Dwight Smith

Uncorked Cider, Original Painting

2022

Artist Comments
Artist Dwight Smith paints a realistic still-life of a delectable granny smith apple with buttons and a cork. It honors the tradition of growing and harvesting fruit and crafting a tasty beverage. "It celebrates the gathering of human beings with a single mindset of creating," says Dwight. The subjects bathe in warmth while he highlights vibrant hues of green against the primarily beige background. The angled stem of the apple leads the viewer's eyes throughout the composition.

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: watercolor, still life, culinary, cider, food, fruit, realism, cork, granny smith apple, buttons, paper, shadow, perspective, still life, realism, watercolor painting, beige

Uncorked Cider
Dwight Smith
Watercolor painting on paper
Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2022
12 in. h x 16 in. w
0 lbs. 3 oz.