Painter, born in Edinburgh, son of a lithographer. Studied at Glasgow School of Art, 1952–6. He became a member of the Royal Glasgow Institute of the Fine Arts, also showing with RSW, RSA, RWS and elsewhere. The Kelvingrove Art Gallery in Glasgow, where Hood lived, holds his work.
Text source: 'Artists in Britain Since 1945' by David Buckman (Art Dictionaries Ltd, part of Sansom & Company)