Contemporary Oil Painter · Original Art
Ramsay
Allan
"I believe we are spiritual beings having a human experience, and my art aims to reflect that notion."
New interview in Ochrine Magazine
On returning to painting, trusting instinct, and looking beyond the visible.
2026
Latest Artworks
Janet Ogilvy
Oil on linen · 50 × 40 cm · 2026
£3,750
Follow the Magic Shadow
Oil on linen · 50 × 40 cm · 2026
£3,500
Helen Beatrice Milne
Oil on linen · 50 × 40 cm · 2026
£3,500
Omega Constellation
Oil on canvas · 55 × 53 cm · 2026
£4,000
Reception
Oil on linen · 91 × 61 cm · 2026
£4,250
Transmission
Oil on canvas · 68 × 52 cm · 2026
£4,000
Iramadeira
Oil on wood · 50 × 40 cm · 2026
£3,500
Utopian Dream Series
A series exploring dreamscapes, identity, and the threshold between the conscious and unconscious mind.
Consciousness Series
View the full series →Figurative Narratives
View the full series →Follow the Magic Shadow
Oil on linen · 50 × 40 cm · 2026
£3,500
Ambassador II
Oil on canvas · 56 × 54 cm · 2025
£3,500
Iramadeira
Oil on wood · 50 × 40 cm · 2026
£3,500
Clara
Oil on canvas · 60 × 50 cm · 2026
£3,850
Cup of Redemption — Defeating the Serpent
Oil on canvas · 90 × 90 cm · 2026
£4,500
Landscapes & Still Life
Flower Meadow
Acrylic on canvas · 60 × 80 cm · 2012
£3,250
Alfagate
Acrylic on canvas · 60 × 80 cm · 2012
£3,250
Edinburgh Castle
Acrylic on canvas · 60 × 80 cm · 2010
Sold
Autumn Glenisla
Oil on canvas · 30 × 40 cm · 2025
£1,800
Mother's Day Roses
Oil on canvas · 30 × 40 cm · 2026
£850
Portraiture
Oil portraits capturing inner character — available for private commissions.
Janet Ogilvy
Oil on linen · 50 × 40 cm · 2026
£3,750
Helen Beatrice Milne
Oil on linen · 50 × 40 cm · 2026
£3,500
Head Rest (Eva)
Oil on linen · 60 × 50 cm · 2026
£3,800
Emma
Oil on canvas · 50 × 40 cm · 2026
£2,750
Stan
Oil on canvas · 40 × 40 cm · 2025
Sold
Mona
Oil on canvas · 45 × 36 cm · 2025
Sold
Ewen Mitchell, Antique Dealer
Oil on Canvas · 50 × 40 cm · 2026
Sold
Eva II Portrait
Oil on Canvas · 50 × 40 cm · 2024
£2,750
Ramsay Allan
An oil painter drawn to the power of expression across multiple genres — from dreamlike surrealism to the intimate focus of portraiture, landscapes, and the quiet of still life.
Born in 1962, Ramsay brings a wealth of life experience to the canvas — including loss, grief, joy, growth, and discovery. Deeply inspired by masters such as Michelangelo, Picasso, Dalí, Sargent, Cézanne, Matisse, and Van Gogh, he works from his home studio in Angus, Scotland.
“I realised that painting was what I wanted to do, and art was what I wanted on our walls—so I began creating the collection I could not afford to buy.”
Ramsay is currently exhibiting in a digital solo exhibition with VIVID Art Gallery, October 2026. His work has been published internationally, featured in several art publications, and exhibited at Galeria Azur, Berlin.
A Philosophy of Life & Art
Three timeless Latin expressions reflect the spirit behind my life and artistic practice — an appreciation of the present, a belief in the possibilities ahead, and a conviction that beauty remains essential to the human experience.
I.
Seize the Day
To embrace the present, to recognise the value of each passing moment, and to find meaning in the act of creating.
II.
Towards Greater Things
To remain curious, ambitious and open to possibility — continually pursuing artistic growth, discovery and new horizons.
III.
Return to Beauty
To celebrate beauty as an enduring and essential part of human experience, and to seek it through the expressive possibilities of painting.
“Live fully. Aspire greatly. Create beauty.”
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