Peter Perrino (he/him/his)
San Francisco
“Art has the ability to heal. I can attest to its power in my life. When illness has crashed all around me, my art has given me the fortitude to persevere.”
Peter Perrino is a fine art abstract photographer and former fashion designer who had his own line of clothing from 1992-1996. He’s lived in San Francisco since 1985. He turned to art when it became clear that he would have to forego his chosen profession of law. His clinical depression made concentration at an academic level impossible. He found that he could concentrate on art, and his creativity thrived.
Peter began to dabble in film photography in 1995. He then began to pursue an interest in digital photography in 2013 after he stopped designing custom clothes for clients. In 2015, he had a creative hunch that he could produce something unique. He wanted to create fine art photography, just as he could create fine art with his fashion design.
He began to experiment with slow shutter speeds, f-stops, camera movements, and inventive post-processing techniques. The results exceeded expectations. His fine art abstract style was born along with a new business. He discovered that if he slowed down the world to a certain point through his camera, he could create a “new dimension.” He likens it to the metaphorical “Twilight Zone” from the 1960’s TV show.
“My photography has become a true passion. I feel grateful when I can get out for a few hours to shoot.” When he returns to his computer, he’s often surprised that he has no idea what a significant percentage of the images are from the day’s shoot. This, in turn, fuels his creative interest to shoot more. “I never know what my camera will capture given my technique, and I never know what will ultimately become a fine art print until I perform seven to ten hours of post-processing work.”
Peter is proud to be a member of the ArtLifting community and believes wholly in its mission. Peter is also an active member of NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness). Each month you can find him in San Francisco serving as a co-moderator of the support group for adults with children and loved ones who suffer from mental illness. His lifelong battle with clinical depression has been helpful in counseling others who come to the group seeking answers to some of life’s most tragic psychiatric disorders.
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Peter Perrino6.8 Magnitude
Peter PerrinoAbove the Fog from San Bruno Mountain
Peter PerrinoAerial Topography
Peter PerrinoAfter Burner
Peter PerrinoAgapanthus Praecox
Peter PerrinoAlien Chroma
Peter PerrinoAmbiguous Dimension
Peter PerrinoAngular Force
Peter PerrinoAntithetical Curvature
Peter PerrinoApricot Chimera
Peter PerrinoAquatic
Peter PerrinoArchitectonic Apparition I
Peter PerrinoArchitectonic Apparition II
Peter PerrinoArchitecture Essence
Peter PerrinoArticulated Path
Peter PerrinoArticulated Purpose
Peter PerrinoAstral Apparition
Peter PerrinoBreaker Spray
Peter PerrinoBrief Confluence
Peter PerrinoBrushstroke & Stain
Peter PerrinoBrushstroke & Stain (B&W)
Peter PerrinoBucolic Reverie
Peter PerrinoCalligraphy Muse II
Peter PerrinoCanvas Whisperer
Peter PerrinoCarnal Texture
Peter PerrinoCarnival
Peter PerrinoCellular Circuitry
Peter PerrinoCeremonial Conclave
Peter PerrinoCheck Six I
Peter PerrinoCheck Six II
Peter PerrinoChroma Scape
Peter PerrinoChromatic Divide
Peter PerrinoCircular Logic II
Peter PerrinoCity of Angels
Peter PerrinoClapboard
Peter PerrinoComplicated Edge
Peter PerrinoConceptual Form
Peter PerrinoConceptual Time Warp
Peter PerrinoContrasted Future
Peter PerrinoCourageous Circle
Peter PerrinoCreamsicle Day
Peter PerrinoCyclops' Stare
Peter PerrinoDahlia Black and White I
Peter PerrinoDahlia Black and White II
Peter PerrinoDaily Constitutional I
Peter PerrinoDarkened Lair
Peter PerrinoDarkened Lair (Black & White)
Peter PerrinoDeath Valley
Peter PerrinoDebussy-esque
Peter PerrinoDeconstructed Whole
Peter PerrinoDelicate Zephyr
Peter PerrinoDesignated Lamina
Peter PerrinoDisconcerted Matter
Peter PerrinoDisplacement Of Mass
Peter PerrinoDivergent Boundary
Peter PerrinoDowntown San Francisco From Yerba Buena Island
Peter PerrinoEarly Flight
Peter PerrinoEdge & Journey
Peter PerrinoElectrical Storm
Peter PerrinoElegance of Tone
Peter PerrinoElegant Arc
Peter PerrinoElement Surface
Peter PerrinoEmerald City
Peter PerrinoEmotional Ether
Peter PerrinoEphemeral Vision
Peter PerrinoEphemeral Volume
Peter PerrinoEpic Passage
