Clam Bed
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Dwight SmithClam Bed2018
2018
About the Item
Artist Comments
I grew up on the Eastern Shore of Maryland where seafood is plentiful. Clam Bed is a homage to the seafood industry everywhere. This original watercolor is painted in the realist tradition. It is a culinary themed modern art watercolor painted on heavy weight paper. Yellow lemons dominate with a colorful clam all contained in a wooden box made for me.
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.
Clam Bed
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. 1 oz.
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- Creation Year:2018
- Dimensions:Height: 10 in (25.4 cm)Width: 7 in (17.78 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
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- Condition:Clam Bed. Dwight Smith. Watercolor painting on paper. Ready to frame. One-of-a-kind. Signed on front.
- Gallery Location:San Francisco, CA
- Reference Number:Seller: 607431stDibs: LU92213696392
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