Arizona-based artist Curt Walters is a participating artist in the current exhibition “Romance Reimagined” at The Autry Museum of the American West. The exhibition opened on February 8 with a special spotlight event showcasing the award winning paintings of...
Galleries and Shows
Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale 2024
National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum, Oklahoma City Presented by Eskridge Lexus The Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition & Sale, hosted at the prestigious National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, continues to be a landmark event...
Curt Walters Celebrates 26th Year at Prix de West with 4 New Paintings
June 2nd will mark the start of the 51st annual Prix de West Invitational Art Exhibition and Sale at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. This exhibition is Curt Walters’ 26th time to be displayed in one of the most prestigious...
Wizard’s Touch
10" x 8" Oil on Canvas Board Wizard's Touch will be one of the items available for auction during the Saddle Up event at the Western Spirit: Scottsdale’s Museum of the West on October 15, 2022. Saddle Up II was recently awarded AZ Foothills magazine’s “Best Annual...
Twenty-four years of Prix de West – Curt Walters Returns for the 2022 Show
Twenty-four years after his first appearance at the Prix de West Exhibition and Sale at the Cowboy Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Curt Walters will once again be a headlining exhibitor and unveil new paintings to the western art collector’s world.
The History Behind the Scene: CAPTAIN PABLO DE MELGOSA AND JUAN GALERAS
CAPTAIN PABLO DE MELGOSA AND JUAN GALERAS: PLANNING DESCENT - GRAND CANYON 1540 In 1539, Friar Marcos de Niza, a Franciscan priest, had reported to Spanish colonial officials in Mexico City that he’d seen the legendary seven cities of Cibola far to the north of...
Lipan Vista in Smoke
8” x 6” Oil on Panel Auction Value: $2500.00 SOLD In June 2020 California was struggling with a series of wildfires, the worst in our nation's history. The smoke from those fires was carried an astonishing five hundred miles, across state lines, into Northern Arizona....
Antagonistically Beautiful
28” x 22” Oil on Canvas SOLD $24,500.00 As a guide using my 8x6 inch canvas from this experience I began a 28x22 in the studio. The color from this field study was my guide. I used a classic composition to begin my drawing and started with the sky. I added a...
Old Grove Color
12” x 12” Oil on Canvas Panel SOLD $5200.00 Forced to be apart from the public and because I wanted quite freedom in the color of the season, I packed my paint set and picnic lunch for a hike north of Flagstaff. I discovered this old grove of aspen and it seemed alive...
Halcyon Air of a February Morning
14” x 14” Oil on Canvas Panel SOLD $6400.00 This painting was in many ways a gift to myself. Because of the pandemic, endless smoke and a year without clouds, a trip to Grand Canyon after my first covid shot seemed like the right thing to do. I set up early to paint...
Coronado’s Vista (2019)
Oil on Canvas Board 8" x 12" Rising from the Canyon Floor as a grand crowned pyramid, Coronado Butte stands alone as a king of his domain. I painted overlooking the Coronado Saddle, a location known to few these days, but popular with the visiting tourist artist...
The Crowning of Sunset
28" x 28" Oil on Canvas $28,000 In 2015 Tom and I visited the canyon in early March. Most of the day was gray and fog covered most of the canyon. On the rim trail that day, just east of El Tovar, the sun was breaking only in spots. I had a chance to quickly do a...
South From Point Sublime – by Curt Walters
12" x 12" Oil on Canvas Board VIEW THIS PAINTING ON THE PRIX DE WEST WEBSITE The 20-mile forest road to the point is extremely rough and it takes most of a day to negotiate it one way. But when you arrive you know it is well worth the effort. I think it is the most...
