Name/Title
SF Towers - Curtiss Taylor - Southern Comfort - 2019Description
Curtiss Taylor
“Southern Comfort”
SF Towers
Curtiss, known as Curt by his friends, has learned some important lessons in his 86 years. "As people get older," he says, "they get less flexible and it's easy to get into a rut. You need to keep trying to improve and do new things." His AWE class has provided him with that opportunity.
Born in Buffalo, New York, Curt followed in his father's and grandfather's footsteps, working his whole life in the printing business. He had always been interested in art, especially in drawing realistic portraits using graphite pencil. "Longing" was inspired by the film Testament of Youth, starring the Swedish actress Alicia Vikander in a story about young love and the futility of war. He copied the image from a magazine and his teacher Rafael showed him how to add the clouds and mountains and use a blender.
Curt describes himself as "laid back" He and his wife T.J. Thelma-Jean, who have been married for twenty years, re-connected later in life after having been fourth grade classmates. They have a blended family of four children. Two of his favorite projects were drawing portraits of his wife and 90-year-old brother. He still hopes to draw the face on the statue of Greek goddess Hebe in the entry way to SF Towers. If he doesn't do a good job, he jokes, "she'll come back to haunt me."
ART WITH ELDERS
2019 27th Annual Art With Elders Exhibit
