Roger Woods
Encyclopedia
Roger Woods a British
painter
of pin-ups, nudes and erotic art.
At 35 years of age life took a complete U-turn when he had an accident which left him disabled. It was during a convalescing period after quite a traumatic back operation where his interest in art and painting started. He started sketching but the results as he admits himself were not good. On his return home he decided to pursue painting by enrolling on an adult education watercolour course. He spent a couple of years working on landscape painting and then moved onto drawing. From there he went on to an arts foundation course at the local college, but soon became disillusioned. The ‘modern’ practice of portraiture did not appeal to him.
He experimented with different mediums throughout his ‘education period’ but came to the conclusion that the formal art course could not help in my quest for a more traditional approach to painting and realised that he didn’t want to paint watercolour landscapes either.
He then enrolled on a course which was run by artists who taught at the local adult education centre, this course gave him the enthusiasm to try to paint people either in portrait or life. Part of the course was to complete an in depth study of an artist, to include their life and their painting techniques. He chose Jack Vettriano
and it was through reading about him and his life that he was given the incentive to keep painting in oils trying and retrying different styles colours and methods.
His inspiration comes from varying sources he is a great admirer of past masters, Poussin
, Titian
and particularly Caravaggio
and also the more modern masters Edward Hopper
, Jack Vettriano
and pin upartists like Gil Elvgren
, with their teasing poses and cheeky innocence. Other inspiration came from nose decorations of American World War two aircraft and naughty seaside postcards, paintings, books, magazines and of course the internet.
Although his first love is oil paints, he has also done expressive works with charcoal, pencils. His paintings are mostly in oils and are figurative he is inspired by the female sexuality and how its appeal to others always trying to suggest an air of eroticism
, the risqué
and even anticipation of things to come, leaving the promise to the viewers imagination and not just about overt sexuality. Surprisingly over 70% of those who appreciate his work are women many of whom have encouraged him to try more erotic and fetish
pieces
Roger is also a member of the Guild of Erotic Artists
Roger has donated the painting, "A Touching moment", to a charity auction in September 2009 Fetish Visions to raise funds for the Macmillan
You may notice the same model (Sarah) appears in many of his pieces from the last four years in both classes and on private sittings. He uses a digital camera as photographic reference for many of my paintings, he calls it his modern day sketch book. Over the last couple of years he has joined several of the social networking sites like myspace Twitter where he has met other artists and models from around the world. Resulting in him painting models from many European countries and as far away as Australia
and America
. Never complaining when models send him photographs of themselves. He has also been mentioned several times on Ken Bruce
’s BBC Radio 2
show. Ken Bruce usually berates people in such occupations ‘painting scantily clad women call that a job!’
Roger was a member of the Artists network (Bedfordshire) between 2005 and 2008 Artist Network Bedfordshire
Prints of his work are sold all over the world through Obsessionart
And more recently form Red Bubble
A few of his recent Exhibitions: Red Dot gallery Luton, Bedford Museum, the hat factory Arts Centre, Nolias Gallery London, Fetish Visions
British people
The British are citizens of the United Kingdom, of the Isle of Man, any of the Channel Islands, or of any of the British overseas territories, and their descendants...
painter
Painting
Painting is the practice of applying paint, pigment, color or other medium to a surface . The application of the medium is commonly applied to the base with a brush but other objects can be used. In art, the term painting describes both the act and the result of the action. However, painting is...
of pin-ups, nudes and erotic art.
Early life
Not much is known about his early life apart from him hating school.At 35 years of age life took a complete U-turn when he had an accident which left him disabled. It was during a convalescing period after quite a traumatic back operation where his interest in art and painting started. He started sketching but the results as he admits himself were not good. On his return home he decided to pursue painting by enrolling on an adult education watercolour course. He spent a couple of years working on landscape painting and then moved onto drawing. From there he went on to an arts foundation course at the local college, but soon became disillusioned. The ‘modern’ practice of portraiture did not appeal to him.
He experimented with different mediums throughout his ‘education period’ but came to the conclusion that the formal art course could not help in my quest for a more traditional approach to painting and realised that he didn’t want to paint watercolour landscapes either.
He then enrolled on a course which was run by artists who taught at the local adult education centre, this course gave him the enthusiasm to try to paint people either in portrait or life. Part of the course was to complete an in depth study of an artist, to include their life and their painting techniques. He chose Jack Vettriano
Jack Vettriano
Jack Vettriano OBE born Jack Hoggan , is a Scottish painter.- Early life :Jack Vettriano grew up in the industrial seaside town of Methil, Fife. He left school at 16 and later became an apprentice mining engineer. Vettriano did not take up painting as a hobby until the 1970s, when a girlfriend...
and it was through reading about him and his life that he was given the incentive to keep painting in oils trying and retrying different styles colours and methods.
