Geoff Goddard ASGFA

Biography 

I am an artist based in Cambridgeshire. After working in industry for 10 years I retrained as a teacher, eventually attaining the position as Head of Visual Arts in a Secondary School in St Neots, Cambridgeshire. Since retiring from teaching, I have focused even more on my art.

The Pre-Raphaelites era and many contemporary figurative artists have influenced much of my work. I like to explore a range of styles and techniques, but there is often a human element in my work, whether through digital, drawing or painting. Ranging from the conventional portrait or layered image to a more narrative approach, the main purpose is to create art that has beauty, requires investigation and generates an emotive response. Observation of natural processes initiates investigations through drawing or painting. These visual starting points can be anything from the simple fading of a flower over time, to the complexity of a weather pattern that can move or shape. This forms a framework to build and develop pictorial tales.

Realism is fundamental to all of my work, and I revel in details and subtle changes in colour and tone. Recently I have started to explore painting still life, miniature portraits and drawings as final pieces

I have taken part in several exhibitions across the country including at the Mall Galleries, other London galleries, R.B.S.A., The Gallery at Holt and several Cambridge exhibitions as a member of the Cambridge Drawing Society, winning several prizes including the R.B.S.A. GMC Trust First Prize.

Throughout all of this work is the need to occasionally take time to paint a simple portrait which helps to refine skills and visualise character.