Andrew Hood originally started his career as a graphic designer and illustrator, but has worked as a professional artist for several years now predominately as a landscape and figurative painter, taking inspiration from trips abroad and the coastline of Scotland and Cornwall. His work captures the vibrancy, sights, sounds and movement of each place. The paintings are largely based on beautiful sketch books crammed full of visual recordings.
Recently he has been working on a series of paintings based on trips he made earlier this year including his first visit to Sicily and a border to border trip across the south of France. On these trips he began to use watercolours in addition to sketching to make notes on the places he visited recording his memories and the ambience of each place.
2011 was a busy year for the artist and saw several commissions including a work for Ernest & Young measuring 2m x 1.5m for the foyer of its new offices as well as a series of drawings. Andrew has also exhibited widely at European Art Fairs this year including Edinburgh Art Fair and the Amsterdam Affordable Art Fair. Early 2012 will begin with exhibiting at Innocent Fine Art in Bristol which will feature his most recent paintings as well as new paintings of Bristol incorporating unusual viewpoints.
More information about Andrew, his work and upcoming shows can be found at http://www.andrewhoodgallery.com/index.html
Avon Gorge (Oil on Board)
