Born on September 24, 1939, Chope always awanted to be an artist. Peter spent his youth in Sao Paolo, Brazil where his father worked for the Rockefeller Foundation... and this is where Peter began his love affai with color and art. His family returned to the Bay Area of California and Peter attended the Chouinard Art Institute in LA. Soon after graduation, Peter formed Peter Chope and Associates, an advertising firm, where he shared his enthusiasm for color and art with many Silicon Valley clients. At age 57, Peter pursued his passion for watercolors full time. He painted in Markleeville CA during the summer and Tubac AZ in the winter where Peter opened a watercolor studio and gallery.

After being diagnosed with a rare form of head and neck cancer, Peter, with his wife Sandra, received treatment at the Palo Alto Medical Foundation, the MD Anderson Cancer Center in Houston, and finally the CLincial Trial Group in Scottsdale.

Obituary found here: https://issuu.com/tubacvillager/docs/may_2013_tubac_villager_/23