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Artist Statement:
In my first competition North
Light Books I won an Honorable
mention. My paintings are in
collections in England,
Germany, and Canada. In the
last year I have been
producing more Abstract works
using mixtures of varying
amounts of iridescent acrylic
mediums. These allow slight
color changes depending on the
source of light. The way I use
my brushes to apply paint
thickly gives a 3D effect and
creates shadows adding depth
and interest to my usually
very colorful creations.
I have been told That I have
the gift of finding the light
in my Portrait subjects and
then showing this to the
viewer. That is something I
always hope to achieve.
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Artist Exhibitions:
I was awarded an honourable
mention in the
2001 North light Cover Contest
for my acrylic "I see you".
Feb 2001 Group exhibition Ste
Genevieve Canada.
Feb 2002 All media 4
invitational Period Gallery
Omaha Nebraska.
Dec 2002 Group exhibition Ste
Genevieve Canada.
Dec 2003 As above.
March 7th - April ...
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Artist Reviews:
I was published in the North
Light Books Magazine With An
honorable mention In 2001 my
first competition.
Accepted for publication in
Direct Art Magazine ( Two
Abstracts )Which will be on
the stands and distributed to
various galleries and museums
from end of April 2004.
British Woodturning magazine
issue number ...
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Collections:
Directors collection of the
"Dynamic Theater Factory"
Montreal.
Collection of Dr W.Scott
Montreal Canada.
Private collection, Debbie +
Rick Mckaig Montreal Canada.
Private collection, Tanya +
Jean-Francois St Bruno QC.
Private collection, Inge +
Dirk Juergens Hamburg Germany.
Private collection, Shirley +
Peter Maleney England.
Private collection, Karen +
Joseph Glaister England.
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Commissions:
Coming Soon!
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Jeffrey Greenwood Biography:
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Age
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53
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| Gender |
Male
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| Status |
Married
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| Children |
3
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| Religion |
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| Education |
Self Taught |
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| Hobbies / Interests |
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| Favorite Artistic Medium |
Woodworking
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| Favorite Arthistory Movement |
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| Favorite Visual Artist |
William Hunter
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| Favorite Work of Art |
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| Biggest Artistic Inspiration |
Winged pieces by Jimmy Clewes |
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| Your Personal Biography |
The Early Years
In 1971 at fifteen and a half I left school and joined the Junior leaders regiment royal artillery based at Nuneaton in Warwickshire. After five and a half adventurous years in the British Army my first job in (civvy street) was in the light turnery at Ransom Hoffmann and Pollard, a ball bearing factory at Annfield plain near Durham.
That was back in 1976. Three years later and as a self taught machinist I went to Lubeck Germany as a contract worker where I spent the first year turning almost exclusively offcenter pieces.
First Spirals in Brass
Next was a move to Hamburg working for Hauni in Bergedorf. Where after a further year as a contractor and having taught myself to speak the language reasonably well I started working for the firm direct.
In front of the firm was an unusual spiral sculpture which inspired me at the time to design my own. This 36 stepped spiral I turned from a single piece of solid brass. You can see this piece named 'Executive Stairway' in my gallery Spirals and Specials. At this time I designed and turned several more spirals all in solid brass.
After 13 years piecework on manual lathes I advanced to CNC machining and programming. During the next four years I also spent much time teaching apprentice machinists the operation and programming of the Gildermeister lathe which was fun and very enjoyable. Sometimes I translated German / English for visiting executive parties from the US and England.
At the end of 1997 I found myself moving across the Atlantic to Montreal where I live and work as a fulltime CNC machinist.
Discovering the Beauty of Wood
About 6 years ago (2003) I bought a machine-shop lathe with the idea of designing unique puzzles, but soon after I discovered the beauty and expressiveness of wood. and designed and turned a series of spirals in exotic woods which are now owned by collectors in Europe the US and Canada. Between times on the internet I found what was to become my local club the 'West island Woodturners'. I thank friends and fellow members for their encouraging comments and inspiration. After seeing Jimmy Clewes demonstrating turning one of his winged boxes I started developing my own using my machinists lathe.
Success at show
In my first competition entry at the Ottawa woodshow I was awarded a first and third placing in the beginner class and the following year 2007 three first placings in the intermediate class. Unfortunately 2007 was the last year the show had a woodturning competition.
For me theres no such thing as scrap or total disaster hence the words 'Don't burn it Turn it', these unfortunate incidents are design and development opportunities out of which can come totally new ideas as you can see from 'Rickshaw' and 'Samurai Sentinel' in my gallery Spirals and Specials where you can see not only artistic woodturnings but also more examples of my machined art.
I will continue to further develop my artistic pierced pieces and spirals also with more carving and colouring.
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