About Goff
Goff was born in 1949 in the small South Wales town of Brynmawr, where his artistic interests were first noticed and encouraged by his very supportive art teacher, Ken Jones, at the local grammar school. On leaving school, Goff trained at the West of England college of Art, Bristol, Cardiff College of Art and Cardiff University. He then taught at St Illtyd’s College, Cardiff until moving into the management of education for a number of local authorities in South East Wales. This became his full time occupation for many years.
However, since then he has acquired a confidence in his own understanding of art to paint for his own purpose, in his own way. Fortunately, this has proven to be very successful and enabled him to explore a completely new career as a full time professional artist.
He is a member of the Contemporary Art Society for Wales and has great regard for much of the art Welsh art (and Welsh artists) and it's origins. Although most of his paintings have personal recollection and experience as their foundation, they are ‘generalised’ in a way which makes their appeal extremely wide ranging. “I often find myself linking past events with the development of my paintings and using familiar imagery to reinforce the connection”
''THE MEMORIES OF CHILDHOOD HAVE NO ORDER....AND NO END'' : Dylan Thomas
The area in which he has lived and worked, has provided a constant source of inspiration. Goff works from a studio in his native town of Brynmawr and continues to appreciate the direct links with his ‘origins’ which provide the stimulation for the majority of his paintings. These combine elements of the everyday landscape with complex emotional values, giving his work a unique quality, which is enhanced by his particular style of painting on heavily textured canvas.
His expressive forms are distinctive, yet allow a degree of personal interpretation. The atmospheric qualities he creates often serve to stimulate the imagination and memory of others. Goff’s paintings tend to reflect the mood or atmosphere of events and locations, rather than being a purely pictorial representation. They are about his thoughts and memories, illustrated with references to the places he knows so well.
In order to truly appreciate his work and understand the reasoning behind the development of the paintings, awareness of the story involved is essential.
This is explained by the gallery and/or can be provided with the painting/print where appropriate.
A prolific Welsh artist, Goff’s originals are in great demand and his work is now established as being amongst the most sought after in the contemporary art market in Wales. In fact the only originals available are his latest works, as all others are sold out. Fine art prints are available of all paintings in stricly limited editions. New paintings are eagerly anticipated by an avid group of collectors and enthusiasts, regularly being sold, often in advance of being painted.
His work is included in international corporate and private collections. The arrival of a new painting is often the cause for great excitement amongst his many collectors. Many are purchased as an investment and some collectors are now reselling their paintings for at least ten times what they paid some years ago, demonstrating the increase in value of Goff's art work.
Due to the fact that his originals sell so rapidly and start around £3,000, he has now launched a standardised range of limited edition prints (Showman Fine Art). These will make his work accessible to more people and at affordable prices.
An additional range of his paintings has also been selected by leading fine art publisher Senecio Editions of Oxford, for inclusion in their portfolio of fifteen, prominent British artists and is published as the special edition : ‘Goff Collection’.