About Me My life as an artist began at an early age, when at the age of two, I drew on a check that was about to be cashed. Since then I’ve always been creating something. In elementary school, despite my fear of them, I drew a lot of horses. In high school I took every art class I could. I’ve always been very lucky to have a family who encouraged my love of art and wonderful and talented teachers, from grade school to college, who helped me develop my skills. I attended Rivier College, where I received a BFA in Illustration. As the oldest of six children, I was always drawing things for my younger siblings and I've always loved fairy and folk tales, so naturally my work gravitated towards creating art for children. After graduation I became a graphic designer and have been doing web design for 12 years, but am always working on some new art project on the side. My work is primarily watercolor, gouache and ink on paper. I love working in bright colors and the use of textures and patterns. A few years ago I discovered the joy of painting on furniture. The process of designing and painting a whole scene on a 3-D object really appealed to me. Since then, I’ve painted on numerous pieces of furniture, from tables, to rocking chairs, to toy boxes. I do my work in my converted hayloft studio at my home in New Hampshire, where I have plenty of room to spread out and work on my paintings, furniture, sewing and any other projects I can think up. Contact 603-557-7947 contact@nataliecurtiss.com