{"id":126,"date":"2017-04-20T16:44:57","date_gmt":"2017-04-20T16:44:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.francopack.co.uk\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2017-12-31T15:03:27","modified_gmt":"2017-12-31T15:03:27","slug":"kevin-curtis-1958-2009","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/www.francopack.co.uk\/?page_id=126","title":{"rendered":"Kevin Curtis"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The majority of Kevin\u2019s paintings conveyed his love for the countryside of East Anglia\u2019s timeless landscape. Discovering hidden corners, derelict barns, old farm machinery and rain-filled ditches provided inspiration for his subject matter. His portrayal of early morning mists or a landscape bathed in the eerie light of a full moon won him critical acclaim.<\/p>\n<p>A professional artist for over twenty years, he was recognised as one of East Anglia\u2019s finest traditional painters in oil. Those familiar with Kevin\u2019s work remain enchanted and deeply appreciative of his tremendous ability to portray a great passion for the English countryside. An acute awareness in the play and mystery of light on the landscape isreadily found in all of his paintings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a0<\/strong>Born in the Hartismere district of Suffolk in 1958, Kevin began painting at the age of 18 and about 1998 became a professional artist, working from Banyards Green, Laxfield, Woodbridge, Suffolk. He died on 18 January 2009, aged just 50.<\/p>\n<p>Kevin\u2019s work is rarely available and his pictures typically change hands at \u00a3450-\u00a3650 when they do come to market. A rare chance for customers of Halstead Antiques Centre to acquire a quality painting at a bargain price.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.francopack.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC00555.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-212 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.francopack.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC00555-300x225.jpg\" alt=\"DSC00555\" width=\"300\" height=\"225\" srcset=\"http:\/\/www.francopack.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC00555-300x225.jpg 300w, http:\/\/www.francopack.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC00555-400x300.jpg 400w, http:\/\/www.francopack.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/DSC00555.jpg 624w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Workers on the Broads<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Original Oil on Artist Board. Signed bottom\u00a0right hand. Dated 1987. Work named on frame verso in artist&#8217;s hand.<\/p>\n<p>Frame Size: 565mm x 440mm<\/p>\n<p>Image Size: 495mm x 370mm<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u00a365.00<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.francopack.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Evening-Blythburgh.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-204 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/www.francopack.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Evening-Blythburgh-300x237.jpg\" alt=\"Evening Blythburgh\" width=\"340\" height=\"271\" \/><\/a>Evening, Blythburgh<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Original oil on canvas. Signed bottom left hand. Dated 1994. Work named on frame verso in artists hand.<\/p>\n<p>Frame size: 595mm x 495mm<\/p>\n<p>Image Size: 499mm x 395mm<\/p>\n<p><strong>Price: \u00a3195.00<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The majority of Kevin\u2019s paintings conveyed his love for the countryside of East Anglia\u2019s timeless landscape. Discovering hidden corners, derelict barns, old farm machinery and rain-filled ditches provided inspiration for his subject matter. His portrayal of early morning mists or a landscape bathed in the eerie light of a full moon won him critical acclaim. 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