Peter Nava’s work includes both stylised figurative and abstract stone sculptures. His preference is to carve English and French limestones and alabaster. He practises direct carving by hand, choosing not to use maquettes or drawings rarely and sculpting freely in a process of discovery.

Peter particularly enjoys working with reclaimed stone from ancient or historical buildings or stone surplus to restoration projects or once worked before by an unknown stone-mason and probably with the same simple tools. He uses power tools infrequently. The history of the stone, even if not known, its journey and the possibility of creating something anew that might last drive his interest. However it is  the process of making something emerge is most fulfilling for him.  

He is most inspired by the sculpture from early civilisations including in Europe, the Middle East, India and beyond together with mediaeval church carvings. He tries to achieve something of their apparent but illusory simplicity, mystery and sometimes serenity with the name of the sculpture hinting at but not defining its interpretation. There is no attempt to be significantly realistic or descriptive of individual times, place or ethnicities.

After retirement from a medical career, Peter pursued learning to sculpt. He makes stylised figurative pieces while generally ignoring his medical knowledge of the human form.

Peter finds the creation of sculptures by destroying the existing façade of the stone and extracting new form to be both fulfilling and challenging.

He has exhibited sculptures at:

• Kingham Lodge , Oxfordshire 2018, 2023
• Open Rugby Art Gallery and Museum exhibition held in 2019
• the Mall Galleries, London in the Royal Society of British Artists Annual Exhibition 2019
• Spetchley Park, Worcestershire 2020, 2021, 2022 (Oxford Sculptors Group)
• The Abbey House Gardens, Malmesbury, Wiltshire 2021 (Cotswold Sculptors Association)
• The Broadway Arts Festival Open Art Competition Selling Exhibition, Worcestershire 2021.
• Berkeley Castle, Gloucestershire 2021 (Cotswold Sculptors Association).
• Gallery Different, Fitzrovia, London in the 2021 ,2022 : Annual Exhibition of Stonemasonry (the Worshipful Company of Stonemasons) in November. 
• “Creating Spaces” Miserden Gardens, Gloucestershire 2022, 2023 (Cotswold Sculptors Association)
• The Broadway Arts Festival Open Art Competition Selling Exhibition, Worcestershire 2022
• “Sculpture in the Garden”  Gallery Different, Fitzrovia, London and incorporating  the 2023 Annual Exhibition of Stonemasonry  and Stone Carving ( the Worshipful Company of Stonemasons) held at Foscote Manor, Buckinghamshire 
• “Delamore Arts 24” , Delamore House, Cornwood , Ivybridge , Devon 2024
• “Creating Spaces”  held at Miserden Gardens, Gloucestershire  (Cotswold Sculptors Association)  2024