Jean Smith, Artist – Portraits, paintings, and commissioned art by Jean Smith

Chancho the Chiweenie

September 17, 2017September 17, 2017 JeanPaintings

Happy Birthday to my youngest son! This is his rescued pup, Chancho. He’s a sweet boy. Chancho has his own Instagram following #Chancho_the_Chiweenie. Chancho 14×11 oil on panel

I Am A Child of God

November 2, 2015September 11, 2017 JeanPaintings

A soft impressionistic painting, ‘I Am A Child of God’, has very little detail. It’s more a feeling. Just being. I’ve had this photo in my box for quite a while waiting to be painted.[…]

Movement into Painting

July 9, 2015September 11, 2017 JeanPaintings

I started this painting in a different way – with movement. Music is going, big canvas, lots of room to move… With pencil in hand the marks were grand swirling gestures. Then I saw the[…]

Make Me a Prophetic Painting

March 10, 2015September 11, 2017 JeanPaintings

So how does that happen? A commissioned prophetic painting? Here’s what I got from the client: babies, anchors and the color navy. I told this to an artist friend and she just blurted out a[…]

Pearls Revisited

February 5, 2015September 11, 2017 JeanPaintings

I came across this commission piece. I never met the woman who commissioned this in person. She saw my art, mostly portraits, in a coffee shop in downtown Winston Salem. She called and sent photos[…]

FB Profiles Around the World

October 2, 2014September 11, 2017 JeanPaintings

I find it fascinating to see the images that people choose to represent themselves. Facebook opens up the world in ways we cannot imagine. A glimpse into the lives we had no idea that even[…]

My Art News

September 29, 2014September 11, 2017 JeanUncategorized

Marta Richardson has just released her first solo CD, Mystic Canticle. You can check out all the news from her release party on facebook. There is a really cool piece of abstract art by Mariyah[…]

Dr. Office Art

August 26, 2014September 11, 2017 JeanExhibits

I go to get my annual physical soon. Once again, I will be changing out my art (and the art of my friends) at my doctor’s office. I’m taking this one, Watching Eyes of Spring.[…]

Freedom 58 Project

July 18, 2014September 11, 2017 JeanPaintings

I was honored to participate in the Freedom 58 Project by painting this portrait of Avarielle who was a victim of the sex trade. Info from Freedom 58 Project Mission: Using art to give dignity[…]