Confucius in Smoky Silhouette
14" x 11" Oil on Canvas Board Price $5,200 This is one of four paintings being featured at the 2019 Prix De West Invitational at the National Cowboy Museum in Okalhoma City, Oklahoma
A Day in La Cruz
12" x 12" Oil on Canvas Board Price $4,800 This is one of four paintings being featured at the 2019 Prix De West Invitational at the National Cowboy Museum in Okalhoma City, Oklahoma
A Chasm of Sublime: Plateau Point
36" x 36" Oil on Canvas SOLD $62,500 This is one of four paintings being featured at the 2019 Prix De West Invitational at the National Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Changing Imprint of Summer
20" x 20" Oil on Canvas Mount Hayden from Point Imperial on the North Rim in August. This painting will be shown at the 2019 Prix de West Show and Sale in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Adumbration
12" x 10" Oil on Canvas Panel Sold during a fundraising auction at the 2018 Prix de West show.
The 2018 Prix de West Invitational – Curt Walters Returns
The 2018 Prix de West Invitational kicks off Next Week! Curt makes his return to Oklahoma with Three New Paintings Summertime always means a trip to Oklahoma for the annual The Prix de West exhibition at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. The museum is...
Cathedral Gap
30" x 48" Oil on Canvas Cathedral Gap will be one of three entries in the 2018 Prix de West Invitational in Oklahoma City, OK. I have wanted to paint Cathedral Gap for a very long time. This unique and epic scene is located 5 1/2 miles down the Hermit trail from the...
Jensen Boat Yard
14" x 14" Oil on Canvas Panel $5600 This will be one of three entries Curt has in the 2018 Prix de West Invitational. Painted on location in Washington state, Curt captures the essence of a working boat yard. Living in southwest, surrounded by rock formations and...
2018 Masters of the American West Art Exhibition
The 2018 Masters of the American West Art Exhibition and Sale will open on February 10th and run through the 25th of March. This annual show will feature paintings and sculptures from over 70 nationally recognized contemporary artists, including Sedona, AZ artist Curt...
February’s Finale
20" x 20" Oil on Canvas Board $17,000 “February’s Finale” is a Grand Canyon, oil on canvas board, measuring at 20” x 20” and is priced at $17,000. The Tower of Set complex is bathed in the vermilion light of a winter sunset. The snow tipped trees in the foreground...
West from Plateau Point
14” x 14” Oil on Canvas Panel $6,800 “West from Plateau Point" was painted on one of Curt’s hikes down Bright Angel Trail and the side trail to Plateau Point. Looking west from the overlook, the awe inspiring view of the Colorado River 1200 feet below carves its way...
August Evening and Merrick Butte – Monument Valley
8" x 10" Oil on Canvas Board. This is a view of last light as the day ended at Monument Valley. This will be one of the featured paintings at the 2018 Masters of the American West Art Exhibit and Sale.
Mystique of March
20" x 20" Oil on Canvas Board This painting was at the 2017 Quest for the West Show and Sale at the Eiteljorg Museum.
Sienna’s of April
24" x 24" Oil on Canvas The European style tower is misleading and mysterious to the setting of Oak Creek Canyon just north of Sedona, AZ. I set up my easel close to Indian Gardens and this painting was completed entirely on location in April 2017. I was attracted...
Award Win Makes History at Prix de West
The 45th Annual Prix de West Invitational has announced the winners of this year’s show and Curt Walters has made history with his latest painting. “Compilation of the Gods”, Curt’s 70” x 60” Grand Canyon has won the Jackie L. Cole Buyer’s Choice Award. This win makes...
Deluge of Light
18" x 18" Oil on Canvas Board $12,500 Deluge of Light shows a breaking of light during a winter storm at Grand Canyon. This painting was a study in preparation for Compilation of the Gods. This work will be included in the 2017 Prix de West Show and Sale in Oklahoma...
Midnight: San Filipe’s Chapel
24" x 24" Oil on Canvas Board $22,000 Midnight: San Filipe's Chapel, is a 24" x 24" which is a studio painting based on a plein air study he did while in Mexico City earlier this year. This is a nocturne of Metropolitan Cathedral. This work will be included in the...
