Biography

ROBERT E. WOOD
West Kelowna

Robert E. Wood was born in North Vancouver and has a deep connection to the Okanagan Valley. He has been surrounded by art and artists his entire life and took to it from his earliest years when his grandfather called him “the little painter.” He has been painting full time since 1989 and his career follows over 70 years of professional art in his family. His grandfather was a painter also named Robert E. Wood, while 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.

Primarily known for his Canadian landscapes, Robert is adept at portraying a wide variety of subject matter. His paintings sing with colour and texture, and always depict scenes that he is dramatically inspired by. Robert enjoys working on location, which helps his images achieve a sense of true light and life. He lives in beautiful West Kelowna and adores his view of the lake.

“Since my parents couldn’t stop me from colouring on the walls, they eventually gave in and permitted it, but limited me to colouring on the walls of just one room of the house! Also when I was a young kid my grandfather called me ‘the little painter’ so I think it was always obvious to everyone else—as well as to myself—that I was born to be an artist.”