About
Lee McGuire is a self-taught artist born and based in Glasgow, Scotland.
From a young age Lee was always interested in pursuing art, however following an assault in 2005 they were left with permanent double-vision. It took them 7 years to pick up a pencil again.
In 2017 they began practising again, resulting in being commissioned by various family and friends, this quickly grew into a full-time commission business shipping in various mediums worldwide.
In 2018 they became an Ambassador for the King’s Trust charity, auctioning their own work to the charity for a whopping £1400 sale, telling their story to inspire young people from disadvantaged communities and helping to collectively raise over a million pounds at the Lunch with an Old Bag charity event!
Throughout the next few years the business grew with a steady amount of opportunities for new skills and mediums to be experimented and learned with.
Covid hit the world just as Lee started experimenting with selling original art on Etsy.com The art commissions community was hit pretty hard with that, commission requests almost completely dried up, while Lee focused and expanded the store with various products.
A watercolour collection of flowers in bottles became popular allowing Lee to survive.
Throughout 2019/20 Lee started developing their own fantasy art style with artworks showcasing mystical and ethereal fantasy scenes. Their technique involves starting with the Notan japanese design concept and allowing a story to develop itself through shape and value experimentation with a focus on composition and strong lighting. They continue to expand their portfolio while working on income through online store sales and supplying retail stores worldwide.
Their commissioned work has even been published in book cover designs.
Lee’s artwork is currently on display in River Island retail stores in Edinburgh and Glasgow through a visual merchandising partnership and currently on display and sale in the Nevada Museum of Art, Reno, Nevada.
Loved worldwide, a specially noted admirer of a popular “Still Game Duke of wellington” artwork of Lees was one of the shows creators, Greg Hemphill, who now has a copy of his own!
Currently Lee’s days revolve around art studies and creating original art, dealing with the admin and day-to-day of running a business by themselves, but mostly lots of dog walks. Meet Sam the West Highland Terrier:
