Welcome to the fine art of Tio Guise
Let me connect with you through my Art and bring emotional depth into your home.
THE SEARCH FOR MEANINGFUL ART
When people search for a piece of art, they scroll marketplace websites, flip through Instagram feeds, or wander galleries hoping something will jump out at them.
But that special piece isn’t to be found by searching high and low.
It comes from connection.
If you’re looking for something that’s more than decoration, something that resonates and speaks to your soul let us start the conversation; this is the first step towards owning a unique work of art.
COMMISSION A PORTRAIT OR A STORY FOR YOUR HOME
Commission a Piece of Original Fine Art
If you want something personal, maybe a portrait, a story or an occasion, I can create a piece for you.
I am passionate about investing my heart and talents into painting. Let me use my Scottish School’s traditional artistic skills, accomplished through a lifetime of drawing and painting to bring Love, Hope and Peace into your home.
Please feel free to contact me if you would like a chat about an idea you have and I will get back to you.
We will begin with three simple anchors:
- The mood you want to bring into the room
- The space you want to fill
- The colour language that feels true to you
From there, I sketch, draw and paint — using oil, watercolour, acrylic or gouache — developing the work toward a piece with emotional depth and visual integrity.
ABOUT TIO GUISE
I have drawn and painted my entire life.
I’ve exhibited throughout Scotland, taught drawing through the Open College of the Arts, and made art a steady thread through every season of my story — as an artist, a mother, and a grandmother.
My work is an interpretation of how I see and feel the world, shaped by observation and transformed by imagination.
I would love to share the way I see the world with you.
Roots
I was born and raised in Edinburgh, and I trained at Edinburgh College of Art. There, drawing wasn’t treated as a technique – it became a language.
For me, it still is. It’s a way of speaking beyond words.
Drawing is tactile and direct — and it’s where I begin. It opens the heart and starts a dialogue for meaning and emotion to flow into fulness through colour and form.
Those early foundations continue to shape how I work.
I was born and raised in Edinburgh, and I trained at Edinburgh College of Art. There, drawing wasn’t treated as a technique. It became a language.
For me, it still is. Its a way of speaking beyond words.
Drawing is tactile and direct — and it’s where I begin. It’s where form begins to mean something, and where tone begins to carry emotion.
Those early foundations continue to shape how I work today.
WHAT PEOPLE SAY
Jim Donaldson
“I couldn’t be happier with how the portraits of my late wife Helen and myself turned out – Tio really nailed it!
They are vivid ,soulful artworks that I treasure having on my wall”
Jim, acrylic
Helen, acrylic
‘I felt hugely complimented to be Tio’s subject and so artistically interpreted.’
Kenny Brill
Scottish Singer Songwriter
“A truly beautiful painting by Tio that captures a moment filled with passion and tenderness. The blend of my African attire with my mixed-race grandson is captivating, symbolizing heritage, love, and the beauty of generations coming together. Every detail tells a story- proof that a picture truly speaks from the heart.”
Joyce Onuonga
CEO of JWS
Mother and child
Joyce Onuonga
Begin Your Collection
If you want art in your home that carries emotional truth and is uniquely you, let’s begin.
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