2008 Awardee: James Wood
I am delighted to accept this award … it will prove to be of great assistance to my studies.
Biography
From Stonehaven, James graduated from Gray’s School of Art in 2007 where he studied painting and drawing. He has a wonderful natural gift as a visual artist, excelling in painting, drawing and sculpture.
On graduation, James’s ambition was to train and work in 3D computer animation. His gift in traditional drawing techniques will be an enormous advantage in this field of work. James was accepted onto the highly-regarded Masters course at Bournemouth University, which, he writes, is the ‘perfect platform’ from which to launch himself into the competitive arena of film and video game production.
How the Award Helped
The Dewar Arts Award will help pay towards the costs of attending this course.
Since the Award
Jamie graduated with distinction in 2009. A film of his final Masters project can be viewed on his website at www.jamiewoodart.com.
He writes, “I still feel the same passionate drive that I had one year ago to pursue a career in this area and I am extremely grateful to the Dewar Awards for the fact that I am now equipped with the skills and experience needed to break into this competitive industry. With the UK in its current position as one of the world leaders in the development of film and computer game digital content, I am now in the position of being able to represent Scotland by initially seeking a 3D artist job here in the UK.”
I am delighted to accept this award … it will prove to be of great assistance to my studies.