Aileen Grant

I sketch outdoors in all weathers – I find that sketching in the wilds helps me immerse myself within a landscape and capture something to explore and develop further.  In the studio I re-work sketches using a variety of media, including acrylics, Japanese ink and oils – whatever seems right.  Landscape is my main subject, particularly hills, coires and trees.  Buildings and street scenes are other subjects I like to focus on after sketching trips away.  I aim to create fresh expressive pieces that respect the essence of nature and celebrate the beauty and fragility of the environment. 

As well as painting, I make various types of prints using the printing press in my studio – photopolymer gravures, etchings, linocuts and monotypes.

I'm originally from Fife, worked in Edinburgh for several years and now live in Lochcarron, Wester Ross.  I graduated from Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art in the 1970s and I have also studied at Leith School of Art. I've had work selected for various open exhibitions including RSA, RSW, SSA and VAS. I exhibit regularly in various small group shows  (including “No Woman Is An Island”) and in the annual members' show of the Art Society Inverness (ASI). 

In 2025, I was commissioned by Torabhaig Distillery for a painting which has been used on the box and bottle label for their “Taigh” Single Malt Whisky (released in March 26).  I was awarded the Scottish Arts Club Award at the VAS biennial in December 2025 and in 2018 I was awarded the President's Prize by Arts Society Inverness.  I am a professional member of VAS, and a member of Edinburgh Printmakers and various other organisations.