Known for working en plein-air, Peter Liew paints in gestural strokes with thick impasto layers applied by palette knife and brush which creates a sense of life and movement. Filled with activity, the painting illustrates a scene from a busy street. The choices of warm colours used enhance the charm and vibrant image of the town. In this energetic and lively scene, the technique of oils layered in thick impasto adds a rich quality to the painting. Peter Liew has been called the 'Poet of the Panorama' for his large natural landscapes of Asia, Europe, the United States and Oceania although he has moved away from a green palette to urbanscapes, quaysides and more recently, portraits. He taught at the Malaysian Institute of Art from 1981-1994, after receiving his Diploma of Fine Art there in 1979 (He was awarded Best Student in 1978). He has several solos since his first at Art House Gallery, Kuala Lumpur, in 1981, and in the Art Expo Malaysia. Most notable is his solo at Galeri Seni Maybank, Kuala Lumpur in 1997. His art exhibition titled Peter Liew Retrospective was organised by Soka Gakkai Malaysia in 2018.