Elaine McCurdie
Born and raised in Northern Ontario, self-taught artist Elaine McCurdie had an interest in art at an early age, but when life got busy art was put on the backburner. After raising a family, her time and passion for art grew once again and she realized it was time to get back into it. In 2015, Elaine took a very early retirement from a career in Timmins and relocated to Prescott in order to study the Visual & Creative Arts – Fine Art program at St. Lawrence College in Brockville. She then moved to Sligo, Ireland in 2017, where she obtained her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine Art.
Inspired by her own surroundings, nature, or ideas, Elaine tries to capture a hint of something from her everyday life. She looks at things like, “… ‘Life is a highway’ … just as the scenery is constantly changing as we travel down the road of life, so does our artistic creativity and outcomes.” Elaine is continuously exploring and trying new things and enjoys a wide range of artwork, from realism to abstract. She does a variety of different subject matter and experimentation in acrylic, oil, watercolour, ink, pencil, printmaking, and/or mixed media, and also does pet-portrait commissions. As a member of the South Grenville Guild of Fine Art (since 2015), Elaine plans to partake in as many art events, shows and exhibits as possible.
Inspired by her own surroundings, nature, or ideas, Elaine tries to capture a hint of something from her everyday life. She looks at things like, “… ‘Life is a highway’ … just as the scenery is constantly changing as we travel down the road of life, so does our artistic creativity and outcomes.” Elaine is continuously exploring and trying new things and enjoys a wide range of artwork, from realism to abstract. She does a variety of different subject matter and experimentation in acrylic, oil, watercolour, ink, pencil, printmaking, and/or mixed media, and also does pet-portrait commissions. As a member of the South Grenville Guild of Fine Art (since 2015), Elaine plans to partake in as many art events, shows and exhibits as possible.
