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''Gary Hodges is also the name of a member of The 4-Skins.'' Gary Hodges (born 1954) is a British artist and publisher much admired internationally for his graphite pencil wildlife art.〔"Drawn to the Soul" Wild Press, Introduction by Simon Trapnell, 2010, ISBN 978-0-9566671-0-6〕 His original drawings and limited edition prints have sold widely in the UK and throughout the world and is collected by large numbers of ordinary citizens, many not previously seeing themselves as "art collectors". During his career he has sold over 110,000 limited edition prints from 130 editions.〔〔Wildscape Magazine Vol.10 No.2 "Black and white doesn't sell" interview with Gary Hodges, 2010 http://www.wildscapemag.co.uk〕 His popularity has influenced and encouraged many other artists to develop intricate styles with pencil.〔Martin Fitzpatrick's website http://www.martinfitzpatrick.co.uk/biography.html〕〔Wildscape Magazine Vol.8 No.2 "Depths of Tone" by Angela French 2008 http://www.wildscapemag.co.uk/〕〔Wildscape Magazine Vol.2 No.3 "Collector's Corner - Pencil" 2002 http://www.wildscapemag.co.uk/〕〔Wildscape Magazine Vol.9 No.1 "Discovering the joy of coloured pencils" by Jonathan Newey 2009 http://www.wildscapemag.co.uk/〕〔"Gary Hodges Wildlife Drawings" Introduction by Robert Gillmor, Pres SWLA 1984-1994, 1994, ISBN 978-0-9516342-7-1〕 He has a close connection to various environmental and wildlife conservation groups for whom he provides considerable financial support.〔"Through the eyes of Gary Hodges - A catalogue of his wildlife prints", Foreword by Tony Belcher, 2000〕〔"Wildlife is his life" by Gillian Thornton, My Weekly No 4365 9 August 1997〕 == Early Life and Influences == Born in South London in 1954 he is the son of a fishmonger and secretary. Surrounded by pets as a child he grew up with a strong passion for animals and was given wildlife books which gave him considerable knowledge of many different species.〔〔 He was also influenced by his love of comics such as ''X Men'' and ''Spiderman'' and at school he was encouraged to pursue his love of art, especially drawing. During this time his mother fell ill and died. He gained "O" level qualifications early but went on to unsuccessfully study for "A" levels and left school at the age of sixteen for a job in the printing trade.〔Gary Hodges Wildlife Art - official website http://www.garyhodges-wildlife-art.com/detailed_bio_9.html〕〔Society of Wildlife Artists website http://www.swla.co.uk/SWLAmembers/hodgesg/HodgesG.htm〕 In 1978 he met his civil partner, professional photographer and environmentalist Dave Currey. This introduced him to the world of conservation and environmental activism. In early 1980 he left his printing job and they travelled to the western USA and Mexico where they saw wildlife such as whales, sealions, ospreys, and dolphins. It was his first real experience of wilderness.〔〔 In 1981 and 1982 he was commissioned to illustrate two articles in ''Wildlife Magazine''.〔Wildlife Magazine, date, etc.〕 He picked up other work to design a leaflet and illustrate many press releases for WWF. His drawings were exhibited at the ''Hampstead Open Air Exhibition'' in 1981 and the ''Henry-Brett Galleries'' in Chelsea, London and Gloucester in 1982. By this time he started working with children in Brixton, south London, moving to run and help build an adventure playground in Elephant and Castle, a deprived area of south London.〔"Drawn to the Soul" Wild Press, Biography, 2010, ISBN 978-0-9566671-0-6〕 In 1983 his drawings were highly commended at the ''Wildlife Illustrator of the Year Exhibition'' at the Natural History Museum, London and he had his first solo show at the ''Everyman Foyer Gallery'', Hampstead in 1984.〔〔"Gary Hodges Wildlife Drawings" "Exhibitions", 1994, ISBN 978-0-9516342-7-1〕 In 1987 Greenpeace commissioned the first two of nine limited edition prints over the next few years. His father was diagnosed with cancer and died in 1988, a loss which caused him to re-evaluate his life. The huge sell-out success of the first Greenpeace editions encouraged him to concentrate on his art.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Gary Hodges」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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