Jonathan Hood

Jonathan Hood was born in 1957 in Edinburgh, and grew up in Fife and Tayside. He studied at Duncan of Jordanstone College of Art, Dundee and at the Ecole des Beaux Arts, Paris.

Jonathan works mostly in oil, using bright colours and painting on board but he sometimes uses watercolour and collage. He uses dramatic blocks of colour to create depth and texture within his works. His clever compositions create narratives through the interaction between figures, and the addition of carefully selected props to be interpreted by the viewer.

He is a keen art teacher, regularly running children’s workshops as well as adult night-classes. In 2006, he conducted a collage and painting workshop in Morgan Academy, Dundee for the Racial Equality Commission enabling 2 school pupils to reach the final.

He exhibits regularly in galleries around the UK, and in Holland, France and Italy.