Episode #19 - Peter Brown / ’Pete The Street’

Peter Brown - Pete the Street | Glasgow Sessions If you've ever walked through the city and spotted someone standing at an easel in the pouring rain - no umbrella, no shelter, just paint and canvas - there's a good chance you've just met this week's guest. Peter Brown, known as Pete the Street, is one of Britain's most celebrated plein air painters. For over thirty years he's stood on pavements from Bath to London to New York - and increasingly, right here in Glasgow - painting everyday life exactly as it unfolds, in all weathers, never from a photograph, always in the thick of it. He's a Past President of the New English Art Club, Banksy chose him to feature in Cut & Run at the GoMA, and just recently he was on Union Street painting the Glasgow station fire as it happened while the TV cameras filmed him doing it. In this episode we talk about building a career from scratch on the pavements of Bath, painting lockdown London when the streets fell silent, his Banksy collaboration, why Glasgow has gotten completely under his skin - and his forthcoming Glasgow paintings exhibition. Follow Pete: 📸 Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/petethestreet1/ 🌐 Website: https://www.peterbrownneac.com/ 🖼️ Glasgow Paintings: https://www.peterbrownneac.com/glasgow/ Subscribe to Pete's newsletter at peterbrownneac.com for updates on his upcoming Glasgow exhibition. Listen to Glasgow Sessions on: 🟢 Spotify 🎵 Apple Podcasts 🟠 Amazon Music 📸 Instagram: @glasgowsessions Glasgow Sessions is a podcast celebrating the artists, musicians, poets, and creative voices of Glasgow and beyond. New episodes regularly - follow and subscribe wherever you listen.