While in school, Wood won four first awards and three second awards for his paintings. After emigrating from England in 1910, he roamed the United States from Maine to California in search of landscape subjects. He eventually settled in Laguna Beach, California in 1940.
During his schooling years, Wood achieved four first-place and three second-place honors for his paintings. After emigrating from England in 1910, he journeyed across the United States, looking for subjects to paint. He finally settled in Laguna Beach, California by 1940.