About...

     Martha Curit Hough resides at The Landings in Savannah, Georgia. Nature is her muse and the subject of most of her paintings and photographs.  In August 2019 she was featured in an exhibition at the Landings Company, “Skidaway Inspirations,” presenting recent works in a variety of media 

 

     Happiest when she is painting landscapes plein aire, Martha has nevertheless accepted her camera as an important friend. Beautiful scenery and interesting subject matter can be captured at a moments notice. She returns to her studio, inspired to interpret and redefine her photo images as impressionistic paintings.

         

         Oils, pastels and paper collage are particularly appealing because they are so tactile  – almost like gardening! Rich vibrant color applied with the firmness of a palette knife or the softness of a finger tip; light and shadow; movement; reflection all come into play. Block printing tests simplicity and attention to form, while photography offers the opportunity to manipulate the original color photo on the computer with fascinating, often unexpected results. Her photographs are mostly botanicals with the final work emerging as an organic abstraction. Each medium offers its own worthy challenge that can sometimes lead to a pleasing result.

 

A graduate of Pembroke College, earning a BA from Brown University with a concentration in Art and Classics, Martha was fortunate to design a personal course of study that included all of the very few painting and sculpture courses available at Brown at the time, along with extensive course work at the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD). 

 

The daughter of a highly respected Rhode Island artist, Marjorie Sands Curit, Martha is an active member of

The Landings Art Association, a former member of the Providence Art Club, and a recipient of several awards for her photography from the Garden Club of America, the South County Garden Club of Rhode Island, and recently the CAW from Merrill Lynch on Skidaway Island. 

 

You can follow Martha on instagram marthahough_art where she occasionally posts her work and inspirations.