Biography
Miranda Goode is a young, award winning artist, living and working locally in Georgeham, North Devon. She was born in 1981, in Poole, Dorset; the daughter of the well known Dorset painter Robert Woolner. Growing up surrounded by painters and paintings her passion for painting began at a very young age. Always painting and drawing her surroundings Miranda needed no encouragement to continue life as an artist. She graduated in 2003 from a BA (hons) degree in Fine Art at The Arts Institute at Bournemouth, where she studied for 4 years. Now living only a few miles from the sea the coastal landscape of North Devon has become a great subject and inspiration for her paintings.
Miranda is known for painting landscapes and sea-scapes inspired by the local landscapes of North Devon. Her paintings are mixed media; building up layers of paint, creating washes of colour, dripping, splashing and drawing into the paint. The layers of materials build up creating a history of marks, just as in the landscape which has a rich history of it’s own. Miranda also enjoys drawing which is an integral part of the development of her paintings. Drawings are made both in the landscape and in the studio as a means of exploring ideas and compositions. Alongside drawing, photography is a crucial means of collecting information and recording the landscape.
“I enjoy walking in the landscape, drawing and photographing it, which gives material to create paintings. It is this peaceful encounter with nature that inspires my work. I am especially drawn to big open spaces, and the changing light conditions, which create a natural movement in the landscape; light can play an important role in my paintings, punctuating the land or sea, bringing a softer light to a space. I want people to be drawn into the landscape as a peaceful place to escape and reflect.”