• Overview
    Grant Watson is a London based painter whose work often echoes his experience of everyday life, events and memories. Born in Meopham Kent, England, he studied at Portsmouth Polytechnic 1985-88 and Eastern Illinois University 1988-9. In 1993 and 1994 he studied under Karel Appel and Eric Fischl at the Antonio Ratti Foundation in Italy, where he won a purchase prize for drawing. In 2020, he was shortlisted as a finalist for the inaugural Castlegate prize.
    Grant Watson works predominately in oil, painting anything that grabs his attention. From buildings, swans and dogs, to shapes and non-figurative forms. Once he finds something that interests him enough, the subject may become a repeated motif, his fixation. An image as simple as fish on a Brixton Market stall can be repeated in different colours, from every conceivable angle, in formal lines or twisting circles. Rather than painting a literal translation of the subject matter, he prioritises sensations, mixing direct observation and memories in an attempt to unearth a sense of magic from everyday scenes.
  • Works
    • Grant Watson, Blue Sea, 2024
      Grant Watson
      Blue Sea, 2024
      Charcoal, Pastel & Acrylic on paper
      20.3 x 25.5 cm
      £750.00
    • Grant Watson, Purple Sea, 2024
      Grant Watson
      Purple Sea, 2024
      Charcoal, Pastel & Acrylic on paper
      20.3 x 25.5 cm
      £750.00
    • Grant Watson, Sea & Moon, 2024
      Grant Watson
      Sea & Moon, 2024
      Pastel & Acrylic on paper
      20.3 x 25.5 cm
      £750.00
    • Grant Watson, Sea & Clouds, 2024
      Grant Watson
      Sea & Clouds, 2024
      Charcoal, Pastel & Acrylic on paper
      30.5 x 35.6 cm
      £850.00
    • Grant Watson, Rough Sea, 2024
      Grant Watson
      Rough Sea, 2024
      Charcoal, Pastel & Acrylic on paper
      30.5 x 35.6 cm
      £850.00
    • Grant Watson, Sea & Headland, 2024
      Grant Watson
      Sea & Headland, 2024
      Charcoal, Pastel & Acrylic on paper
      30.5 x 35.6 cm
      £850.00
    • Grant Watson, Simple Sea, 2024
      Grant Watson
      Simple Sea, 2024
      Charcoal, Pastel & Acrylic on paper
      30.5 x 35.6 cm
      £850.00
    • Grant Watson, Silver Fish, 2024
      Grant Watson
      Silver Fish, 2024
      Oil on Canvas
      51 x 41 cm
      £2,500.00
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