How we reported the story behind Brian s book The Seven Painters. in 2013 He stuck to his work in the cleansing department for many years and after that he sort of semi-retired and took to writing books. Brian is the author of Seven Painters Who Changed the Course of Art History and was a stalwart of Sunny Govan Radio station, where he specialised in art and culture programmes. His extensive knowledge reportedly earned him the honorific Sir. Brian never married or had children and spent much of his life caring for his and Jimmy s mother. His funeral will not be held until after a post-mortem is carried out which is expected in mid-February.