Opposing Passions Canvas Print

“Opposing Passions" displays the dominating draw of Ford Smith's pallet in an oasis of perfection. The viewer is summoned and pleasantly lulled to great relief in this angled, new perspective by the golden, Parrish sky, then divided to a near fever pitch by the familiar comfort of red.

As one of the world’s foremost contemporary artists, Atlanta painter Ford Smith creates his radiantly serene landscapes with a vivid imagination and skilled precision reflective of decades-long experience, classical training and eduction—as well as a curious mind that continuously challenges the genre. With signature vibrancy and phantasmagorical interpretations of trees, water, sky and other natural elements, he has effectively reinvented the modern landscape with this distinctive style of Expressionist painting. His work is found in dozens of fine art galleries from New York to Beijing, but only a few are chosen to represent his original works. As the son of an Air Force serviceman stationed in a small Japanese village,...