Peter PerrinoErotic Flavor
Peter PerrinoEssential Struggle
Peter PerrinoEssential Struggle Black and White
Peter PerrinoEstablished Passenger II
Peter PerrinoEthereal Mechanics
Peter PerrinoExhaling Structures
Peter PerrinoExistential Energy
Peter PerrinoExtruded Celluloid
Peter PerrinoFeisty Fowl Dan
Peter PerrinoFeminine Mystique
Peter PerrinoFestive Breadth
Peter PerrinoFevered Energy
Peter PerrinoFigurine Afficher
Peter PerrinoFlamboyant Sway
Peter PerrinoFleeting Glow
Peter PerrinoFlight Path
Peter PerrinoFloral Abundance
Peter PerrinoFountain Square, Cincinnati
Peter PerrinoFragmented Relief
Peter PerrinoFragmented Relief (B&W)
Peter PerrinoFresco Fowl Dan
Peter PerrinoFrozen
Peter PerrinoFull Moon Rising over San Francisco circa 1996
Peter PerrinoGeometric Presence
Peter PerrinoGlorious
Peter PerrinoGolden Gate from Marin 1996
Peter PerrinoGolden Gate Waning 1996
Peter PerrinoGotham
Peter PerrinoGranular Drip
Peter PerrinoGroovy
Peter PerrinoHalcyon Day
Peter PerrinoHaunting Macro
Peter PerrinoHigh Voltage
Peter PerrinoHoli
Peter PerrinoHorizontal Blues
Peter PerrinoIdea of a Dream Rearranged
Peter PerrinoImpenetrable
Peter PerrinoImpression of Anonymity
Peter PerrinoIndigenous Rite
Peter PerrinoIntensity of Love
Peter PerrinoInterstellar Breath
Peter PerrinoIntimate Bonds I
Peter PerrinoIntricate Combustion
Peter PerrinoIntuitive Commerce
Peter PerrinoInverse Morphism
Peter PerrinoInvisible Train
Peter PerrinoJapanesk
Peter PerrinoJust Beyond
Peter PerrinoJuxtaposed Creation I
Peter PerrinoJuxtaposed Creation II
Peter PerrinoKaleidoscope Divine
Peter PerrinoKinetic Dimensionality
Peter PerrinoKinetic Energy
Peter PerrinoLabyrinthine Thought
Peter PerrinoLilac Breeze
Peter PerrinoLinear Gradation
Peter PerrinoLower Torsos
Peter PerrinoLucid Intellect
Peter PerrinoMaelstrom of Life
Peter PerrinoMars Terrain
Peter PerrinoMechanized Hum II
Peter PerrinoMenacing Reality
Peter PerrinoMidtown Grade I
Peter PerrinoMind-Bending Contour
Peter PerrinoMirage or Heavy Bloom
Peter PerrinoMovement of Desire
Peter PerrinoMutated Flight
Peter PerrinoMystical Continuation II
Peter PerrinoNature's Patina
Peter PerrinoNautical Poetry
Peter PerrinoNautical Poetry Too
Peter PerrinoNude Foliage Innocence
Peter PerrinoOblique
Peter PerrinoOff-Ramp
Peter PerrinoPainted Manifesto
Peter PerrinoPenthouse
Peter PerrinoPerception in Space
Peter PerrinoPigment Washed
Peter PerrinoPort of San Francisco from Yerba Buena Island 1996
Peter PerrinoPragmatic Nature
Peter PerrinoPrimal Source
Peter PerrinoPueblo Spirit
Peter PerrinoPurple Rain
Peter PerrinoRandom Strata
Peter PerrinoRandom Undertone
Peter PerrinoReeds
Peter PerrinoReflecting Dimensionality I
Peter PerrinoReflecting Dimensionality II
Peter PerrinoRestrained Acclamation I
Peter PerrinoRestrained Acclamation II
Peter PerrinoRestricted Sentiment
Peter PerrinoRippled
Peter PerrinoRomanesque
Peter PerrinoSafe Harbor
Peter PerrinoSan Francisco from Yerba Buena Island
Peter PerrinoSaturation Storm
Peter PerrinoSentinel Tall
Peter PerrinoSentinel Wide
Peter PerrinoShape & Energy
Peter PerrinoShattered
Peter PerrinoShifting Pull
Peter PerrinoSienna Scope
Peter PerrinoSilent Birth
Peter PerrinoSimply Scorching
Peter PerrinoSkewed Acceleration
Peter PerrinoSolar Flare
Peter PerrinoSolitude
Peter PerrinoSoul Mates
Peter PerrinoSound Barrier
Peter PerrinoSpace of Dreams
Peter PerrinoSpeculative Dream
Peter PerrinoSpherical Enigma
Peter PerrinoStarboard Tack
Peter PerrinoStellar Remnants
Peter PerrinoStructure Abstraction
Peter PerrinoStudy in Flow I
Peter PerrinoSummer Dreams
Peter PerrinoSurging Force
Peter PerrinoTaut
Peter PerrinoTextured Tableau
Peter PerrinoThe Fortification
Peter PerrinoThe Modular Format
Peter PerrinoThe Optimistic Future
Peter PerrinoThe Simulacrum (bw)
Peter PerrinoTheoretical Extracts
Peter PerrinoThree-Alarm
Peter PerrinoTicky Tacky
Peter PerrinoTimeless Progression
Peter PerrinoTopographic Tales
Peter PerrinoTorqued Fragment
Peter PerrinoTransfigured Spark
Peter PerrinoTransitional Contour
Peter PerrinoTubular
Peter PerrinoTwilight Hues
Peter PerrinoUnbiased Slant
Peter PerrinoUndefined Machine
Peter PerrinoUnfolding Expression
Peter PerrinoUpper Torsos
Peter PerrinoUprooted
Peter PerrinoVariegated Shards
Peter PerrinoVernal Memory
Peter PerrinoVervain BW
Peter PerrinoVirgin Skeletalia
Peter PerrinoVision of Childhood
Peter PerrinoVivid Perception
Peter PerrinoVoyeuristic Ruse
Peter PerrinoWayward Armada
Peter PerrinoWetland
Peter PerrinoWhiter Pale
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