George Smith

Hillside Drive, Summer Night

Inspired by: Unknown Artist, Vase

acrylic on canvas with black gesso

8″ x 10″

2025

$150 (sold)

I often find that nonrepresentational, decorative artworks evoke a sense of illustration in the way that their minimalist colors resemble nature. In looking at the Vase from the Fitchburg collection, I interpret the green glaze on black, combined with white specks, as a painterly representation of a starry sky. The 3D shape of the vase enhances this feeling by allowing the color to go on endlessly. In my painting, I tried to adapt this quality of light to a nocturnal landscape which, like the rounded vase, avoids both hard edges and obvious interpretations.

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George Smith

Elm Park, September

acrylic on gessoed wood panel

5” x 5”

2024

$100 (sold)

A study of Elm Park, Worcester. Painted en plein air on a sunny afternoon, facing north.

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