Luke Woodgate is an artist from the south east of England.

Born in 1985, He is primarily Known for his large scale landscapes.

Profoundly inspired as a teenager by his first travels out of the country, to the American west, the sheer vastness of the wilderness he encountered instilled in him a lifelong desire to capture some of it's essence.

As such, creating a sense of scale has always been fundamental to his work. Similarly, the way in which light can fall upon a landscape and utterly change it's atmosphere is a central theme.

Rather than produce images of real locations, Woodgate prefers to create his own scenes in an effort to best communicate the feeling of a particular place or idea. Compositionally, he has said that his landscapes tend to arrive fully formed in mental images, often from dreams. In interpreting these images, he will sporadically use elements of topographies that are continents apart, yet seem to have some sort of atmospheric connection, the combination of which can ultimately yield the desired effects.

His idiosyncratic approach is the result of a circuitous development through mediums. Moving initially from painting to pen and ink drawing, he worked to translate his drawings to complex screen prints while studying printmaking at Brighton. Creating more detailed work, unsuitable for screen printing, he began to produce giclee editions. Gradually over the years, he transitioned back into painting whilst maintaining the distinctive style for which he had become known. The fine detail of his methods can mean that his paintings often take months to complete.

Having exhibited in solo and group shows including the Royal Academy, his work is held in countless private collections in the U.K. and internationally.

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