Fine Artist
CurrentGary SmithArtist, London‘I work with oil on canvas in a figurative style featuring portraits and both urban and coastal scenes.I capture moments and atmospheres by combining different elements to create a unique composition.After a Fine Art foundation course I studied Graphic Design at Coventry University graduating with BA Honours.As an Art Director I went on to work in a number of top ten advertising agencies in London and as a Creative Director at JWT and Noisy Beast,… Show more Gary SmithArtist, London‘I work with oil on canvas in a figurative style featuring portraits and both urban and coastal scenes.I capture moments and atmospheres by combining different elements to create a unique composition.After a Fine Art foundation course I studied Graphic Design at Coventry University graduating with BA Honours.As an Art Director I went on to work in a number of top ten advertising agencies in London and as a Creative Director at JWT and Noisy Beast, London.As well as a number of commissions for private clients exhibitions include:Carre D’Artistes, Mayfair, London,The Arthouse, London N8Cloisters Chambers,Temple, London,Castle Gallery, Criccieth.Carre D’Artistes, Bleeker Street, Greenwich Village, New York.Paintings currently showing at Carre D’Artistes,Istanbul and Castle Gallery, Criccieth.‘Gary Smith Artist’ by John Parker.Gary Smith captures moments – a seagull’s wing just touching the water.A man shielding his head from the wind and rain with a newspaper.A pigeon mimicking the steps of a pedestrian.And he captures atmospheres – a glance across a table in a café.A hand round a waist.Cast-off shoes after a party.A couple contemplating the view together.Faces are left ambiguous so that you, the viewer, can imagine who they might be.Or you can imagine being in the picture yourself, and so share the moment and the atmosphere.Working mainly with a palette knife, he captures them deftly in a way that looks effortless and hides the fact that he has spent years perfecting his craft.But all that practice has paid off.And he now has a following that includes the Queen of Jordan and other collectors around the world. Show less
