artists biography
Grant is a mainly self taught artist. Born in 1962 in the North West of England,Grant discovered his need to create at an early age.Grant has developed his unique style over many years and is greatly influenced by the giants of the surrealist movement such as Salvador Dali, Rene Magritte and Giorgio De Chirico,however there are also echoes in his work of the more traditional landscape painters like Turner, Wilson and Friedrich.Grant style is a blend of surrealism and traditional landscape painting depicting a peculiar dream like word of expansive gardens,utopian summers of generous forms and rich hues or an illusion underpinned by something altogether more sinister !
Grant admires the work of contemporary painters such as David Inshaw and Peter Sowa who have had an important influence on the direction his art has taken.
In 2005 Grant entered the Big Art Challenge televised by Channel 5 and was invited to display his work at the world famous Lowery Gallery in Manchester. During this time he was interviewed by the renowned art critic Brian Sewell who admired Grants work and felt that grant had something very unique to offer the art world,encouraging him to make the step to full time artist.
Later that year Grant was chosen from thousands of artist to show his work at the N.E.C.in Birmingham.He was approched by several large publishing companies and eventually chose Demontfort fine art one of the leading art companies to publish 4 limited edition works.
Grant says of his work "It is very unique and ecletic, I dont know what the next series of paintings will be , and that for me is the beauty of painting. I would like to think collectors of my work will enjoy the jorney with me."