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Earnest’ ‘Earnie’ Hood was born in Edinburgh but made his career in Glasgow, after training at Glasgow School of Art. He was a keen exhibitor at the Glasgow Arts Club and is best known for his atmospheric cityscape and industrial scenes. This striking painting shows Glasgow’s Pinkston Power Station, seen from across the roofs and chimney pots from the south. When it was built in 1900 it was the largest cooling tower in Europe, looming over the city around. During the war it was given a camouflage paint to make it more difficult for the Luftwaffe to spot, traces of which were still visible when the station was demolished in 1978.
Ernest Burnett Hood was born in Edinburgh and studied at the Glasgow School of Art where he became closely affiliated with William and Mary Armour. Following a period on the staff of GSA he worked as a full-time painter concentrating on Glasgow scenes, across painting and printmaking. He was a keen member of Glasgow Art Club and a lifelong friend of Alexander Goudie. He is best known for his oils and watercolours of industrial landscapes and topographical scenes. He exhibited with the Royal Scottish Academy between 1956-1972.
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