LaWrence Curtis realized his arts vocation at an early age when he began to express the unique quaintness of his hometown of Barnsley, Yorkshire (England) on canvas. At age 17, determined to become a professional artist, LaWrence attended the Wolverhampton Polytechnical College where he earned a Bachelor of Arts degree. Although, he utilized his artistic skills as a professional graphic and exhibition designer, LaWrence continued to manifest his vision of the world through his painting.

While on a photojournalistic safari to Kenya, Africa, LaWrence was eminently inspired to pursue his life's dream of becoming a professional artist. In 1989, having sold his belongings, LaWrence left England for the United States. He spent the next six years travelling throughout the U.S. and Canada composing his experiences onto canvas.

LaWrence's paintings have been widely received in New York, Vancouver, Sedona, and Los Angeles as well as in England and Japan. He has developed a talent for expressing his spiritual outlook on life through his powerful & colorful imagery that induces a sense of healing in the viewer.

LaWrence's art encompasses American Southwest regional motifs, abstract realism portraits (including famous subjects such as Sade, Diana Ross, Claudia Schiffer & The Pointer Sisters) as well as symbols of universal consciousness expressed as abstract Angels and Light Bodies. LaWrence captures the essence of life through bold colorful acrylics on canvas and watercolor paper.

Proclaimed as an artist of the New Millenium, LaWrence reaches beyond the known into the unseen bringing those powerful healing visions back for us to see and feel. His latest ongoing work entitled "Sedona/Avalon Goddess Series" captures the essence of the goddess energy utilizing the Arthurian Legends as told in the "Mists of Avalon", and using Sedona as the setting for the present day Camelot.

LaWrence currently splits his time between the beautiful Red Rock town of Sedona, Arizona and the Hawaiian island of Maui.

Paul LaWrence Curtis accepts commissions for personal portraits and other works. He can be contacted on 928-300-4509 or by email at paullawrencecurtis@hotmail.com.