CLeda Curtis
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Cleda A Curtis was born February 21, 1939 at Clarksville, Arkansas and grew up at Oran, Missouri. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of the Ozarks in Clarksville, Arkansas and attended graduate school at Portland State University in Portland, Oregon. Since then she has lived and traveled extensively in the U.S., Canada, Europe, Africa and the Middle East, where she has executed many commissioned portraits.
Whether working in oils, pastels or watercolor, Cleda creates her portraits in the classical realism tradition, treating children with the same dignity as adults. Her procedure is the same when creating still life and floral paintings. Through her studies in universities, museums and private workshops taught by the nation's leading artists, Cleda has become a well known and respected teacher. Her willingness to share her knowledge, coupled with her sensitivity to the needs of her students has made her a very popular and successful teacher. She teaches the basic principles of painting that artists have used for hundreds of years. As did the Old Masters, she believes in learning and passing it on. In addition to teaching nationwide workshops, Cleda has become a popular speaker and juror among art organizations. |