Robert E Wood grew up surrounded by artists and art He was born in North Vancouver BC in 1971 and resides in West Kelowna BC He has been painting full time since 1989 and his career follows over 70 years of professional art in his family His grandfather was Robert E Wood and his father was Karl E Wood with whom he spent eight months training This was followed by study with several other notable artists including Harold Lyon and years of personal artistic exploration and development Robert has been surrounded by art his entire life and took to it from his earliest years when his grandfather called him the little painterPrimarily known for his Canadian landscapes Robert is adept at portraying a wide variety of subject matter the mountains canyons lakes rivers and forests of the Rocky Mountains sunsets old cabins and barns of the West the Okanagan Europe Mexico and other tropical settings and a variety of stilllife floral and garden scenes His paintings sing with colour and always depict scenes he is dramatically inspired byRobert enjoys working on location pleinair painting which helps his images achieve a sense of true light and life He extensively travels and explores his favourite regions of Alberta and British Columbia these include the Kananaskis and Banff National Park regions of the Rockies as well as the South Okanagan As well as painting on site Robert takes large numbers of photographs to use as reference material for his studio paintings His visual library consists of some 60000 slides and photographs which are always on hand to inspire future paintingsRobert Woods love of light and colour and passion for conveying his vision of the world is a neverending source of inspiration and he has come to see his task as almost a spiritual one using oil as a medium to imbue his canvasses with beauty and positive energy which then resonates with the viewer Although he believes awards in the arts are a matter of subjective opinion Robert is nevertheless honoured to have won first place in the only art competition he has ever entered Arabella art magazines 2014 Great Canadian Landscape Painting CompetitionuSelect corporate and private collections includeuBMO Bank of Montreal Corporate Art CollectionThe Vermillion Room restaurant at the Banff Springs HotelBanff Mineral Springs HospitalHyatt Regency Hotel Calgary AlbertaTriWest Capital Partners Calgary AlbertaThe Ranchmens Club Calgary AlbertaGLJ Petroleum Consultants Calgary AlbertaTalisman Energy Calgary AlbertaCanadian Wealth Management Calgary AlbertaBrewster Transport Banff AlbertaAustrian Canadian Society of CalgaryGerman Canadian Society of CalgaryCampo Marina restaurant Osoyoos BCRicardo Amigo Real Estate Todos Santos Mexiconbsp