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Beautiful painting inspired by the wonderful Al Pacino - When I am painting the Godfather painting series I am always listening to The Godfather music at the same time. I hope the viewers think ´Wow how cool is this painting of Pacino - He looks so cool - as he is! - Van Gogh - He is my inspiration also - The way he made the marks on the canvas with his brush and the oil paint - The colours so vivid - Van Gogh he is my inspiration for sure - I hope the viewer will think that the artist (me) draws a fine divide between existentialism of freedom of choice and the juxtaposed concept of light against texture - The medium I choose is oil paint on canvas because that is the best quality paint - One can only get the vibrance of colour through the medium of oil paint - and on a superb heavy duty cotton canvas it is of the highest quality - The texture of the canvas grips the oil paint and makes the painting more interesting with great depth

Biography details 2000 to 2001 Studies at Camberwell College of Arts, London, MA Fine Art Printmaking. 2003 to 2005 Studies at Central St Martins College of Art and Design, London, MA Fine Art Painting. Hood is a figurative painter influence and inspired by the Fauvist artist in art history. Coming from the French word fauve, meaning 'wild animals,' Fauvism rejected traditional painting ideals and emphasized modern concepts. Inspired by the late impressionist works of Paul Gauguin and Vincent Van Gogh who pushed the boundaries with their bold colour choices, Hood takes this idea a step further to include simplified design. Whilst studying for a painting masters degree at Central Saint Martins, London in 2005, Hood set about writing a...