Peter Johannes Bucks was born in the city of Chicago on January 12th 1971. Peter grew up in the neighborhood of “Irving Park” located on the City’s North Side. While growing up and at a young age Peter was taught the fundamentals of perspective and proportions by his father who is also an artist.

In the fall of 1990 Peter Bucks was accepted at Ray College of Design in Chicago and studied to become a professional artist under the supervision and teachings of Atelier trained and master painter Bruno Surdo.

In the Spring of 1994 Peter graduated and began a professional freelance career illustrating for various companies and agencies in the Chicagoland area. In 1996 Peter achieved a full time position at Skyline Design where he worked as a muralist and concept artist until 2001.

Currently Peter is living in Chicago and has been working on private commissions, Fine Art, Public Art projects and on various freelance illustrations. Peter also makes a considerable amount of contributions and charitable donations with his art in the Chicagoland area.

Peter considers his art work to be somewhere in between Realism and Impressionism, but representational.

Peter is an associate member of Oil Painters of America, NOAPS, Allied Artists of America, and a member of the Palette and Chisel Academy of Fine Art, in Chicago.

Peter Bucks - Juniper Gin