Tommy McHugh: In an Alien Landscape…

I first met Tommy some time ago, not too long after his double annoyance and the bursting of the dam—I was just another person in an office and he'd come along for some help, some advice. Though he seemed to be doing OK without my help as a hindrance—organising exhibitions of himself all over the Wirral. And it was only when I came to work at Neurosupport in Liverpool that our paths crossed again—and now Tom's paintings hang in the atrium of the Neurosupport building and draw amazement and comment from everyone who sees them. Now, with documentaries about him, journalists and sundry seekers after the bizarre and remarkable interviewing him—Tommy is something of celebrity, a one-man painting machine with one thing in his mind. To dispel a few myths, and open more than a few eyes...