Curtis is a Los Angeles based artist and plein air painter. He earned a BFA from Otis Art Institute.
MessageBiographical:
Born 1967, United States
Lives and works in Los Angeles, California
Education:
BFA Fine Arts, Otis Art Institute – Painting, Sculpture, Art History, Art Theory.
Los Angeles Harbor College – Architecture.
Associations & Memberships:
Laguna Plein Air Painters Association, (LPAPA)
California Art Club (CAC)
I start my painting process with every intention to make some kind of ridiculous mess. I do my best to give no consideration about how it will turn out, mainly because I can't care. What I mean by that is if I care too much about the outcome, then I can't follow the paintings lead and I'd have to do it my way. I won't remain in that space of responding and creating and I lose being shown how to coax the painting into becoming what it is.
Once a painting is complete, then I care about it a lot. Paintings are important and become the body of work that should survive over time. My paintings are not simply depictions of things. They are a record of my visual language in response to what is seen and felt, guided by a poetic sensibility.
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