When unexpectedly severe budget cuts struck RCI, journalist Lorn Curry suddenly found himself out of work.
His retirement plan to take up painting which was supposed to be many years away, was suddenly an option. Although he had been dabbling in the art for a few years, he decided to take the plunge and become a full time professional artist.
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Lorn says working with some experts and taking courses has really helped him progress as an artist.
Of course as a journalist, Lorn was a storyteller, and perhaps unknowingly some of that goes into his works, especially the landscapes where you could easily imagine there’s a story captured within the scenes.
He particularly likes the stark US southwest. As he says, when you come from a wet environment like the west coast of Canada, there’s an attraction for the dryness of the US badlands.
Of course the magnificent colours and stark beauty of the geography doesn’t help, especially with the unique light at dawn and near sunset.
He also likes still life work.
But in all cases, as he says, after a few years practice what comes out on the canvas gets closer and closer to the image you had when you started.
It can safely be said that the he is certainly worth the title of professional artist.
I hope you enjoy my conversation with Vancouver painter Lorn Curry
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