Stock no: 700 230

D J Curtis

Oil on board

Morning - Staiths

56cm w x 46cm h x 5cm d

Circa 2005

£680

Born in Doncaster in 1948, David headed an engineering design team until 1988 when he became a full time painter. He was elected to the Royal Society of Marine Arts in 1983 and a member of the Royal Institute of Oil Painters in 1988.

In 1992 David won the first prize in the Singer & Friedlander/Sunday Times Watercolour Competition and the second prize in 1997.

Essentially a ‘plein air’ and figurative painter, working in both oils and waterclours, he observes transient lighting conditions and effects of atmosphere in his compositions. David is the author of ‘A Light Touch, the Landscape in Oils’ and ‘The Landscape in Watercolour – A Personal View’ both published by David & Charles. Two APV films of the same titles are on video format and form part of a television series. A third APV video ‘Light Effects in Watercolour’ was released in October ’97, and a fourth film – ‘Light in the Landscape’ was released in November 2003. David is also featured on a TV series – Connecticut Coast to Coast, USA ’96 broadcasting. A third book and a fifth film, both entitled ‘Light and Mood in Watercolour’ were published by Pavilion Books and APV Films respectively during 2005. A fourth book ‘Capture the Moment in Oils’ was published in 2007, with a film of the same title by APV Films. A fifth book on both oils and watercolours and seventh film by APV Films, both titled ‘Painting with Impact’, were produced in 2010. A sixth book and eighth film, both on ‘plein air’ works in oils and watercolours, entitled ‘Painting on Location’ from Pavilion Books and APV Films were produced in 2013.

A regular exhibitor at the Richard Hagen Gallery in Broadway, Worcs., David also exhibits in all the major National Society exhibitions and has work held in private collections, both nationally and abroad.

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