John Curtis

I am an artist from Bristol and I have been drawing and painting ever since I could hold a paintbrush or pencil.

I studied Art, Design and Illustration at Brunel College of Art in Bristol after leaving school, and then had a break from visual arts and studied creative advertising and marketing at Falmouth College in Cornwall, before realising that art was my chosen career, so began to sell my work professionally from 2003 onwards.

My work is contemporary and abstract and is inspired by surroundings, moods and experiences. I am influenced by artists such as Jackson Pollock and M C Escher, as well as pop/modern art and graffiti and street art culture, and base the ideas of my artwork around anything from landscapes to science fiction or music and films or even dreams I have!....plus anything I encounter in daily life inspires my work.

To produce my work I use acrylics, oils, enamel paints and spray paint, I experiment with colours and textures to produce unique abstract pieces. The finished products are highly detailed, energetic pieces of artwork which demand a closer look. I often use inks to add intricate details to the work.

I also work on highly detailed illustrations using inks and pencil, creating surreal, intense...

I studied Art and Design at Brunel College of Art in Bristol then studied Illustration for a further 2 years. I then went on to study creative advertising, but in recent years have gone back to my artists roots and regularly paint Abstract works, as well as produce illustrations, i have sold about 300 paintings or pieces of artwork since 2005, and continue to produce work on a constant basis, as well as producing commissions to order.,

I have submitted work for Free Art Friday in Global locations listed below;
Detroit - USA
Tampa - USA
Alberqurque - USA
South Orange County - USA

Newcastle - Australia
Belgrade - Serbia
Tel Aviv - Israel
Portugal
UK - London

Novotel Hotel, Temple Meads, Bristol - ongoing exhibition 2011 -onwards
Arnos Vale Gift Shop - Bath road, Bristol - Ongoing exhibition
Prema Gallery - Gloucester
Upfest 2013 - At the Hen and Chicken Pub - May 2013
Upfest 2012 - Tobacco Factory - May 2012
Upfest 2011 - Tobacco Factory - May 2011
Tobacco Factory, Bristol - 3rd January 2011 until 26th January 2011
Room 212 Gallery Gloucester Road - July 18th - 25th 2010
Broadwalk Arts, Bristol December 2009
Broadwalk Arts, Bristol March - April 2009
Severnshed Bar and Resturant, Bristol June 2008