This month's spotlight is on Rod Ward.
Rod qualified as an architect at Leeds College of Art in the 1960s, but ceased
to practice in the 1970s, due to a lack of creative freedom in his profession,
and turned to publishing and writing. He took up painting again in 2002, joining
three art societies within reach of his home in Monk Fryston. He now works in
acrylic, ink, gouache, watercolour and oil. He exhibits and sells his artwork
regularly and he has carried out a number of commissions for clients; mostly
houses, boats and book illustrations.
Rod is a member of the York & District
SAA, Selby Art Society and Monk Fryston Art Club. Rod used to run the art world
website www.art.zeteo.com until pressure of work made it impossible to keep it
updated, so the website is currently out of use.
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| Grass Wood (near Grassington) |
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| A Tidy Mind |
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| Leeds Warehouse |
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| Gone Potting |
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| Add caption |
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| Coming Home |
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| Bridlington Lifeboat |
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| Under Crown Point Bridge, Leeds |
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| Monk Fryston aerial view circa 1990 |
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| Country Life |
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| Robin Hood's Bay |
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| Piccadilly Circus |
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Tetley's brewery dray
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| Under The Liner |
I have just come back from Leeds Grammar School,where we saw the most beautiful painting of patchwork fields,cows, sheep and chickens.In the foreground there were pink flowers, it was amazing! I fell in love with it, but it had been sold.
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Hello Anonymous,
ReplyDeleteThank you very much for taking the time out to comment on the blog. I told Rod of the comment and he was delighted. Please keep checking back here and you never know you may see another of Rod's paitings that you like or another from one of the many talented artists at the club.