"Dreaming"
by Linda Smith

Inspired by daily life, animals, and art history, the piece is a wild display of pattern, color, and texture. Whimsically taking the viewer on a journey of a moment, it is both relatable and approachable while also touching on darker elements of the human condition.

Details

• Size: 6.5" X 10.5" X 10.5"
• Medium: Ceramic
• Shipping: Artwork will be shipped by the artist directly to the purchaser. Purchaser will cover the shipping cost and insurance

Artist Bio

After studying painting at SUNY, Buffalo, Linda Smith went on to get an MFA in film from NYU and then moved to Los Angeles from New York City. In Los Angeles, she began painting again and started exhibiting her work.

Her work is inspired by her daily life, a mix of relationships with people, cats and dogs, along with inspiration from art history from the early Greeks to more contemporary art. Smith is really influenced by Picasso, Leger and Matisse, and of course Viola Frey, Robert Arneson and the Funk movement up in Northern California.

In 1996, she started working in ceramics, and presently works with clay and glazes creating ceramic sculpture. It's an exciting medium. Smith loves to explore with color pattern and shape, using her imagination, Whether it be in painting , prints, mosaics or sculpture her imagination takes over. She says "art is basic to my life, and it gives it joy, struggle and meaning.