“Impressions,” an exhibit of oil paintings by Damariscotta artist William Curtis, is now showing at Miles Hall Gallery at Miles Memorial Hospital through May 1. Curtis has been painting landscapes of New England for over 40 years and this collection includes many paintings of local scenes.

He was instructed and encouraged by his father, Roger Curtis, a noted Cape Ann artist, and his uncle Howard, a well-known artist and Gloucester High School’s art teacher. Curtis recalls many occasions when he and his two brothers, Alan and David, also accomplished artists, would accompany their father on plein air (outdoor) painting trips around the Gloucester area.

Curtis also spent time painting with, and learning from, Ken Gore, another noted Cape Ann artist, who he accompanied on painting trips to New Hampshire in the dead of winter. Curtis, while observing the fundamentals, has developed his own approach to plein air landscape painting. Working in oils, he enjoys painting on locations outdoors, developing sketches of the subject and often returning several days in a row to capture a fleeting moment.

Now a Midcoast Maine resident, Curtis has been exploring and sketching the rugged coastline and wooded interiors where “Mother nature is at her very best.”

The paintings of William Curtis has placed paintings in private collections in Massachusetts, Connecticut, New York and Virginia.

Miles Memorial Hospital is located at 35 Miles Road in Damariscotta.