MICHAEL GUSTAVIUS PAYNE

Painter Michael Gustavius Payne lives and works in Merthyr Tydfil, Wales, having trained in art colleges in Glamorgan, Cheltenham and Athens. He is in numerous public and private collection and exhibits in group and solo themed shows throughout Wales and beyond.  Eminently collectable Payne has formed a distinctive group of collectors which is growing year on year.

His unique narrative questions notions of mans place and identity, addressing our heritage, both cultural and personal.  Archetypal heroic figures inhabit the canvas, hard won in their frequent tension with environmental obstacles and their own subconscious depths, often personified by the dog or bird.  more ....