Peter Morath was born in Cheshire, England in 1937. He developed an interest in the visual arts at an early age and was trained as a lithographic artist. He studied at Liverpool College of Art and has spent much of his working life in the printing industry. For many years he painted professionally in oils, holding several exhibitions and selling work to buyers from here and abroad. His other interests include reading, classical music, steam locomotives and aircraft; for some years he held a private pilot’s license.