During his 40 years in Lostwithiel, Peter Figg produced a body of paintings representing a unique vision of his local area, including Looe, Launceston, St Austell and Fowey, and surrounding valleys. His signature compositions were achieved through wonderfully observed sketches executed in watercolour and print.

He was a lecturer in print and photography for 16 years at West Surrey College of Art, and he shared his skills by teaching painting and calligraphy at St Austell Adult Education Centre during the early 2000s.