Peter Sutherland was born in 1923 in the Leicestershire village of Somerby. He was always fascinated by art and began to hone his own drawing and painting skills at a very early age. By his teens, his drawing abilities were outstanding. His service in the REME during the Second World war was largely spent with a pencil or brush in his hand; he hardly saw a gun fired in anger. The powers that be were far keener on him producing posters for camp entertainments than aiming weapons.
