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Grandma's Creamer Oil 10 x 12 $850 |
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Yellow Mums and Brass Oil 12 x 10 Sold |
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Daisies and Green Glass Oil 14 x 11 $1,100 |
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Rushing Water Oil 8 x 10 $590 |
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Old Easton Barn Oil 8 x 10 $590 |
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I love to paint fast and loose.
I want my paintings to look as though they were whipped out in a flash of inspiration. The truth is I work thoughtfully — designing, reworking, and simplifying so my work looks fresh. I work mostly in the studio, but I also enjoy painting en plein air. Rita Curtis |
Rita Curtis BiographyRecognition for Rita Curtis has been growing steadily. "The Writer" was given full page coverage in International Artist magazine and won a major award in the 15th National Oil Painters of America show. Her paintings have received awards in national competitions including The Artists magazine, Raymar Art, and BoldBrush. Landscape awards include Artists' Choice in Paint Annapolis (Maryland) and Best of Show at the Solomons (Maryland) plein air festival. Curtis was the featured Artist at the 28th Annual Oxford Fine Arts Fair. Rita Curtis is included in the historic book by Gary Pendleton 100 Plein Air Painters of the Mid-Atlantic published in 2014. Though Curtis is an impressionist painter, her background is classical. She studied with modern masters at the Art Student's League of New York, intellectual history at New York University, and literature and art in Perugia, Italy. Her illustrations are in World Health Organization manuals around the globe, and images and color from travels to Africa and Asia suffuse many of her paintings. |
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White Mums Oil 12 x 10 $850 ................. |
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Poupéed 'Afrique Oil 24 x 20 $2,700 .................... |
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Daffodil Daze Oil 24 x 12 $1,750 .................... |
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Liberty Heights Oil 10 x 8 $590 .................... |
Rita Curtis ~ Selected Awards & Exhibitions
2015 Painting with Bravura, Group Show, McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD
2015 Maryland My Maryland, McBride Gallery & Maryland House of Delegates, Annapolis MD
2015 Academy Art Museum, Easton MD, "China, Brass & Glass" Still Life Class
2014 Small Gems, McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD
2014 - 100 Plein Air Painters of the Mid Atlantic, McBride Gallery, Annapolis, MD
2013 Strokes of Genius, Circle Gallery, Maryland Federation of Art, Annapolis, MD
2013 "Views of the Mid-Atlantic" Top of the World, Baltimore,MD
2012 Paint Annapolis, Third Place and Artist Choice awards, Annapolis, MD
2012 Featured Artist, 28th Annual Fine Arts Fair, Oxford, MD
2011 American Impressionist Society Juried Exhibition
2011 June: Icons of the West Invitational, Dana Gallery, Missoula, MO
2011 June: Finalist BoldBrush competition for "Homestead Woman"
2010 December: Finalist, The Artists magazine portrait competition
2010 November: Finalist, Raymar Art Contest
2010 August/September: International Artist publication Finalist for "The Writer"
2010 Best-of-Show, Solomons Paint-the-Town for "Gray Day Grasses"
2009 Salon International, Greenhouse Gallery, Juried Show, "Irish Times", San Antonio, TX
2007 Oil Painters of America National Show, Whistle Pik Gallery, Fredericksburg, TX
2006 Award of Excellence, Oil Painters of America National Show, Dana Gallery, Missoula, MT
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Kids Crabbing Oil 8 x 10 $590 .................... |
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Downtown on Main Oil 14 x 11 $1,090 .................... |
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