Dwight Smith

Fresh Break, Original Painting

2020

Artist Comments
"My wife received tulips but not from me," says artist Dwight Smith with a smile. "They were from my brother who is a florist. When I saw them I had to paint them. Tulips are our favorite flower." Dwight painted this still life in the realist tradition on cold press heavyweight paper. "I placed a single tulip in a small clay vase - the perfect rest stop for a small butterfly."

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.

Words that describe this painting: still life, realism, flowers, tulip, butterfly, floral, vase, insect, table, still life, flora, realism, representational, watercolor painting, grey

Fresh Break
Dwight Smith
Watercolor painting on paper
Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2020
15 in. h x 22 in. w
0 lbs. 3 oz.