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JOSHUA SMITH



Dreamscapes



CURRENT WORKS





Joshua Smith's paintings reveal a sense of risk taking and constant exploration, done during the art of painting. They begin simply as landscape oil paintings, realistic yet with a strong tendency to lean toward abstraction. The paintings are a fusion of landscape and still life converging into an impossible reality that creates an anomaly of forms and space. Only an artist trained in the strict regimens of classical painting and technique could accomplish paintings with such a heart of abstraction.



JOSHUA SMITH - THE CONVERGENCE



OIL ON CANVAS 60" X 48"



JOSHUA SMITH - THE MEETING PLACE



OIL ON CANVAS 30" X 60"



JOSHUA SMITH - THE QUARANTINE OF PROMETHEUS



OIL ON CANVAS 40" X 30"



JOSHUA SMITH - THE ARRIVAL



OIL ON CANVAS 40" X 30"



JOSHUA SMITH - THE AWAKENING METAMORPHOSIS



OIL ON CANVAS 36" X 36"



JOSHUA SMITH - THE MOMENTS BETWEEN



OIL ON CANVAS 36" X 60"



JOSHUA SMITH - AN AUTUMMN DAY'S JOURNEY



OIL ON CANVAS 24" x 18"



JOSHUA SMITH - WHEN THE TIME IS RIGHT



OIL ON CANVAS 48" x 48"



JOSHUA SMITH - ZENITH'S CROWN



OIL ON CANVAS 40" x 30"



JOSHUA SMITH - DAWN OF THE RESOLUTE



OIL ON CANVAS 48" x 30"



JOSHUA SMITH - ENDEN'S TREEHOUSE



OIL ON CANVAS 48" x 36"



JOSHUA SMITH - AUTUMN'S TEMPEST



OIL ON CANVAS 48" x 48"



JOSHUA SMITH - I"M HERE FOR YOU



OIL ON CANVAS 48" x 36"



JOSHUA SMITH - KEEPERS OF THE HOUSE



OIL ON CANVAS 36" x 36"



JOSHUA SMITH - MARINERS DAYDREAM



OIL ON CANVAS 34" x 44"



JOSHUA SMITH - INDOMITABLE SKIES



OIL ON CANVAS 36" X 72"



JOSHUA SMITH - REMEMBER WHEN WE WERE YOUNG



OIL ON CANVAS 72" x 60"



JOSHUA SMITH - AWAITING YOUR ARRIVAL



OIL ON CANVAS 19.75" x 15.75"



JOSHUA SMITH - THRONE



OIL ON CANVAS 50" x 36"



JOSHUA SMITH - HEALER WITHIN



OIL ON CANVAS 28" x 18"



JOSHUA SMITH - THE SAPPHIRE IN MY SEA



OIL ON CANVAS 36" X 60"



JOSHUA SMITH - THE WAY HOME



OIL ON CANVAS 30" x 24"



JOSHUA SMITH - THE WELCOMED RETURN



OIL ON CANVAS 24" X 36"



JOSHUA SMITH - ON THE SEA OF SERENITY



OIL ON CANVAS 36" x 48"



JOSHUA SMITH - DESTINATION



OIL ON CANVAS 60" x 48"



JOSHUA SMITH - DREAM IN BELIZE



OIL ON CANVAS 36" x 60"



JOSHUA SMITH - MEDITATION IN GRACE



OIL ON CANVAS 36" x 72"



JOSHUA SMITH - EVERYTHING IN TUNE



OIL ON CANVAS 60" x 40"



JOSHUA SMITH - OUR PERECT DAY



OIL ON CANVAS 30" x 60"



JOSHUA SMITH - DESTINATION



OIL ON CANVAS 60" x 48"



JOSHUA SMITH - WAVE STUDY I



OIL ON wood 8" x 8"



JOSHUA SMITH - WAVE STUDY II



OIL ON WOOD 8" x 8"



JOSHUA SMITH - GOLDEN OPPORTUNITY



OIL ON CANVAS 24" x 18"



JOSHUA SMITH - A FATHER'S PATIENCE



OIL ON CANVAS 40" x 30"



JOSHUA SMITH - A PATH FOR ONE



OIL ON CANVAS 8" x 8"



JOSHUA SMITH - METAMORPHOSIS 1



OIL ON WOOD 6" x 6"



JOSHUA SMITH - METAMORPHOSIS 2



OIL ON WOOD 6" x 6"



JOSHUA SMITH - METAMORPHOSIS 3



OIL ON WOOD 6" x 6"



JOSHUA SMITH - TOP OF THE HILL



OIL ON CANVAS 6" x 6"



