Painting of the Day, November 8, 2011

“I choose subjects that are timeless, the things I see today—landscape, wildlife, rocks. I do outdoor sketches, but I am a studio painter. If I had lived in the East, my paintings would be different. I live in the West, so my painting reflect the West—but I hate to be categorized. People in the West like realistic art because they think of Westerners as realistic people. They are straightforward, honest, and unpretentious, so the art has to reflect these things.” -– Tucker Smith

Credit: Coeur D’Alene Art Auction

Tucker Smith, Ahead of the Storm, c. 2008, oil on canvas, 24 x 32 in. Private Collection