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"My father immigrated from Scotland, so I'm a first
generation American. I have been a painter
and sculptor all my life, beginning in abstract
work, and arriving here, wherever 'here' is now.
Life is good!"
Mike Smith finds inspiration for his subjects and
colors in the gardens and rural settings of his
home and studio in the Pacific Northwest. While
pets wander through many of his watercolors,
loosely based on the artist's life and gardens,
several of his equally successful works depict
more exotic fauna. Giraffes, an elephant, a lion,
draw on Smith's profound artistic experience
and spiritual delight in the forms of nature.
Infusing his work with his fine sense of celebration,
Smith creates works of great charm and visual
excitement.
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