JOSHUA SMITH - DREAMS OF FARMINGTON



OIL ON CANVAS 9" x 12"



a Retrospective OF sELECTED SOLD WORKS



JOSHUA SMITH - COSMIC FORGE



JOSHUA SMITH - THE JOURNEY TOGETHER



JOSHUA SMITH - PATH OF A ORACLE



JOSHUA SMITH -THE CONTINUUM



JOSHUA SMITH - AWAITING DAWN



JOSHUA SMITH -UNITY



JOSHUA SMITH - ATELIER



JOSHUA SMITH - A NEW SONG



JOSHUA SMITH - AND THESE THREE REMAIN



JOSHUA SMITH - BELONGING



JOSHUA SMITH - BONE OF MY BONES



JOSHUA SMITH - BROKEN BOUNDARIES



JOSHUA SMITH - CHRYSALIS



JOSHUA SMITH - COMMENCEMENT



JOSHUA SMITH - NAOMI'S PATH



JOSHUA SMITH - DESERT WIND



JOSHUA SMITH - DREAMS OF PONTEVECCIO



JOSHUA SMITH - EMIGRANT



JOSHUA SMITH - HYBRID



JOSHUA SMITH -IF ONLY FOR A MOMENT



JOSHUA SMITH - INTO THE CALM



JOSHUA SMITH - KEEPERS OF THE HARVEST



JOSHUA SMITH - LUX PONTIS



JOSHUA SMITH - A PEACE TRANSCENDENT



JOSHUA SMITH - POTENTIAL



JOSHUA SMITH - RESTORING THE PURSUIT OF HOPE



JOSHUA SMITH -SANCTUAIRE



JOSHUA SMITH - SON



JOSHUA SMITH - THE BRIDGE WE CROSS



JOSHUA SMITH - THE CHANGING WAY BENEATH ME



JOSHUA SMITH - THE DELTA



JOSHUA SMITH - THE FORGOTTEN WHEEL



JOSHUA SMITH - THE GOLDEN STATE



JOSHUA SMITH - THE INNER SANCTUM



JOSHUA SMITH - THE KINDRED



JOSHUA SMITH - THE LOCKSMITH



JOSHUA SMITH - THE PATH OF INNOCENCE



JOSHUA SMITH - THE PHILOSOPHER



JOSHUA SMITH - THE PRAYER WALK



JOSHUA SMITH - THE RIVER'S THRESHOLD



JOSHUA SMITH - THE SLEEPWALKER'S SANCTUARY



JOSHUA SMITH - THE UPPER ROOM



JOSHUA SMITH - TRANSCENDING THE ARDUOUS



JOSHUA SMITH - TRIUMPHANT



JOSHUA SMITH - UNFORGOTTEN WORDS



JOSHUA SMITH - UNION



JOSHUA SMITH - YOU ARE THE TRAVELER



JOSHUA SMITH - PATH TO THORN HILL



JOSHUA SMITH - TO QUELL THE FATEFUL STORM



JOSHUA SMITH - HE COMFORTER



JOSHUA SMITH -DREAM OF SIENA



JOSHUA SMITH - SEA OF CONTENTMENT



JOSHUA SMITH





Joshua Smiths oil paintings are a fusion of landscape and still life converging into an impossible reality that creates an anomaly of forms and space. Often called "Dreamscapes" for the dreams he credits with inspiring his work, his paintings are a medium of ideas, the intangible qualities in life that can be seen through nature. Taking clues from architecture and religion, Smith's paintings are a reflection of art and faith. Referencing artists as diverse as Salvador Dali and Odilon Redon as influences, Smith's subtle landscape paintings with their muted, dream-like palette have surprising strength.. Their beauty belies the undercurrent of intellect that flows electrically through their elegant compositions. One look and it is as if the painting is your subconscious come to light.
His works are filled with symbolism and allegory. His "Sacred Anomalies" series represents not physical attributes in the likeness of a face, but intangible virtues and infirmities of character and soul. His "Transition" series speaks of finding a moment to look back to where we have been and redirect our path. Night to day, darkness to night, a renewal, solemn to sublime, a metamorphosis healing what is broken. The bridge, a stable crossing and the distant prize, suddenly illuminated. The broken chair losing its structure becomes a new creation. The aging tree house faithfully stands with remarkable hope illuminated from within. All are emblems of transition.
Joshua Smith's paintings reveal a sense of risk taking and of constant exploration, done during the act of painting. They begin simply as landscape oil paintings, realistic, yet with a strong tendency to lean toward abstraction. They combine direct and indirect painting methods, observation of an actual place and the interpretation of that place through paint and solvents. The artist applies and drips solvents mixed with glazes onto the surface of each painting, activating the surface, sometimes complementing the imagery and sometimes confounding it. This process could never be controlled precisely therefore the appearance of the finished painting could never be predicted. Smith uses glazing and alla-prima painting methods to create a range of clarity and diffusion. Only an artist trained in the strict regimens of classical painting and technique could accomplish paintings with such a heart of abstraction
Joshua Smith has exhibited nationwide from California to Massachusetts in many juried group exhibitions and many solo shows. He was awarded best new solo artist at the New York International Art Expo. He was invited to participate in Paris at the Louvre as part of the Salon of the Societe Nationale des Beaux- Arts Exhibition. He received his BFA from the Art Institute of Southern California and his Master's Degree in Fine Art from the Hartford Art School.





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