1996. Largely self-taught, he studied with wonderful artists who teach locally. Always, with a strong desire to include people, Peter began with watercolor, moved to gouache, and for the last few years has worked with oil on canvas. Worsley is a Past President of both Santa Barbara Goleta Valley Art Associations, a member of Santa Barbara Studio Artists, also was a Founder/Director of Santa Barbara Visual Arts Alliance.