Portfolio (part ll), David Currie
- 1. Artistic Portfolio (Part II) David Currie 1
- 2. Summary: David Currie 2 • Years of creative experience in painting, photography, design, photo and video editing software. • MBA, University of Ottawa • Scholarship to attend The Banff Centre of Fine Arts • Work experience includes: corporate training, coaching, and teaching. • Over twenty years residing in Hong Kong and ChinaDavid Currie
- 3. Contact Information • WeChat: springboardDavid • Linkedin: David Currie David Currie 3
- 4. History As a teenager, being considered artistically “gifted” meant awards and a specialized education. It really started with life-drawing classes at age 12. Then there were four years at H. B. Beal, one of Canada’s top high schools for gifted students. Following that, it was off to the Banff Centre of Fine Art with a full-tuition scholarship. Through the adult years there’s been times of strong creative output but also long dry periods. Anyway, it’s been a never-ending journey. The following images tell the story. 4
- 5. Recent Work: 2015 to current 5 In 2015, after a long period of little creative output, I started painting again. Driving this creative desire was a commitment to what I call “the creative mix”; simply put it is the belief that a mix of impeccable skill, a solid knowledge foundation, and a strong sense of motivation leads to good quality creative output. It is also my belief that our own skill level, knowledge, and inner drive limits or excels output. Our environment also plays a role. Since humanity appears to be heading into a creative renaissance, it would seem that for those willing to lift themselves off the sofa and direct their creative mix to some sort of tangible output, a high likelihood of opportunity exists.
- 6. Bowl (No. 8) • pencil, water-soluble colored pencils, with acrylic washes on paper (with cut-out sections) • Paper Size: 88 cm x 88 cm • August, 2019 6 (above) Detail showing how the paper has been cut and folded.
- 7. Mermaid • pencil, water- soluble colored pencils, with acrylic wash on paper (with cut- out sections) • Paper Size: 56 cm x 56 cm • July, 2019 7
- 8. Bowl (No. 7) • pencil, water- soluble colored pencils, with acrylics on paper (with cut-out sections) • Paper Size: 88 cm x 88 cm • July, 2019 8
- 9. 9 Selections from this summer’s sketchbooks • pencil • July/August, 2019
- 10. The Earth and the Sun (Bowl, No. 6) • acrylic on paper (with cut-out sections) • Paper Size: 38 cm x 91 cm • July, 2019 10
- 11. The Bowl, No. 4: A new kind of still life • acrylic on paper, Paper Size: 76 cm x 110 cm, March, 2019 11
- 12. 12 Saturday art class at YMM Art Academy, Shenzhen, China Length: 20 weeks (3-hours, every Saturday morning February to July, 2019
- 13. (Below, right) A system for categorizing the 16 square sections. 13 (Right) Rotation options 1. Horizontal (H), clockwise: Vertical (V), clockwise 2. H, counter clockwise: V, clockwise 3. H, counter clockwise: V, counter clockwise 4. H, clockwise: V, counterclockwise The math behind the “swoosh” (Above) Pattern alternatives.
- 14. The Bowl, No. 2 • acrylic on paper • Painting Size: 30 cm x 60 cm • Paper Size: 36 cm x 76 cm • November, 2018 14 The Bowl, No. 1 • acrylic on paper • Painting Size: 30 cm x 60 cm • Paper Size: 36 cm x 76 cm • October, 2018
- 15. Blue Brian • acrylic on canvas • 1 meter square • July, 2018 15
- 16. Passing-ger • acrylic on canvas • 1 meter (hight) x 2 meters (Length) • May, 2018 Work in progress 16
- 17. Lovely Lucy • Acrylic on paper • 70 c.m. (hight) x 140 c.m. (Length) • Base: 300 lb. watercolour paper • February, 2018 17
- 18. A drawing and painting class focused on visual thinking Company: Morningstar, Shenzhen Details: Once per week for five months (March to July, 2017)
- 19. (Above) Bridge Crossing • Digital photo sequence • 110 x 680 c.m. (when printed) • July, 2017 Train-Bridge Crossing • Digital photo sequence • 106 x 558 c.m. (when printed) • July, 2017 19
- 21. Behind the Red Wall • Acrylic on paper • 88 c.m. (hight) x 156 c.m. (Length) • Base: 300 lb. watercolour paper • July, 201721
- 22. The Locker Space • Acrylic on paper • 79.5 c.m. x 159 c.m. • Base: 300 lb. watercolour paper • June, 2017 22
- 23. Oppo Girl (0PP0 ⼥⼈) • Acrylic on paper • 54 c.m. x 108 c.m. • Base: Arches, 300 lb. watercolour paper • April, 2017 23
- 24. The Breathing Wall • Acrylic on paper • 54 c.m. x 108 c.m. • Base: Arches, 300 lb. watercolour paper • January, 2017 Detail24
- 25. The Escape • Acrylic and other water-based mediums on paper • 55 c.m. x 110 c.m. • Base: Arches, 300 lb. watercolour paper • January, 2017 Detail showing white boarder and feathered edge of paper. 25
- 26. The Window • Acrylic on paper • 54 c.m. x 108 c.m. • October, 2016 Detail 26
- 27. The Wave, No. 2 • Acrylic on paper • 54 c.m. x 108 c.m. • September, 2016 27
- 28. Flowers in Green Ceramic Jug, No. 3 • Acrylic on paper • 38 c.m. x 38 c.m. • July, 2016 28 Flowers in Green Ceramic Jug, No. 2 • Acrylic on paper • 38 c.m. x 38 c.m. • July, 2016
- 29. Afternoon Sun Filtering Through Shelf • Acrylic on paper • 72 c.m. x 72 x.m. • June, 2016 29
- 30. 30 Drawing and painting classes in Shenzhen • Summer, 2016 30
- 31. One-on-one creative coaching for university applications. This student, with aspirations of entering a top U.S. architectural school was provided with 14 hours of coaching. Images 1. Working with simple objects to develop quick- reference models 2. Drawing exercises 3. Painting exercise 4. Completed painting 31
- 32. Bowl with Lemons • Acrylic on paper • 72 c.m. x 72 x.m. • March, 2016 32
- 33. Afternoon Sun Filtering Through Curtains onto a Wall • Acrylic on paper • 71 c.m. x 71 x.m. • February, 2016 33
- 34. Face illuminated by phone’s light • Acrylic on paper • 37 c.m. x 37 x.m. • January 2016 34
- 35. Bowl on Table with Fruit, No. 4 • Acrylic on paper • 26 c.m. x 52 x.m. • May, 2015 35
- 36. Flowers • Experimenting with drawings on an iPad • APP: 53 • February, 2015
- 37. Bowl with Pear Inside • Drawing on iPad • APP: 53 • March, 2015 Still Life • Drawing on iPad • APP: 53 • March, 2015 Experimenting with the iPad offers a great way to develop traditional drawing skills while utilising new technology. 37
- 38. Drawings 1. Coloured pencil on paper 2. Charcoal on paper March, 2015 38
- 39. Spring • Chinese watercolour on rice paper • December, 2015 • Chinese watercolour on rice paper • November, 2015 Flower • Chinese watercolour on rice paper • February, 2016 Participating in a friend’s Chinese painting class provided access to new painting techniques and also to break away from a Western “state of mind” regarding art. 39