Martin Leighton
Weymouth
Artistic background
Born in Montrose Scotland in 1951, Martin has lived in Weymouth in the beautiful county of Dorset from the age of 2 years.Martin is a self-taught artist specialising in oils on canvas and he has been painting professionally since 2003 when he opened his own gallery and working studio close to Weymouth harbour side, situated on the first floor of a beautifully converted Grade II listed building. However the gallery closed in October 2016 to enable Martin to concentrate on new works for various exhibitions & commissions.
His paintings are a very diverse selection of subjects, not only local coastal scenes inspired by his surroundings, but also landscapes, seascapes, still life, wildlife and his favourite subject, figurative including nudes. Martin is passionate about portrait and figurative subjects and has undertaken many commissions. He strives to achieve realistic yet not photographic images, painting from life with the added help of photos taken of clients or models at his studio or on location. Achieving skin tones is a big challenge but he finds himself getting totally engrossed in his painting until he is satisfied with the finished work. The challenge is to create evocative and thought provoking images, especially when painting the female form.
Natural light is an important factor and as he lives on the south coast there are many opportunities to study light changes throughout the day as nature provides an abundance of images for the artist’s eye to perceive allowing dramatic skies in landscapes and seascapes.
Martin is always happy to discuss commissions.
Accepts Commissions?
Yes
£1,600.00
- Summer Glory
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,500.00
- Girl with a Guitar
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,600.00
- Summer Day at the Beach
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,600.00
- Walking through Poppies
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,600.00
- Intimate View
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,600.00
- Take My Hand
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,600.00
- Dance to the Rhythm
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,800.00
- Date Night
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,600.00
- Fashion Dilema
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,600.00
- Mesmerised
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£750.00
- Party Girl
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,500.00
- The Joy of Youth
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,500.00
- Anticipation
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,500.00
- The Apprentice
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,600.00
- Surfers Paradise
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,600.00
- Late Arrival
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,200.00
- Glorious Summer
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,400.00
- Peaceful Isolation
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,500.00
- Beach Girls
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,500.00
- Blue Desire
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,600.00
- intrepid Traveller
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,600.00
- Summer Getaway
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£850.00
- Motherly Love
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,500.00
- Mediterranean Visit
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,600.00
- Summer Solitude
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£850.00
- Branston Blues
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£750.00
- Winter Stroll
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,500.00
- Distracted Moment
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£995.00
- Shaft of Light
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£750.00
- Captivating
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,500.00
- Laced White Blouse
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£500.00
- Wrapped with Love
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,550.00
- Frisbee Fun
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,500.00
- Waiting for You
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,500.00
- Giant of the African Bush
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,500.00
- Broken Dreams
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,500.00
- Girl in Red Jeans
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,600.00
- Guilty Pleasure
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,500.00
- Caught by the Breeze
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,800.00
- Appetizers
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,750.00
- Evening Downpour
- Martin Leighton
- Oil
£1,600.00
- Distant Thoughts
- Martin Leighton
- Oil