Allan Stroud Fine Art

I was born in 1984 in Edinburgh and from a very young age, I was always drawing. I grew up in Portobello, overlooking the sea, which from the very first gave me a keen interest in the interaction between humans and nature. From an early age I drew ships and planes and I’m constantly inspired by people’s desire to conquer the sea and the skies. Drawing eventually gave way to painting, but as I grew older I never thought seriously about art as anything beyond something I did for my own enjoyment. As a result, I did not attend art college and I have never received any formal art training. After attempting several careers in archaeology, offices and the NHS, I realised that the one true constant in my life was art and that what I really wanted to do was paint.

My interest is in painting naturalistically and faithfully rendering a subject in often the minutest detail. I now work exclusively in oils and in addition to my early love of ships and planes, I paint portraits and urban landscapes. I enjoy the challenge of commissions and giving an historical slant to a modern portrait. Some of the commissions I have had have been from people who served on the ships, which I consider a particular honour.

Galleries and Exhibitions

2023: Portobello Frame King, Edinburgh

2023: Wallington Gallery, Corbridge

2022: Guild of Aviation Artists

2020: Royal Society of Marine Artists, Mall Galleries, London

2019: Royal Society of Marine Artists, Mall Galleries, London