Dwight SmithAlpine Meadow2018
2018
About the Item
Artist Comments
Alpine Meadow is an original watercolor still life painted in the realist tradition. It is composed of found objects from around our home. I love using wooden thread spools in some of my still lifes. I imagine them to be landscapes. In this particular painting they are mountains with green buttons representing a meadow. One thread spool has white thread indicating a snow.
About the Artist
Dwight Smith depicts commonplace objects with a sense of playfulness and humor. His watercolor still life paintings appear conventional in their soft colors and composed compositions, but upon further observation the juxtaposition of unrelated items make for delightfully surprising combinations and comparisons. This transformation of the everyday, and strong graphic style, lend the work a pop feel. However, pop art is generally cool and ironic. Instead, there is a familiar and comforting sense of kitsch and Americana in Dwight’s subjects. In a similar fashion to the work of American artist Wayne Thiebaud, Dwight paints food and sweets of the American appetite. Doughnuts, hotdogs, and lollipops are captured in all of their potent delight. He plays with scale and composition to bring out a sense of the absurd, but ultimately his goal is to make the viewer smile.
Alpine Meadow
Dwight Smith
Watercolor painting on paper
Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2018
7 in. h x 10 in. w
0 lbs. 2 oz.
- Creator:
- Creation Year:2018
- Dimensions:Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 7 in (17.78 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:Alpine Meadow. Dwight Smith. Watercolor painting on paper. Ready to frame. One-of-a-kind. Signed on front.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Ships From: Bradenton, FL
- Return PolicyA return for this item may be initiated within 7 days of delivery.
- Bird BathBy Dwight SmithLocated in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This is a humorous original still life watercolor painted in the realist tradition. The rubber duck was a gift from my wife and the porcelain bowl was my mom's that she used many years ago to give me and my brother baths. The pedestal is yard furniture. I enjoy making people smile with my art.About the Artist
Dwight Smith depicts commonplace objects with a sense of playfulness and humor. His watercolor still life paintings appear conventional in their soft colors and composed compositions, but upon further observation the juxtaposition of unrelated items make for delightfully surprising combinations and comparisons. This transformation of the everyday, and strong graphic style, lend the work a pop feel. However, pop art is generally cool and ironic. Instead, there is a familiar and comforting sense of kitsch and Americana in Dwight’s subjects. In a similar fashion to the work of American artist Wayne Thiebaud, Dwight paints food and sweets of the American appetite. Doughnuts, hotdogs, and lollipops are captured in all of their potent delight. He plays with scale and composition to bring out a sense of the absurd, but ultimately his goal is to make the viewer smile.Bird Bath...
Category21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsWatercolor
- Summer Orchard, Original PaintingBy Dwight SmithLocated in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
This realistic watercolor captures a still life with a vivid touch. The bright red pottery symbolizes the summer sun, casting its rays upon a Granny Smith apple...Category21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsWatercolor
- Spring Rain, Original PaintingBy Dwight SmithLocated in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Wooden spools convey a natural landscape reminiscent of towering cliffs. Hues of blue threads form a vista mimicking rain pouring down on dry land. The interpla...Category21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsWatercolor
- Infusion, Original PaintingBy Dwight SmithLocated in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The teapot's handle and spout mirror the stems of the plums. The interplay of the sturdy, metallic exterior of the container with the vibrant and soft flesh and...Category21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsWatercolor
- Orange Tea with Honey, Original PaintingBy Dwight SmithLocated in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
In this watercolor still life, a stack of large, plump oranges forms a column, with a tea bag resting on top. A honey bee buzzes by, leaving its shadow on the f...Category21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsWatercolor
- and the Word was, Original PaintingBy Dwight SmithLocated in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A still life rendered in a realist tradition using watercolor. The bowls sit beside each other, with a curled purple ribbon bridging the gap between the rustic ...Category21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsWatercolor
- Colorful Still LifeLocated in Buffalo, NYA stunning 19th Century antique gouache on paper still life by an unknown artist. This beautiful work comes in its original antique frame with new archival mat presentation.Category
1890s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsGouache, Paper
- Gun from ClueBy A.J. FriesLocated in Buffalo, NYAn original mixed media drawing by American artist A.J. Fries.Category
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsGraphite, Paper, Gouache
- Bowl Of Cherries. 1920s WatercolorBy Irene P. GardnerLocated in Brecon, PowysSkilled and very beautiful watercolor by I. P. Gardner from the 1920s to 1930s. Artist is well known for her watercolors of life in the Middle East during that period. Signed lower l...Category
1920s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsWatercolor
- Dina Brodsky, Brown-Hooded Parrot, realist gouache animal miniature, 2018By Dina BrodskyLocated in New York, NYDina Brodsky uses gouache and watercolor on paper in "Brown-Hooded Parrot," to depict the multi-hued bird hanging precariously from a thin branch. The li...Category
2010s Realist Animal Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsWatercolor, Gouache, Paper
- Early 19th Century British Design for a Carriage by Samuel HobsonLocated in London, GBSAMUEL HOBSON (fl. 1815-1837) Carriage Design Signed l.r.: Sam Hobson Bodycolour, gum arabic, gold paint and pen and ink Unframed in conservation mount o...Category
Early 19th Century Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsGouache, India Ink
- Still Life of Fruit - Modern British watercolour by John SergeantBy John SergeantLocated in London, GBJOHN SERGEANT (1937-2010) Still Life of Fruit in a Bowl Watercolour, unframed 16.5 by 24 cm., 6 ½ by 9 ½ in. (mount size 33 by 39 cm., 13 by 15 ¼ in.) Sergeant was born in London...Category
Late 20th Century Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
MaterialsWatercolor