Grant Wallace
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...
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Some play beautiful music, bake fantastic cakes or win at tennis.
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!
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Grant Wallace
Sep 16, 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...
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Grant Wallace
Sep 7, 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...
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Grant Wallace
May 13, 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...
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Grant Wallace
Apr 12, 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...
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Grant Wallace
Mar 27, 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...
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Grant Wallace
Mar 25, 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...
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Grant Wallace
Nov 27, 20201 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....
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Grant Wallace
Nov 23, 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...
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Grant Wallace
Nov 21, 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...
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Grant Wallace
Nov 15, 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...
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Grant Wallace
Nov 11, 20201 min read
Playful Otters
A pair of otters living it up in their river. Une paire de loutres vivant dans leur rivière.
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Grant Wallace
Nov 5, 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...
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Grant Wallace
Nov 4, 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...
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Grant Wallace
Oct 22, 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...
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