Invested in Each Canvas

“Starting Line” by Curtis Crain.

Bay Art Gallery will now show the work of Curtis Crain, the gallery’s latest artist. Crain is a Milwaukee native, currently living in Whitefish Bay and Gills Rock.

Beginning at a young age, Crain had a strong interest in drawing and painting. He studied fine art at University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee and Cardinal Stritch University and continues to learn from “everyone and everything.”

Crain works in oil paint and loves a variety of subject matter, including sailboats, waterscapes, city scenes, floral and portraiture. As a sailor, Crain will be the first to admit his most favorite thing to paint are sailboats. Whether painting in his bright studio or on location outdoors, Crain invests himself in each canvas, each scene and each brushstroke, which is apparent in the colorful and energetic paintings he produces.

Crain’s paintings hang in private and commercial locations across the country. He was commissioned to produce two paintings for the 2014 movie Deliver us from Evil with Eric Bana and Olivia Munn. He said, “You have to look close but they are in there.”

Bay Art Gallery is located at Sister Bay Trading Co., 2477 Hwy. 42 in Sister Bay. The gallery is open daily 10 am – 5 pm, and 11 am – 4 pm on Sunday. For more information call 920.854.2554.