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The Vatican — An Artist's View

8 September 2026

A forthcoming, beautifully designed and lavishly illustrated art book celebrating the Vatican through more than 300 new and original paintings and drawings by Peter Phillips, with design and typography by Chris Wilson.

Visit the website: vaticanartbook.com

A Bearskin’s Crimea

27 April 2026

A beautifully illustrated account of the Crimea War for the Percy family, featuring historic photographs and lithographs, alongside new illustrations specially commissioned from Peter Phillips.

Northumberland Sketchbook

27 April 2026

Newly revised and updated for 2026.

This latest volume in the series of sketchbooks by the artist Peter Phillips, Northumberland "An Artist's View", features a new stunning collection of paintings and sketches, covering the breathtaking Northumberland countryside and coastline from Berwick to Blanchland.

Roses are red, Lions are blue

23 April 2024

What began as a Covid-19 lockdown project for the Duke of Northumberland, researching his Percy ancestors during the Wars of the Roses, culminated in the 2024 publication of Lions of the Red Rose.

A initial request for Phillips Creative to illustrate several maps showing sites of battle blossomed into a commission to provide the book design, artwork and production, as well as the cover painting, several family trees, and almost eighty illustrations.

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Illustrated Adventures

23 April 2024

The Lions of the Red Rose required over eighty illustrations in various media, altogether an impressive body of work.

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Hôtel De Hermitage, Monte Carlo

7 December 2018

Something you do not experience everyday… when your paintings are put on display in the Eiffel Room of the Hôtel De Hermitage, Monte Carlo. The two paintings (oil on canvas, 4' x 3') have been attracting no end of appreciation from visitors and staff of this grand establishment, and are in fact numbers 1 and 2 of an ongoing collection of works to celebrate the grandeur and splendour of Monaco. A lavish and limited edition book will be published in 2019 to coincide with the exhibition of all of these paintings on completion.

Much gratitude to SBM for allowing me unprecedented access to the various buildings, casinos, opera house and palaces to assist in my research.

Lions of The North

3 December 2018

Peter Phillips was honoured to provide the cover painting for ‘Lions Of The North’, a new book by the Duke of Northumberland.

“From the Norman Conquest to the present day, the story of Alnwick Castle and the Percy family has been woven into the fabric of British history. The castle represented the family’s dominance in the north and stood guard over the disputed, bloodstained borderlands.”

Shop Online

26 November 2018

Our new Etsy store is now open to purchase our Sketchbooks, Calendars and the range of Puffin Parade prints. We have a lot more items to add, including extensive Art Prints, Greetings Cards and much more over the next couple of weeks so please keep coming back.

Visit our Etsy Store here >

Look who popped in to see us!

2 October 2018

We were delighted to welcome HRH The Prince of Wales into our studio/gallery during his visit to Kirkharle Courtyard on 12 September.

Northumberland Sketchbook — Early 2019 Publication

21 August 2018

The third instalment in Peter Phillips' ongoing ‘sketchbook series’ will celebrate the breathtaking beauty of the length and breadth of Northumberland, the wildest and most romantic county of all.

The scope of this book is to cover his favourite, more popular locations as well bring into focus some lesser-known places of interest and a few hidden surprises.

Scheduled for an early 2019 publication, we will have more info on the Northumberland Sketchbook in the coming weeks.

Read more about the sketchbook series >

Helping the Alice House Hospice — National Treasures

19 June 2018

When Wynyard Park celebrated Royal Ascot Day with a charity function at Rockliffe Hall, an original oil painting, ‘National Treasures’ was commissioned from Peter Phillips to raise funds for the event through auction.

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Dreamflight… and a painting for Sting

20 October 2017

To raise funds and awareness for the children’s charity Dreamflight, a special intimate performance by Sting was the highlight of a function at Bamburgh Castle on 20 October, 2017. As a ‘thank you’ to Sting from the organisers, Peter Phillips was asked to provide an original painting, ‘Another Day II’.

Read more about the Dreamflight project >