Elliot Curtis

 I specialise in Realism Art - I believe I have an eye for seeing things truthfully and an ability to tap into the depth of realism within a character of what I am painting being as precise and detailed as I can be rather than in visioning what I want to believe there story to be and getting carried away with my own ideas on a piece.
Art found me when I was soulless, Realism spoke to me in such depth that it bought my soul back.
To me Realism is an accurate detailed representation of a subject - not just in Art but in all aspects of life.
My journey to becoming an Artist has been an unbelievable story - without the pain and suffering that I have been through I couldn't portray such deep emotion within my paintings.
My story begins with an unknown life long battle with ADHD - from a young age I knew I was different and my imagination was immensely deeper than others. I saw no fear or consequences in life but I believed I had a good heart. My addictive nature landed me in a lot of trouble throughout growing up, I have a very determined mind and have always looked at life in such detail, but I repeatedly channelled my energy into dark paths, such as drug addition, drug dealing, multiple arrests, facing prison time, street fight...