Grass Bank Painting

Nigel Wood is a painter and printmaker best known for the lyrical imagery in his landscapes inspired by the wild and open spaces surrounding Cardigan Bay where he lives. He is also recognised as a portrait painter working oil, acrylic, pastel and charcoal. He trained in illustration and painting at Carmarthenshire College of Art in West Wales from 1980 - 84. Solo, touring and group exhibitions from 1984 to the present include: The National Portrait Gallery, The Royal College of Art Gallery, The Mall Galleries, Aberdeen Art Gallery, Galerie beim Roten Turm, Germany, Glynn Vivian Art Gallery, The Orange Moon gallery, Vienna and art fairs in London, Amsterdam, Sydney and and New York. "I strive to create meditative interpretations of the surreal beauty I find in nature. Each piece is built up gradually over time with a series of opaque layers and transparent glazes on either a gesso panel or a stretched canvas. There is a quiet intensity to the whole process and my hope is that I can create for the viewer a sense of inspired calm and peace in each piece." Media features include: BBC regional TV, Evening Standard, Art Review magazine, Sunday Express, Sunday Times and inclusion in the books 'Intimate Portraits' published by Glynn Vivian Art Gallery and '500 Portraits' published by The National Portrait Gallery. "Startling sincerity and freshness... I sense the presence of a serious painter" Brian Sewell. Evening Standard.