Food Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
2010s Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Paper, Acrylic
Mid-19th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Watercolor, Archival Paper
1960s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Artist Comments
Complementary colors take center stage in this still life. Purple plums rest in a yellow bowl, creating an immediate impact of bright hues. Above, a brightly ye...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Watercolor
Late 20th Century French School Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Oil, Canvas
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Paper, Pastel
2010s Contemporary Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Tempera
1960s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1890s French School Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Artist Comments
This still-life arrangement of Granny Smith apples resembles a family portrait. Thoughtfully composed to guide the eye, the grouping of fruit evokes the warmt...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Mid-20th Century Modern Still-life Paintings
Oil
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel
Mid-20th Century French School Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Gouache, Pencil
Late 18th Century French School Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Laid Paper, Pencil
Early 2000s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Pastel
Early 2000s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor, Laid Paper
Early 20th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
Artist Comments
A yellow rubber duck carries a cupcake on its back. The dark blue and purple background enhances the warm tones of the subjects. The composition exudes both s...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1920s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Impressionist Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
Early 2000s Photorealist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Artist Comments
A plump green pear sits among scattered wine corks. The white background highlights the speckled skin of the fruit and the rustic appearance of the stoppers. ...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1960s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1950s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1960s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1960s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1960s Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Artist Comments
A wooden basket contains a variety of apples and a World Series baseball. Painted realistically, this still-life watercolor ho...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Early 2000s Photorealist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Mid-19th Century Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
2010s Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Ink
Mid-20th Century American Impressionist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Artist Comments
This realistic watercolor captures a still life with a vivid touch. The bright red pottery symbolizes the summer sun, casting its rays upon a Granny Smith app...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Mid-19th Century Victorian Still-life Paintings
Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Chalk, Pastel
21st Century and Contemporary Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Water...
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Pigment
Artist Comments
A still life rendered in a realist tradition using watercolor. The bowls sit beside each other, with a curled purple ribbon bridging the gap between the rusti...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
2010s Contemporary Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Gold Leaf
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 stil...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Drawings and W...
Watercolor
Artist Comments
In this watercolor still life, a stack of large, plump oranges forms a column, with a tea bag resting on top. A honey bee buzzes by, leaving its shadow on the...
21st Century and Contemporary Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
1970s Realist Drawings and Watercolor Paintings
Etching
Artist Comments
"As an artist, I constantly look for the ordinary to elevate and give it the attention that it deserves," says artist Dwight Smith. "In this painting, it was my wife's dresser. A beautiful rustic antique walked...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Drawings and W...
Watercolor
1980s Contemporary Interior Drawings and Watercolors
Graphite
Early 2000s Photorealist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
Late 20th Century Naturalistic Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor
Artist Comments
Artist Dwight Smith paints a realistic still life of a collection of red and green items. Apples, chillis, beans, buttons, and a sp...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Drawings and W...
Watercolor
Artist Comments
Artist Dwight Smith depicts a realistic culinary-themed still life. "The bottle opener was of my dad and mom's from so long ago I don't remember when," shares Dwight. He paints a bright red apple on its side adjacent to it. A focused light source highlights the foreground, while strong contrasts of dark shadows in the background frame the elements.
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, realism, still life, culinary, apple, apple cider...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Drawings and W...
Watercolor
Early 2000s Photorealist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor
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 harvestin...
21st Century and Contemporary American Realist Still-life Drawings and W...
Watercolor
Early 20th Century Realist Still-life Drawings and Watercolors
Canvas, Oil
19th Century Naturalistic Landscape Drawings and Watercolors
Watercolor