If world-renowned street artist Banksy is like an outspoken newspaper columnist, then plein air painter Peter Brown is like a reporter recording the daily happenings of city streets.
As a plein air painter, Peter travels to different land and cityscapes armed with his oil paints and an easel to document what's in front of him.
Together with Banksy, the artists created one of the most thought-provoking pieces in Banksy's sold-out GoMA exhibit, Cut and Run.
Peter, from Bath, always wanted to paint Glasgow before travelling up to see the exhibition.
He was wary of getting too close to the GoMA as he didn't want to spoil the surprise for fans that his work was featured inside, but Peter was keen to paint the iconic Duke of Wellington that had brought Banksy to the city in the first place.
He said: “I really wanted to capture that. The Duke of Wellington with the traffic cone, the reason Bansky came to the city.
"I couldn’t avoid that, couldn’t completely disconnect from one of the main reasons that I was there, which was to go to the exhibition.
“The cone has become iconic and it just encapsulates a great spirit in Glasgow.”
While the similarities are not obvious, Banksy and Peter both share a position on the fringes of the art world that makes their joint piece a fascinating collaboration.
Rather than operating within the "arty circle" of high-brow gallery art, both Banksy and Peter work on the street, directly interacting with the public.
Peter said: “The association with Banksy is just the epitome and the height of my career.
“The way that Banksy operates outside of art with his fingers up to the art establishment but communicates very effectively, directly to the public.
"It’s more relevant and has more of a connection with the public. That’s where I would love to be and that's why I aim to have a direct relationship or appeal to the public.”
Originally, Peter was only in Glasgow for a few days but plans to return and spend more time painting the city.
He said: “People come up to chat to you very honestly, directly, and without inhibition. It’s a really great atmosphere to paint in, it’s very refreshing.
“It was great fun and a lot of that has to do with the buzz around the exhibition, and it’s really nice to see people talking about that."
In the future, Peter told the Glasgow Times he would love to put on an exhibition of the paintings he's done while visiting.
For now, fans can view Peter's work for Banksy at Cut and Run which he described as "a great honour".
He said: "It's really nice he rated me doing that."
Cut and Run is on at the GoMA until August 28. Tickets for the exhibition are still available for the 'Wee Small Hours' on the weekend.
On-the-day “walk-up” tickets are available daily from 9am at GoMA (Gallery of Modern Art) G1 3AH.
For more information, click here. To see more of Peter's work, click here.
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