Portrait-Landscapes | Waitsel Smith

• Taking Flight

  Oil, Canvas, 24" x 48" x 1.5". Honorable Mention, Caldwell County Visual Arts Competition, 2019 - "So many questions. This one made me think the most." - Jill Towery, judge, serving on the Newton Public Art Commission,…

• Country Home

  Oil, Canvas, 24" x 48" x 1.5". Honorable Mention, Painting, Moore County Fine Arts Festival, 2019 - Southern Pines, NC "I think this painting wraps most women up... A nice older home that is very neat and maintained. Yo…

• Hatteras Light

  Oil, Canvas, 24" x 48" x 1.5". I painted this because I like Hatteras Lighthouse and I like the girl's braid. A friend later pointed out to me that the girl's braid imitates the black and white spiral of the lighthouse.…

• Hatteras Light - Detail

  Oil, Canvas, 10.5 x 10.5. Fine art prints of this piece are available, both matted and unmated. This is an Epson ink jet print on 100% cotton fiber paper and features an acid-free base with an elegant velvet surface. Tr…

• Archaeological Find

  Oil, Canvas, 24" x 48" x 1.5". This is a good example of how I build one of my "portrait-landscapes." I start with a head I like. Then I ask myself, "Who is this and what does he do?" This fellow reminded me of an archa…

• Taking Aim

  Oil, Canvas, 24" x 48" x 1.5". Judge's Merit Award, Caldwell County Visual Arts Competition, 2016 - "Smith's Robin Hood-like figure does a wonderful job pulling the viewer into his painting. His three-dimensional illusi…

• Taking Aim - Detail

  Oil, Canvas, 10.5 x 14. Fine art prints of this piece are available, both matted and unmated. This is an Epson ink jet print on 100% cotton fiber paper and features an acid-free base with an elegant velvet surface. Trea…

• Highland Aire

  Oil, Canvas, 24" x 48" x 1.5"

• Highland Aire - Detail

  Oil, Canvas, 10.5 x 10.5. Fine art prints of this piece are available, both matted and unmated. This is an Epson ink jet print on 100% cotton fiber paper and features an acid-free base with an elegant velvet surface. Tr…

• Surfer Dude

  Oil, Canvas, 24" x 48" x 1.5". With this piece, I just wanted to do a surfer from the ’60s. So I researched surf boards from back then and found that this one was the most popular design. The teal color goes well with t…

• Dress Blues

  Oil, Canvas, 24" x 48" x 1.5". Judge's Merit Award, Caldwell County Visual Arts Competition, 2015 - "A painting... I think that asks more questions than it gives answers. I found it to be intriguing, mysterious, and a b…

• Dress Blues - Detail

  Oil, Canvas, 10.5 x 10.5. Fine art prints of this piece are available, both matted and unmated. This is an Epson ink jet print on 100% cotton fiber paper and features an acid-free base with an elegant velvet surface. Tr…

• Storm Coming

  Oil, Canvas, 24" x 48" x 1.5". I originally did this as a straight landscape. I had been at a wedding on a farm in Georgia, and when I parked my car near this hay field, I noticed storm clouds on the horizon. I later de…

• Storm Coming - Detail

  Oil, Canvas, 10.5 x 10.5. Fine art prints of this piece are available, both matted and unmated. This is an Epson ink jet print on 100% cotton fiber paper and features an acid-free base with an elegant velvet surface. Tr…