Observations - Paintings by Mike MacGregor

A quote from the artist: "This exhibition of paintings has been completed over a number of years. Ideas for paintings come from a number of sources both primary and secondary so the work is grouped thematically.

As a narrative painter my aim is to capture a moment in time, and incident or fragment from a larger story, to freeze frame images in a series of stills. Sometimes I take a single image, a series of images or a sequence of images and endeavour to explore what lies beneath. This results in paintings which are variously funny, sad, beautiful or tragic. 

Transformation 2024 is a painting concerned with identity. This is reflected in the split persona image, a mask of makeup with outlandish accessories belying some deeper drama or fantasy."