GARY CURTIS
Classic Dutch Still-Life Paintings
by Heike Hellmann-Brown
Award-winning watercolor artist Gary Curtis has been featured in American Artist magazine and on the cover of Artist Magazine. His work is reminiscent of the great painters of the 'Dutch Golden Age,' such as Johannes Vermeer, Pieter Claesz, and Willem Claeszoon Heda. During the 17th century, Dutch trade, science, military, and art were among the most acclaimed in the world. Non-secular art, fostered by wealthy merchants, showcased popular pictorial subjects, among them still-lifes in subdued...more