Compilation of the Gods
70" x 60" Oil on Canvas $185,000 Compilation of the Gods is a 70" x 60" depiction of moments Curt experienced at Grand Canyon over February and March 2017. The main temple formations and foreground composition come from the trail leading to Maricopa point. The snow...
February’s Catharsis
16" x 16" Oil on Canvas Board $11,000 This painting will be available at the 2017 Masters of the American West Exhibit and Show at the Autry Museum of the American West.
Nocturne San Felipes Chapel
12" x 12" Oil on Canvas Board $5800 This painting will be at the Autry Museum of the American West Exhibit and Show from February 11-March 26th, 2017.
Accesso
20" x 30" Oil on Canvas Board
On the Trail to Lipan Point
14" x 14" Oil on Canvas Board
Harbour Wall Shadow, Porthleven
12" x 12" Oil on Canvas Board This painting is available for sale.
11th Annual Quest for the West – It’s Show Time!
Curt will be at the 11th Quest for the West Show and Sale presented by the Eiteljorg Museum in Indianapolis. The show opens to the public on September 11th but the artists will attend the art reception on September 9th. Registered attendees and collectors will have...
Road to Tohatchi
30" x 50" Oil on Canvas This painting features the Navajo Indian Reservation in August as the monsoon rolls over the desert. The small village of Tohatchi lies on the edge of the Reservation and was originally the meeting place of both the young and the old in the...
On the Trail to Coronado’s Saddle
14" x 14" Oil on Canvas Board This painting is featured in Curt's newest video. This will be one of three works featured at the Eiteljorg Museum 11th Annual Quest for the West Show and Sale.
August’s Alchemy
16" x 16" Oil on Canvas Board Monsoon season is always an exciting time for me to visit Grand Canyon. The weather swells and dark clouds give way to rain shows in late afternoon. When the clouds start to lift, warm moist air is set against the cool canyon walls, and...
From Afar
14" x 14" Oil on Canvas Board Curt can be seen in his latest video on YouTube working on Far Away, a 14" x 14 on canvas board, painted east of Mojave Point. Curt has captured the very last light as it hits the top of Isis Temple with a dusting of snow remaining from...
Ancients Unveiled
20" x 20" Oil on Canvas Board One of four entries into the 2016 Prix de West Show and Sale. It displays the temples as they rise out of the fog in the earliest part of February. This was started on a very cold afternoon at the Canyon and later finished in the...
Curt Walters Returns to Prix de West for the 18th Time
It's time again for the annual Prix de West Invitational Show and Sale in Oklahoma City at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum. This show welcomes over 300 artists and sculptors from some of the finest contemporary artists the country has to offer and...
The Gift of Persistence
36" x 36" Gift of Persistence was conceived from the smaller “Bluster at Yavapai Point.” Curt can be seen in his latest YouTube video working on the smaller 12” x 12” near Yavapai Point. You can see and at times hear as a cold front passes by. Both titles were derived...
Spring’s Subtle Intonation
28" x 28" Oil on Canvas The third painting of Curt's to go to the 2016 Prix de West Show and Sale which was completed on location is Springs Subtle Intonation, was painted at Navajo Point, from the eastern side of the south rim. This oil on canvas depicts the 75-mile...
Beneath the Cloak of Notos
60" x 72" Oil on Canvas This painting is the story of summer. As I was painting near Pima Point at the end of August in 2015, the constant play of light throughout the day brought to mind several mythological stories, especially the Greek God of the summer wind,...
Gilded Evening
24" x 54" Oil on Canvas $54,000 Following a monsoon shower, the intensity of the monuments at sunset causes an incredible gilded and golden light reminding me of a highly polished 24 karat gold.
Mousehole Harbour, England
12" x 12" Oil on Canvas Board Painted on location at Mousehole Harbour, England