Gordon F. Currie
- Biography
Gordon was raised in Victoria, British Columbia
on the beautiful Pacific Northwest. One of the many wonderful
places that Gordon visited as a youth included Piers Island,
the interior of Vancouver Island including Parksville, Cowichan
Bay, Chemainus, Vernon Lake, Gold River. Time was also spent
on the westcoast in Tofino and Uculet.
The Currie family owned a number of original
watercolor and oil paintings over the years including two Harry
Heine paintings from the Comox Valley. A number of family members
paint in Gordon's family including his father John Currie and
brother David Currie. David recently received a great deal
of interest for his abstract work currently on display in Whistler,
BC.
In 1980, Gordon moved to the northeastern part
of the province of BC and is residing in Dawson Creek, in the
beautiful peace region. Surrounded by rolling hills, wheat
and canola fields, the Rocky Mountains are just a hours drive
west. Travelling around the province has allowed Gordon to
photograph and paint
the wonders of our province. Travel with business also took
Gordon all over the US and many hours were spent working in
California
(San Francisco, Berkeley, Newport Beach).
When Gordon isn't painting, he works fulltime
as CEO of his own marketing company (Eldoren
Consulting Inc).
In the past, Gordon has worked as a professional firefighter,
financial planner in the investment industry and with the RCMP
(police dispatcher). He is happily married to Suzanne and has
3 children (Alysha, Alyssa
and David).
And
we can't
forget
his
beloved
cat, Mysty.
The family currently owns a large log cabin on Moberly Lake,
BC and many weekends are spent painting "plein air" on
the cabin deck near the water.
Artist’s statement
"One of life's greatest treasures is color
and our ability to record nature and all that is around us.
I have become addicted to recording what I see, smell and what's
unique about the environment.
I grew up on the British Columbia coast and
absolutely love BC for all it has to offer. My family on
my father and mother's side comes from Scotland. Much of
the painting
I have painted over the past months were heavily influenced
by European architecture and Gardens, another subject I enjoy
painting. My paintings range from colorful gardens and buildings
to space themes
(acrylic paintings) and abstract. Patterns and textures fascinate
me. I have also incorporated pen and ink technique in much
of my work.
All of my paintings have a message or underlying
theme. It might be feelings illicited from an old wooden barn
and rustic wood to the warm of the sun on a backyard garden.
I paint primarily from images I have seen but more and more
I find as I develop my skills I paint from feelings, dreams
and clear images in my head. You will find that I don't always
paint images to sell. Although my work is starting to circulate,
my paintings are painted for me and for the pleasure of those
who are facinated by the composition and light in my work.
Many artists fall in love with their own work
and I guess I am no different. I can sense when I start to
paint if the work is going to come together. I see the final
image clearly in my own head and get excited as it develops.
After the work is completed, I spend a few days looking at
it and taking in what I have created. I rarely sign the work
until at least a week or two later. It's a sense of closure
when I sign and hand of my work. I would like to say that painting
isn't emotional and that I see my work simply as paper and
paint....but that wouldn't be the case. My heart and feelings
are wrapped up in my work and I hope I can share these feelings
with those who view my paintings"
Gordon F. Currie
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