Peter Doig

Born in Scotland in 1959 but raised in Canada, Peter Doig moved to London in 1979 where he studied at Wimbledon, St Martin's and Chelsea Schools of Art. He first gained public recognition in 1991 on winning the Whitechapel Art Gallery's Artist Award, and from then on continued to consolidate his reputation as one of the very finest figurative artists of his generation. Often referencing photograph and film, but transforming such sources into dream-like, almost mystical imagery, Doig's work typically explores man's interaction with an emotionally charged physical environment. The artist currently lives and works in Trinidad.

This painting was done in 1993 by Peter Doig. He was working on this painting for three months before he added the reflection of the three figures. The picture is showing three people, who are standing on a frozen lake and you can see a house in the background I would say it’s probably a family. However this painting might be showing artist memories or his childhood.  It’s colourful and positive, but by him using blue for the trees and white dots which symbolise snow its winter time.