Private View: The Patron Saint of Dogs - Thomas MacGregor @ The Palm Tree Gallery
Private View: The Patron Saint of Dogs - Thomas MacGregor The Palm Tree Gallery are thrilled to present ‘The Patron Saint of Dogs’ , a solo exhibition showcasing here for the first time Scottish artist Thomas MacGregor . T.D.MacGregor’s figurative and pictorial style targets contemporary subjects often using thickly laid brushstrokes and watery shadows to capture attitude and posture in high colour. With symbols and talisman, his work suggests a mythical aspect to everyday life. After graduating from Edinburgh College of Art with a Drawing and Painting degree, he took up a long term residency in Edinburgh’s ‘The Stand Comedy Club’ culminating in a series of comedian portraits, including Frankie Boyle, Johnny Vegas and Simon Munnery and the omnipresent ‘Stand Cowboy’. Thomas continued to work as a portrait painter and during this time held a part time position lecturing in art at HMP Edinburgh. It seems clear that the prison environment helped to feed some of th