Lee Smith

Go for a Walk, Original Painting

2025

Artist Comments
This primitive-style painting captures a man and woman strolling with their pets on a radiant fall day. Bold, smudged outlines define the figures with raw simplicity, while the warm hues of autumn give life to the scene. The naive charm of the composition highlights companionship and the joy of everyday moments, inviting viewers to linger in its unrefined, heartfelt expression. Artist Lee Smith used acrylic paint, markers, and gel medium to create this piece.

About the Artist
Artist Lee Smith combines abstract, primitive, expressionist, and gritty contemporary art in her work. “My style is greatly influenced by years spent in CGI production and an unapologetic love for the daily comics,” says Lee. As a keen observer, she finds her inspiration in the social aspects of life. Her work represents human emotions and portrays these emotions by illustrating the animal world, often using those popular companions—cats and dogs. In her long professional career, Lee has worked as a newspaper layout artist, a visual merchandising specialist, a freelance graphic artist, a technical illustrator, and an art director. Lee retired from the corporate world ten years ago to concentrate on her art career. “Although I studied art in college, I prefer to describe myself as 'self-taught.' Years of irreplaceable hands-on experience have provided an extensive and invaluable continuing education in the arts,” says Lee. When building her current home in Oregon, she added a small studio that she keeps organized and clutter-free. She wears her trusty paint-covered denim overall when working, and typically listens to audiobooks or podcasts. “I have dozens of paintbrushes in cans all over the studio, but I have only about 10 favorites that I always use.”

Words that describe this painting: man, woman, fall, dog, friends, couple, love, pet, family, people, outsider, acrylic painting, green

Go for a Walk
Lee Smith
Acrylic painting on flat wood panel
Finished white edges
Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front and back
2025
16 in. h x 16 in. w x 1.5 in. d
2 lbs. 0 oz.