• TIM GARWOOD

  • Sim Smith is delighted to present a new body of work by Tim Garwood.

     

    Drawing from a wide-ranging set of influences including the natural world, ecology, the built environment, masculinity, technology and fatherhood, the artist’s practice is rooted in autobiography and material exploration. His process is driven by investigation through construction and deconstruction, with an expansive and boundary-less approach to materials in the studio.

  • Tim Garwood, Viridis, 2026, acrylic on birch ply in artist frame, 170 × 200 cm (67 × 78¾ in)

  • In research, he works across painting, drawing, collage, photography and stitching, elements of which frequently find their way into the... In research, he works across painting, drawing, collage, photography and stitching, elements of which frequently find their way into the... In research, he works across painting, drawing, collage, photography and stitching, elements of which frequently find their way into the...

    In research, he works across painting, drawing, collage, photography and stitching, elements of which frequently find their way into the finished works themselves. Employing diverse aesthetic strategies and unconventional methods of paint application, Garwood continually navigates tensions between fluidity and stasis, beauty and ugliness, control and disorder.

  • Tim Garwood, Wild Dog, 2026, acrylic on birch ply in artist frame, 170 × 200 cm (67 × 78¾ in)

  • Working from his studio in rural Somerset, his paintings carry a tactile immediacy. His process is one of physical immersion;... Working from his studio in rural Somerset, his paintings carry a tactile immediacy. His process is one of physical immersion;... Working from his studio in rural Somerset, his paintings carry a tactile immediacy. His process is one of physical immersion;...

    Working from his studio in rural Somerset, his paintings carry a tactile immediacy. His process is one of physical immersion; by laying birch panels flat on the studio floor, he constructs compositions in real-time, drawn from the fluidity of memory rather than static observation. This gains him a topographical perspective —a vantage point that allows him to navigate the work as a shifting territory. His compositions oscillate between suggestions of place, collective memory, and fleeting associations, creating works where sensation and meaning are constantly unfolding.

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  • Central to the work is an exploration of the threshold where nature and human life interact. The result is a body of work possessing a profound gravitas and vital energy; these are commanding paintings that carry a significant architectural weight. The works possess an elemental power, where gestural billows evoke the drama of gales, sudden downpours, star filled skies and torrent streams.

  • Tim Garwood, Strigosa, 2026, acrylic on birch ply in artist frame, 130 × 150 cm (51¼ × 59 in)

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  • In selected works, these energetic movements are anchored by the deliberate, rhythmic act of drawing. These interventions provide a meditative, slower pace that contrasts with the speed of the paint, building up the panel like sediment or the rings of a tree.

  • Tim Garwood, Compréssa, 2026, acrylic on birch ply in artist frame, 170 × 200 cm (67 × 78¾ in)

  • The result is a body of work shaped as much by presence as by process. His paintings investigate how colours...

    The result is a body of work shaped as much by presence as by process. His paintings investigate how colours and consistencies interact against the firm resistance and pale beauty of the birch, with paper and drawings alluding to the quality of old cartography—folded maps and well-trodden paths guiding the viewer through a personal geography where the natural world and human presence collide and where abstraction becomes a means of processing the shared human experience.