GRACE CURTIS

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Grace Curtis

Grace Curtis’ paintings offer a romanticized vision of rural Maritime life. Painting primarily in oil, Grace’s style of work is representational art (with hints of impressionism and idealism). Her style can be recognized through her subject matter, portrayal of light, harmonious palette, and confident brushwork. Much of her work is inspired by her quiet life in Prince Edward Island, Canada, where she grew up and now resides with her husband, Stephen.

Grace (b.1986) has a Commercial Art Degree (2008), and a Master of Fine Arts degree in Studio Art (2011) from Pensacola Christian College, Pensacola, FL. Among her artistic influences are the old masters like Joaquín Sorolla, John Singer Sargent, and Norman Rockwell; her college mentor, Mr. Brian Jekel; and many other tremendous representational painters. She is a member of the Oil Painters of America, the Portrait Society of America, and the Society of Canadian Artists. 

 In 2019, Grace was honoured to have her design selected for the LM Montgomery statue in Cavendish, PE.  Grace's artwork is shown in galleries in the Maritime Provinces and in private collections across the US and Canada. 

ARTIST STATEMENT:

“I find myself fascinated by light and how it can beautify any scene. I love the challenge of capturing the illusion of light with paint pigments.

As my work evolves, I find it has become about the light of sweet rural memories. The brilliance of summer light - the sparkle of salt water and bright pasture grass, those are the moments that we all want to keep forever. I count these memories as God-given gifts, gifts that I hope relate to each of us. Each time I go to my studio or paint plein air, I study beautiful light-filled moments. My goal is to preserve and evoke those happy rural memories.”