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PHIL WOOD --- Painter and Sculptor
"Louis Jarc", 24x30 Oil |
The paintings and sculptures viewed here are works that Phil Wood believes best describe his thinking about art.
Although not formally trained as an artist, painting and sculpting is something that comes very naturally for him.
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Since Wood's entry into the professional art world, He has developed a deep appreciation for various mediums and styles and for art itself.
He believes art should be an honest extension of who you are and what you think.
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| ««"Trail Boss", Life-size Clay & Wood |
| "The Wise One", Life-size Cherry Wood»» |
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"Dr. Kay Fairchild", 24x30 Oil
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Being "true to your art" was something Wood says he did not understand fully until he began to observe the nature around him and compare his work with reality. |
"Nettie", 20x24 Pastel |
| Wood believes if someone learns to paint just to do it, they are cheating themselves of the meaning of art. For him, going the extra step to make necessary changes is the difference between artwork and true works of art. |
"Mexican Jar", 18x24 Pastel
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"Gina", 24x36 Oil
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Wood says, "My love of portraits is something that I feel I have had from the first time I was able to put a pencil to paper. I can't remember not being able to draw." |
"Judge Jeffery Ingrahm", 36x40 Oil |
| One of the most important lessons Wood feels he has learned in his artistic career is that drawing is the basis of all art. "A person interested in art should discipline themselves first with drawing above all else." |
"Provider", 18x24 Pastel |
Wood has been a freelance artist for the past seventeen years in Ft. Recovery, Ohio. He works in oil, pastel, wood, clay, and stone.
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"Michael", 18x24 Oil »»
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"Austrian Apples", 18x24 Pastel |
Wood teaches portrait and still life painting as well as sculpture and pottery from his studio and also at Arts Place, Inc. in Portland, Indiana. He is the Gallery Director at Arts Place and is the resident artist. |
"Iroquois", 24x30 Oil |
20x24 Pastel |
He has won numerous awards of distinction including two Grumbacher Gold Medals, Best of Shows and The Wright State Campus Purchase Award.
Phil Wood has works in museums and he has works in public and private collections in Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Florida, and California.
He is a member of The Dayton Society of Painters and Sculptors, The American Society of Portrait Painters, The Greenville Art Guild, Art Association of Randolph Co., and is vice-president of The West Central Ohio Art League. |
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| This article was published on Monday 08 May, 2006. |
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