The overlapping essays in this book create a multifaceted picture of Peter Prendergast's four-decade career in which he has established himself as one of Britain's foremost landscape painters, best known for his bold, expressionist paintings of north Wales, and as a formidable painter of portraits and self-portraits. All of Prendergast's subjects are celebrated with vigor and energy in stunning color reproductions, and the essays highlight his education, teaching, and artistic influences to provide a complete portrait of this celebrated Welsh artist.