Peter Norvill is no stranger to greatness – although he tends to prefer peace and seclusion at his picturesque grazing property in the Upper Hunter region of New South Wales. The Norvill family came to Australia by sailing ship in the mid- 1800s and established a farm near Murrurundi, where Peter still lives and works.
Like many talented Australians, he discovered a gift for painting after many years of doing other things … but ‘other things’ for Peter were far from mundane. In his teenage years, he secretly took flying lessons at nearby Tamworth – which led to a passion for long-distance aviation adventures. Peter Norvill received international acclaim in 1988 when he became the first Australian pilot to fly solo around the world. This was accomplished in a single-engine light aircraft which still resides in a hangar on the family property. The aeroplane hangar doubles as an artist’s studio for Peter. He is perhaps the only artist who needs to exercise care, while painting, not to bump his head on the
