Robert John Woods: A Vision of Scottish Wilderness The evocative landscapes of Robert John Woods, a 19th-century Scottish artist, offer a profound glimpse into the untamed beauty of Scotland’s highlands and lochs. Born in Gorrie, Huron County, Canada West (later Ontario), in 1871, Woods’ artistic journey began not amidst the rolling hills of his birthplace, but within the rugged terrain of Dufferin County, where he established a farm and ultimately became reeve. This intimate connection with the land—its dramatic light, its shifting mists, and its resilient flora and fauna—became the very be…