RUDYARD Kipling spent a great deal of time pondering the description of an elephant - easily recognisable but very difficult to describe!
The same is true of Michael Marra. From his insightful songwriting and earthy performances to his lived in apparel and ever present black beret, those who know him believe they have him nailed. But do they?
Over the next six weeks a little more o
f the layering that makes up Michael Marra is unpeeled at Bank Street Gallery in Kirriemuir.
His professional life has inevitably brought him into close contact with the great and the good of a wide cultural scene and some of them - probably unknown to them - have been the focus of Marra's artistic endeavours over the last few months and years.
From Lesley Riddoch, broadcaster, to John Harvey, writer, many have undergone the repackaging which is Michael Marra's portraiture style.
This delightful exhibition is not only good to look at but it also gives us an insight into how his brain works.
There is a couthiness behind the gravelly voice and we see in these portraits the awe and esteem in which Marra holds the sitter.
Michael Marra's portrait exhibition - with no words or music! - runs at Bank Street Gallery, Kirriemuir until Friday, November 28.
The Gallery is open from 10 am to 4 pm Wednesday to Saturday and 1 pm to 4 pm on Sunday.
