Feature Friday-Lee Gorman Smith

"I'M PAINTING DAILY, SOMETIMES OUTSIDE AND SOMETIMES INSIDE. I'M HAVING FUN WITH MY ART AND CHOOSING SUBJECTS WHICH EXCITE,AND FASCINATE AT LEAST ME AND HAVE FOUND NEW FREEDOM TO IMPROVISE ON REALITY THE MORE PAINTING I DO."

~Lee Gorman Smith

This week we are honored to feature another prolific and talented artist-Lee Gorman Smith.

Smith finds inspiration in her natural surroundings. She is “continually evolving” her painting style, having worked in multiple mediums. When studying her paintings the viewer will spy beach umbrellas, cats, dogs, angels, mermaids and beautiful natural settings from her native state of Massachusetts and her current dwelling, Florida.

According to her web site, Smith has, “painted and practiced art since graduating college.” She

has painted commercially and has been commissioned for private and corporate customers. In fact, viewers can email to inquire about commissions at Lee@LeeGSmith.com. Please include size, price and style requests.

Over the years, Smith has shown her support for the association of artists through her membership in the Vero Beach Art Club the Sebastian River Art Club, the Cape Cod Art Association and the National Acrylic Painters Association.

Smith states, “I am especially motivated to paint dramatic light events, patterns of shadows and displays of bright color.” Her love of her surroundings is reflected in her work. Working in plein air she uses a brush and canvas to preserve the divergent vistas of Florida and Massachusetts. Smith states, “ I have always enjoyed doing plein air painting…It is such a stimulating experience to be painting and to be immersed in the beautiful setting and source of

my desire to paint.” Her beautiful and whimsical paintings will make you smile as they capture the setting and subjects with expressive exactitude.

Lee has also won numerous awards including Best In Show for, “Fort Pierce Marina” Vero Beach Art Club Spring Juried Show, Best In Show “Fort Pierce Marina” Sebastian River Art Club Spring Juried Show. She has placed 2^nd in Oil and Acrylic in the Indian River County Cultural Council Annual Show and 1^st in Oil/Acrylic in Sebastian River Club Spring Juried Art Show.

Her painting McKee Garden Bridge, was accepted to the Treasure Coast Juried Invitational Show and the Vero Beach Art Museum in August of 2003.

You can see Smith’s work at www.leegsmith.com and on her blog.

All images © Lee Gorman Smith

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Written by Katrina Kniep

edited by Carmen Torbus