Dave Hoddinott was born and raised in Newfoundland on Canada's East Coast. In 1995, he left his 20 year career in the architectural drafting and illustration field to pursue his dream of becoming a full time artist.

Working mainly in acrylics, Dave is best known for his dramatic light-filled landscape paintings. A recent article about Dave's artwork says "if the hand of the artist captures what he sees in his mind's eye, the mind of Dave Hoddinott is bathed in light and built in symmetry. In an age that operates on the clock, Dave paints an outlet that freezes the simplicity and beauty of everyday scenes, sharing what he sees with the viewing world."

The exposure from his limited edition reproductions has made him one of the most popular artists in Newfoundland. Hoddinott has developed a large number of collectors of his artwork, not only in Newfoundland, but also in the rest of Canada. With six sold out print editions, one of these in a month, he says "There is a great degree of satisfaction with how well my artwork has been received."

Dave has always sketched and painted, even as a young boy, "I always had a pencil and paper in my hands everywhere I went. I was always very passionate about my artwork and put my best into every painting."

Stylistically, his paintings carry a realistic quality set by dramatic lighting, shadows and colours. Says Hoddinott, "I particularly like painting nightscapes because these images give me a canvas for the strong colours and lighting I try to capture in may paintings."

The relationship between the land and water is evident in many of his paintings. The strong ties he has with the ocean and water, he says, "Comes from living on an island surrounded by water and it's ever changing moods."

Dave has been exhibiting his artwork in many galleries and juried group shows with solo exhibitions extending back to 1982. This award winning artist has his paintings and reproductions in numerous corporate and private collections throughout Canada, the United States and Europe.

Today Dave lives and paints in St. John's. Newfoundland, considered to be the oldest city in North America...even though you are in a city of 175,000 people, you are only minutes from the oceanside and countryside. He says, "The heritage and beauty of Newfoundland is always an inspiration."