Ron Moody at Moodyarts. Ron Moody at Moodyarts is an Artist Ron lives in the Victorian village of Netley Abbey which lies on the edge of Southampton Water. He has always lived near the sea and grew up within the sights and sounds of a busy port, which has undoubtedly had an influence on his painting. Ron also loves to spend time in the West Country sketching and gathering ideas for his work. Ron Moody at Moodyarts meet the artist. Although he has always had an interest in visual art, Ron has had no formal tuition apart from his training many years ago as an engineering draughtsman. He didn’t start painting until the mid 1990’s, but has since developed a unique style of his own which has proved popular at local exhibitions. His first solo exhibition was Hampshire Artists Open Studios 2005. Since then he has participated in a number of local events including the “Best of Hampshire Artists”, as well as exhibiting at the Salisbury Playhouse Gallery, the Fisherton Mill Gallery and the Eastleigh Museum plus The Romsey Art Group’s twice-yearly exhibitions.