Introducing Under the Oak with Agnes, My Debut Novel
Five years in the making, Under the Oak with Agnes is now available! Living in Italy these past 10+ years has given me [...]
Five years in the making, Under the Oak with Agnes is now available! Living in Italy these past 10+ years has given me [...]
This latest oil painting is still drying on its easel. And I am contemplating the next subject in this theme that has taken hold of [...]
Painting feels like my truest, most expansive space. And painting water-themed subjects, as I'm doing with my current water series, seems to take me deeper [...]
I’ve never been a crowd kind of guy. My painting subjects often reflect this. “Table for One,” my latest oil, is yet another example of [...]
Painting is a journey of self-discovery for me. As usual, my painting is a way of exploring what lurks inside my psyche, bypassing the [...]
I was needing a shift. And I’ve learned that when I need more equilibrium, I lean into my creative endeavors. They bring me back [...]
Usually, it’s far too easy staying in familiar grooves of seeing and experiencing. My mom, who was a brilliant art teacher and mentor, both at [...]
Images speak so much louder than words. I've written volumes about my life in Italy. But taking you behind my eyes might just give you [...]
I don’t often go through the archives of my past paintings… Recently I did and came across this one, entitled [...]
Being motivated by what people might think can kill the creative muse. I've known I've been a people pleaser most of my life. I've often [...]
Making Something New… © Jed Smith With change comes a few bumps and a bit of mess… Just a month ago I embarked on a [...]
Life and beauty aren’t always found in brilliant light. Maybe this is a brief, passing phase, but I’m finding myself increasingly fascinated with the “darker [...]
Layers of Solitude – Jed Smith © 2017 I’m enamored with the emotion and scenes of solitude. When my mother, who was [...]
My extraordinary artistic mother lit the fuse of my imagination. My brilliant engineering father taught me how to construct a plan and a path towards making something [...]
Photo by Jed Smith ©2016 I’ve been staring at a blank page (for this week’s post), and a blank canvas (for my next [...]
Biding Time is a watercolor I completed many years ago and is in the private collection of some very dear friends (I love it when [...]
A Venice canal in the Cannaregio at dusk. Venice is my favorite city in Italy. I love how it is full of mystery, [...]
Clarity – Private Collection The painting above, Clarity, is one of my favorites. I was drawn to this woman’s face because I sensed clarity [...]