Love is a Strange Place: Neil MacPherson
Love is a Strange Place
Shortly after the the first lockdown at a time when we were allowed to venture out tentatively, I had it in my mind to go on a studio visit to see Neil MacPherson and hopefully collect a couple of paintings that might freshen up the work in the gallery, on the lead up to to the festive period.
Neil was welcoming as always but nonetheless apprehensive about the visit, understandable as himself and his family had been rigorously adhering to the rules of lockdown.
What greeted me as I entered the studio was the most delightful surprise, an Aladdin's cave of painted treasures. Clearly he had immersed himself into his painting during the lockdown period. A rich body of work hung all around the studio and clearly the opportunity for a one man show presented itself. Day to day his working process had remained very much the same. Far from being overwhelmed by the turmoil that had engulfed the lives of us all around the world. A time when we were forced to endure long periods of isolation and uncertainties, amid fears for ourselves and our loved ones. Neil ever the artist chose to embrace rather than shy away from all of those emotions and somehow challenge himself to speak honestly and freely about the influence it has had on himself and his work.
It is a rare mature talent that is on show here, a distinctive voice perhaps less sure of the outcomes that has surprised us and perhaps himself once again.
Neil MacPherson is a wonderfully inventive painter with a superb use of colour. His paintings revolve around a beautiful narrative that draws in the viewer curious to discover more about this surreal, poetic world that he creates /inhabits.
Its always a pleasure to introduce Neils work to people for the first time. Although he is a regular to be found in the gallery, it's a rare treat to be able to bring together his work for a one man show.
Gordon Brown, Brown's Gallery
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWWith The Morning LightMixed Media on Paper49 x 64 cm£ 4,000.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWTo Sleep to DreamAcrylic on Paper76 x 63 cm£ 6,500.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWA Man in Search of True LoveOil on Canvas86 x 70 cm£ 7,000.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWAutumnOil on Canvas98 x 91 cm£ 8,500.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWEncoreOil on Canvas84 x 70 cm£ 6,400.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWI Can See The Promised LandOil on Canvas71 x 91 cm£ 6,500.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWLet The Good Lord Hear You ShoutAcrylic on Paper24 x 22 cm£ 1,500.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWLight of DawnOil on Panel101 x 95 cm£ 8,700.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWLord of the DanceOil on Panel27 x 29 cm£ 2,400.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWMacbethOil on Panel30 x 20 cm£ 2,500.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWSharing the Same PathMixed Media on Paper81 x 82 cm£ 6,500.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWSummer in the WestOil on Canvas70 x 90 cm£ 6,800.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWThe Orange BookOil on Canvas81 x 58 cm£ 6,500.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWThe Apostle of the North and Even the Animal s ListenMixed Media on Paper75 x 69 cm£ 6,500.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWThe Coffee TableMixed Media on Paper69 x 88 cm£ 6,400.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWThe ConfrontationMixed Media on Panel89 x 48 cm£ 6,800.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWThe Cowboy and the CrocodileOil on Panel75 x 87 cm£ 6,600.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWThe Good ListenerOil on Canvas64 x 49 cm£ 4,800.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWThe Great Highland PigOil on Canvas88 x 88 cm£ 7,000.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWThe Great HunterMixed Media on Paper42 x 59 cm£ 4,000.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWThe Happy CrocodileOil on Panel53 x 97 cm£ 7,000.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWThe Joy of Sorrow, The Voyage, 2019Oil on Canvas90 x 70 cm£ 7,200.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWThe Last DanceAcrylic on Paper24 x 22 cm£ 1,500.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWThe Man, the Champion and the CompanionMixed Media on Paper83 x 85 cm£ 6,600.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWThe Morning BrideOil on Panel32 x 20 cm£ 1,800.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWThe Night Belongs to UsAcrylic on Paper81 x 79 cm£ 6,500.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWThe PoetsAcrylic on Paper74 x 55 cm£ 6,500.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWThe Quiet HillsideMixed Media on Paper42 x 60 cm£ 4,000.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWThe Quiet TheatreOil on Canvas75 x 101 cm£ 7,500.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWThe SistersMixed Media on Paper86 x 87 cm£ 7,200.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWThe VoyageOil on Panel23 x 30 cm£ 2,400.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWThe Way of the RighteousOil on Canvas
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWThe Way of the Righteous, StudyAcrylic on Paper37 x 37 cm£ 2,500.00
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Neil MacPherson RSA RGI RSWTwo Small Countries, StudyAcrylic on Paper49 x 65 cm£ 4,600.00