Patrick Heron

One the most exciting British painters to emerge in the twentieth century, Patrick Heron (1920-99) was a splendid raconteur, eloquent on the subjects of modern art and colour, his constant Obsession and joy. He spent most of his life in Cornwall, where he was filmed for this rogramme at his studio,painting a major new work during the course of a Single afternoon. He also takes viewers on a lively tour of a retrospective exhibition of his paintings at London's Barbican Gallery.