Oil Paintings

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I create art.

Please follow me as I produce new paintings in acrylics, oils and watercolours. I tend to move between style and I love to experiment. There is nothing better than surprising myself!

Hard and Heavy Iron Maiden

Our older dog, Ruby, was recently very ill and kept in overnight at the vets for three days. I needed a difficult project that would...

Grant Wallace

Sep 27, 20211 min read

Busard Saint-Martin aka Hen Harrier

Well, what else was I to do after watching a beautiful Hen Harrier at Mont St Michel. I love painting in this style, but it is...

Grant Wallace

Sep 16, 20211 min read

Swallowtail Butterfly in our garden.

Of course, the Swallowtail Butterfly was not actually in our front garden. I managed to take a lovely photo of one when we were on the...

Grant Wallace

Sep 7, 20211 min read

Nude - in 3

This was quite a challenge. I wanted to create a piece for my bedroom wall. Having a number of small canvases in the studio, I came up...

Grant Wallace

May 13, 20211 min read

Autumn Wolves

"Autumn Wolves" is now finished. It has taken some time. The background is completely made up so it took a lot of work to make it look...

Grant Wallace

Apr 12, 20211 min read

Tracking the wolves

My rather epic and ambitious oil painting of three wolves is progressing well. At first, I was not happy with the scenery in the...

Grant Wallace

Mar 27, 20211 min read

New painting from our new home

This is the first painting that I have completed in my "studio" in the workshop of our new home in Locarn, Brittany. I am still coming...

Grant Wallace

Mar 25, 20211 min read

My oil painting tips

Avoid black - I tend not to have black in my paint selection. To create a dark colour, I mix blue, red and brown or just blue and brown....

Grant Wallace

Nov 27, 20201 min read

Red Squirrels

Two lively Red Squirrels preparing for the winter. I wanted to create autumn colours without going for oranges and browns. The flowers...

Grant Wallace

Nov 23, 20201 min read

Playful Otters (reworked)

Having looked at this painting for a long time, I decided to liven it up by adding light rays to the water. To tip for all artists with...

Grant Wallace

Nov 21, 20201 min read

Leaping Salmon

Three salmon swimming up stream to spawn. A very challenging painting, but I am tremendously happy with the result. I am exhausted now...

Grant Wallace

Nov 15, 20201 min read

Playful Otters

A pair of otters living it up in their river. Une paire de loutres vivant dans leur rivière.

Grant Wallace

Nov 11, 20201 min read

Autumn Foxes

This painting came together very smoothly. The biggest challenge was the eyes of te adult fox. Ce tableau s'est assemblé très bien. Le...

Grant Wallace

Nov 5, 20201 min read

Autumn Hares

My intention was to give the hares speed and agility. I love creating movement in oil paintings. I also wanted to give the trees and...

Grant Wallace

Nov 4, 20201 min read

Autumn Stag

I completed this oil painting this evening. Overall, I am very pleased with the result. When I started, I intended to create a very...

Grant Wallace

Oct 22, 20201 min read