Executed by the hand of a highly talented draughtsman, Tracy’s paintings are bursting with wit and humour, but his caricatures also have a more challenging edge. Anyone who has suffered after a night on the demon drink may find a deeper resonance in ‘The Fickle Finger of Bacchus’ and ‘The Dispossessed’ humorously, but uncompromisingly confronts any smoker, particularly since the recent smoking ban. Mick’s wonderful gift is to be able to recognise the beauty of decay, whether it be in Newlyn or Havana and skilfully capture it, in paintings interwoven with love and comedy.

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