Robert E. Wood

Robert E. Wood

 

Robert E. Wood (1926-1999) Lakeshore, Guatemala, 1986 w.c. 25 x 40″ sight. This is a wonderful large watercolor by the fantastic watercolorist and teacher Robert Wood. You can see what an impeccable draftsman Wood was. This piece is nicely framed and has a lovely linen mat. Great color and condition. p.o.r.

Born in Gardena, California, Robert E. Wood is known for his watercolor landscapes and marine paintings in a semi-abstract style. He earned a B.A. from Pomona College and an MFA from Claremont where he studied with Millard Sheets, Phil Dike and Jean Ames.

In 1990, he completed twenty-two large-scale murals, which are in the Hotel Caminoreal in Puerto Vallarta, Mexico.

He has also been instructor of art at the University of Minnesota, Duluth from 1952 to 1955 and from 1958 at the Claremont Graduate School.

Wood died February 14, 1999 in Redlands, California.