Perry Ogden

Blog : Peter Doig

Interesting to see this show of early Peter Doig works at the Michael Werner Gallery in London. Mainly from the early/mid-Eighties, they appear to have come from Peter Doig's own archive. Plenty of American influences and cartoon characters. And a strong sense of colour - and sometimes unusual colour combinations. Plus, plenty of humour. This is the odd image out as it's almost the only drawing (most of the works are paintings) and certainly the only one on lined paper torn from a notebook, but it shows a sense of fun:  Patient: Peter Doig; Ailment: severe baldness (hair loss); (cause: excess drinking); mental state: uneasy.