Dwight Smith

Fried Apples, Original Painting

2020

Artist Comments
"My mom gave my wife and me several cast iron pans of various sizes," says artist Dwight Smith of the setup for this realist still life. "I enjoy cooking with them, and using them for painting. The bright red apples pop resting inside of the pan. A lot of butter with spices and we are ready to cook."

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, food, culinary, apples, fruit, cooking, realism, pan, still life, cuisine, realism, representational, watercolor painting, blue, red

Fried Apples
Dwight Smith
Watercolor painting on paper
Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2020
9 in. h x 12 in. w
0 lbs. 2 oz.