His inspiration comes from varying sources he is a great admirer of past masters, Poussin
Poussin
Poussin refers to:*Charles Jean de la Vallée-Poussin Belgian mathematician*Charles-Louis-Joseph-Xavier de la Vallée-Poussin Belgian geologist and mineralogist, father of Charles Jean*Nicolas Poussin , French painter...
, Titian
Titian
Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio Tiziano Vecelli or Tiziano Vecellio (c. 1488/1490 – 27 August 1576 better known as Titian was an Italian painter, the most important member of the 16th-century Venetian school. He was born in Pieve di Cadore, near...
and particularly Caravaggio
Caravaggio
Michelangelo Merisi da Caravaggio was an Italian artist active in Rome, Naples, Malta, and Sicily between 1593 and 1610. His paintings, which combine a realistic observation of the human state, both physical and emotional, with a dramatic use of lighting, had a formative influence on the Baroque...
and also the more modern masters Edward Hopper
Edward Hopper
Edward Hopper was a prominent American realist painter and printmaker. While most popularly known for his oil paintings, he was equally proficient as a watercolorist and printmaker in etching...
, Jack Vettriano
Jack Vettriano
Jack Vettriano OBE born Jack Hoggan , is a Scottish painter.- Early life :Jack Vettriano grew up in the industrial seaside town of Methil, Fife. He left school at 16 and later became an apprentice mining engineer. Vettriano did not take up painting as a hobby until the 1970s, when a girlfriend...
and pin upartists like Gil Elvgren
Gil Elvgren
Gil Elvgren , born Gillette Elvgren, was an American painter of pin-up girls, advertising and illustration. Elvgren was one of the more important pin-up and glamour artists of the twentieth century. Today he is best known for his pin-up paintings for Brown & Bigelow...
, with their teasing poses and cheeky innocence. Other inspiration came from nose decorations of American World War two aircraft and naughty seaside postcards, paintings, books, magazines and of course the internet.
Although his first love is oil paints, he has also done expressive works with charcoal, pencils. His paintings are mostly in oils and are figurative he is inspired by the female sexuality and how its appeal to others always trying to suggest an air of eroticism
Eroticism
Eroticism is generally understood to refer to a state of sexual arousal or anticipation of such – an insistent sexual impulse, desire, or pattern of thoughts, as well as a philosophical contemplation concerning the aesthetics of sexual desire, sensuality and romantic love...
, the risqué
Risqué
Risqué is the third studio album by American R&B band Chic, released on Atlantic Records in 1979, the same year that Bernard Edwards and Nile Rodgers wrote and produced Sister Sledge's massively successful We Are Family....
and even anticipation of things to come, leaving the promise to the viewers imagination and not just about overt sexuality. Surprisingly over 70% of those who appreciate his work are women many of whom have encouraged him to try more erotic and fetish
Sexual fetishism
Sexual fetishism, or erotic fetishism, is the sexual arousal a person receives from a physical object, or from a specific situation. The object or situation of interest is called the fetish, the person a fetishist who has a fetish for that object/situation. Sexual fetishism may be regarded, e.g...
pieces
Roger is also a member of the Guild of Erotic Artists
Roger has donated the painting, "A Touching moment", to a charity auction in September 2009 Fetish Visions to raise funds for the Macmillan
You may notice the same model (Sarah) appears in many of his pieces from the last four years in both classes and on private sittings. He uses a digital camera as photographic reference for many of my paintings, he calls it his modern day sketch book. Over the last couple of years he has joined several of the social networking sites like myspace Twitter where he has met other artists and models from around the world. Resulting in him painting models from many European countries and as far away as Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
and America
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
. Never complaining when models send him photographs of themselves. He has also been mentioned several times on Ken Bruce
Ken Bruce
Kenneth Robertson Bruce is a British broadcaster known for his programme on BBC Radio 2, which is broadcast on weekdays from 9:30am until 12 noon.-Early life and career:...
’s BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2
BBC Radio 2 is one of the BBC's national radio stations and the most popular station in the United Kingdom. Much of its daytime playlist-based programming is best described as Adult Contemporary or AOR, although the station is also noted for its specialist broadcasting of other musical genres...
show. Ken Bruce usually berates people in such occupations ‘painting scantily clad women call that a job!’
Roger was a member of the Artists network (Bedfordshire) between 2005 and 2008 Artist Network Bedfordshire
Prints of his work are sold all over the world through Obsessionart
And more recently form Red Bubble
A few of his recent Exhibitions: Red Dot gallery Luton, Bedford Museum, the hat factory Arts Centre, Nolias Gallery London, Fetish Visions