John Hopwood obituary

My friend John Hopwood, who has died aged 72, was an artist all his life, creating detailed and beautiful portraits and still-life paintings, mainly in oil but also other media. John exhibited in many galleries in London and the Thames valley region. He had several paintings accepted for the Royal Academy Summer Exhibition, including a portrait of the artist Andrew Logan. Two of his works, Apparition: Sun Man (1991) and Tunnel of Trees (2006), have been purchased by Reading Museum.John was born