Martin Leighton

Born in Montrose, Scotland in 1951, Martin has lived in Weymouth from the age of 2 years old.
He is a self-taught artist specialising in oils on canvas and has been painting professionally since 2003 when he opened his own gallery and working studio close to Weymouth harbour. The gallery closed in 2016 to enable Martin to concentrate on new works for exhibitions and commissions.
His paintings are a very diverse selection of subjects. Local coastal scenes inspired by his surroundings, 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.