He remained at the family home throughout his life with his widowed mother, Sarah, and sister Alice on Richmond Hill in Clifton parish of Bristol.

[2] Curnock was a familiar Victorian painter using watercolours exhibiting widely around the UK capturing the Welsh landscape, notably the lakes, mountain ranges and river valleys of Snowdonia — Tryfan, Carnedd Dafydd, Llynnau, Glyderau mountain ranges, the valleys of the Llugwy, and Mawddach, Lledr rivers, and the Glaslyn, Llyn Idwal lakes, among others.

[6] John Ruskin, whose “truth to nature” philosophy influenced 19th century landscape artists, gave Curnock a favourable review in the Royal Academy 1875 for his painting, The Llugwy at Capel Curig.

Ruskin wrote “I find this to be the most attentive and refined landscape of all here - too subdued in its tone for my own pleasure but skilful and affectionate in a high degree; ….

[10] Curnock exhibited at the RCA in 1884 at the Cardiff Public Hall with his Clearing up after rain, North Wales painted three years earlier, and Trifaen.