Martin Goode was born in London and
showed interest in sketching and cartooning from his early schooldays.
He lived in Tillicoultry in Scotland for five years, which inspired
his passion for the rugged British countryside. His non-stop drawing
and cartooning soon turned to painting which he continued to study
in his home county of Essex.
Martin's career started as a creative photographer, then a commercial
artist and graphic designer. He then founded a successful Essex based
printing company in 1978 which still flourishes today. The combination
of Art, Photography and Printing paved the way to develop a publishing
company in 1987, producing fine art prints depicting scenes of British
cities, towns and villages. Martin Goode Watercolours now boasts the
largest catalogue of local views available in the UK with over 2000
published titles, and Martin Goode's original paintings adorn homes
all over the world.
Martin's attention to detail and carefully constructed compositions
have made him one of the industry's most prolific and sought-after
watercolour artists. He has written articles for artists' magazines
produced his own library of instruction videos, has held one-man exhibitions,
demonstrated his watercolour techniques at many art exhibitions and
seminars.
STEPHEN
MARCHESI ILLUSTRATION
Commissions for original paintings have been
received from palaces, town councils, commercial organizations, art
galleries and individual collectors. They are regular exhibitors at
the Spring Fair, NEC Birmingham, England.
Martin Goode died in 2002 - he was greatly respected throughout the
art world and many trade magazines ran features on him posthumously.
As the founder of Martin Goode Watercolours some 20 years ago, Martin's
unique talent as a fine watercolourist and excellent business mind has
ensured the continuing success of the company. The company continues
operating with Martin's son and business partner Vincent Goode at the
helm.