was born in Cornwall in 1977. His passion for painting stems
from his background as his parents are both top professional
illustrators, his father being best known for illustrating the Tolkien
book jackets. This constant connection with the visual arts created a
vibrant illustrative environment in which to grow up and where his
obsession for painting began. During his study at Central Saint Martins,
Garland won second prize in 'The Art of Imagination Open Competition',
held at the Mall Galleries, London and was their youngest prize winner
at the age of 20. His paintings are influenced by the works of the
Italian High Renaissance. By reviving a Renaissance method (the same
used by Leonardo da Vinci and Holbein) and marrying it with the
compositional approach of fashion photographers, the result is a
sumptuous hybrid of modern beauty and Renaissance nuances. His work
shows an understanding of histories present within the painting process,
his contemporary approach to panel painting uses contemporary subject
matter to employ these techniques in a modern context.
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