Originals By Lorn Curry | Vancouver | Fine Art Oil Paintings

Writings

I've been blogging since early 2012. But with this version of my website, I've left a lot of those old blog entries behind. Anything with a date before January 1st, 2017 is from the previous site. Anything newer is... well, newer.

The Hand-Made's Tale

24x36 oil on birch panel - with apologies to Tiny Tim (Google it, kid...) - this is "Strip Toe Through The Tulips." Have you ever...

Break Glass In Case Of Emergency

24x48, oil on cradled birch panel - this is "Sea Glass". There's a quote attributed to the French philosopher Voltaire - "Don't let the...

How not to achieve fame and fortune

16x16, oil on cradled birch panel, this is "American Gothic Reducks". You will, of course, have previously seen the painting this piece...

When Your Work Is A Bully

Sometimes a painting just grabs the artist by the wrist and beats them up with their own paintbrush. This is that.

5 Things Painting A Self-Portrait Will Teach You

18x24, oil on birch panel, this is Marooned By The Muse (self-portrait). It’s an odd thing, painting a self-portrait. Unless you're...

Fear And Loafing In The Artist's Studio

Fresh off the vine - 16x16, oil on cradled birch panel, this is "Be Grape & Fearless". Over coffee on a recent morning, a fellow painter...

Zen And The Making Of Art

Fresh off the zafu, 12x12 oil on cradled birch panel, this is "Pearfectly Zen". Earlier this summer, I celebrated my fourth year of being...

The Monkey Bars & Other Torture Devices

Fresh off the easel, 16x16 oil on cradled birch panel. This is “Monkey Bars”. Growing up in a small fishing village on Canada’s East...

Wash. Rinse. Repeat.

Fresh off the easel... 16x16 oil on cradled birch panel, this is "Grape Moments In Exploration". A collector visiting the studio one day...

Self-Doubt: The Other Side Of Creativity

Fresh off the dish rack, 16x20 oil on cradled birch panel, this is “Hide ’n Go Squeak". During a recent chat with a fellow artist the...