John Byrne: Sitting Ducks
Interesting exhibition at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery of portraits by John Byrne which he had helped to pick. Many of these pictures were quite quirky with a slight cartoon quality, such as that of Billy Connolly but there were also some very formal commissions. There were a lot of self-portraits and it was interesting to see him change over the years both in style and look. I liked a picture of Gerry Rafferty done on a guitar. However my favourite was a stunning picture of Tilda Swinton. She was place low in the frame against a white background with great horizontal lines making up her picture. A very painterly work.