A raw, unfinished space soon will be a private gallery. And it will be opened with an exhibition of my water series paintings. While the buildout is being done, I'm simultaneously painting and paintings, seeking to have at least fifteen to sixteen in this series on display. Yes, the Jed Smith Private Gallery soon will be completed. Working with a space that is pretty
Rising Oil on Canvas, 100 cm x 100 cm (39 1/2" x 39 1/2") "In the depth of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer." — Albert Camus INQUIRE ABOUT THIS PIECE
Sanctuary Oil on Canvas, 100cm x 70cm (39 1/2" x 27 1/2") "There is no must in art because art is free." — Wassily Kandinsky INQUIRE ABOUT THIS PIECE
I'm pleased to introduce "Freestyle," the newest canvas in my water series. Frankly, when I started this piece, I wasn't sure I could pull it off. I love a challenge, and "Freestyle" certainly provided it, the challenge being so many layers and details. But I'm learning to take a deep breath and just start painting. I'm learning to trust the process and not be
I'm happy to introduce "Finding Sanctuary," my newest water series painting. I am enamored with painting how the human form is transformed in a watery world and how the light plays and shimmers. But equally powerful to me is capturing emotion; in this case, a woman's luminous moment of gratitude for being held and supported. I knew this canvas would require dedication and patience.
Sanctuary Oil on Canvas, 100 cm x 100 cm (39 1/2" x 39 1/2") "Giving to others selflessly and anonymously, radiating light throughout the world and illuminating your own darkness, your virtue becomes a sanctuary for yourself and all beings." — Laozi INQUIRE ABOUT THIS PIECE
A seemingly effortless movement. I remember watching this woman's languid stroke in the Mediterranean waters below me in Polignano a Mare. Capturing her "glide" became my focus as I began sketching and putting paint on this latest canvas. Fortunately, patience became my companion as "she" took form. This subject was not to be rushed. Her "Glide" speaks to me on a visceral, not mental,
Glide Oil on Canvas, 80cm x 120cm (31 1/2" x 47 1/4") "When you accurately perceive the fluidity of things, you can also begin to perceive the constancy behind them: the creative, transformative, boundless, immutable Tao."—Laozi INQUIRE ABOUT THIS PIECE
The paint is still drying... And another canvas has been sketched out and is ready to go. Painting is my favorite way of "speaking." Too much of my life has been dominated by expressions from the thinking and overly analytical mind. I'm learning to trust, more and more, what my subjects have to say to me through colors and brushstrokes. This new piece, "Surrender"
Surrender Oil on Canvas, 80cm x 80 cm (31 1/2" x 31 1/2") "TBe crumbled. So wildflowers will come up where you are. You have been stony for too many years. Try something different. Surrender." — Rumi INQUIRE ABOUT THIS PIECE
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