new paintings, glass art & more
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Despite the crazy year it's been, we're delighted to report that fabulous art has never been more in demand, so Ford Smith and Eddie Freeland have been busy creating exactly that.
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New originals by Ford smith
In this neoteric series, Ford uses specialized, fluid acrylics, gravity and a light touch to create these grooving, moving effects among classic elements
It's easy to get lost in the details...
peaceful escape
The gentle, held breath quality of this remarkable painting touches the heart and mind.
Your own seaside discovery, this place where your thoughts can wander and imagination soars. Ford’s moving, melting, tree boughs are like inspired ideas stirring, the passing sky of passionate reds bring clarity and focus. It’s a beautiful divergence of color and emotion. While vibrant elements excite the senses, the cool and quiet waves softly usher in a purposeful and rhythmic calm.
Do you own a Ford Smith original yet? This new series of paintings are all custom framed and at sizes that make them easy to acquire or find a wall in your home. See images of framed art and more close ups on acquisition button.
live and breathe
Ford's liquid atmosphere in this remarkable new painting is positively charged with life and movement.
The glowing, melting hues of the vivid sky are cooled with soft teal tones in a canopy of trees crackling with energy and peace. Spend time on the mesmerizing details after taking in the scene. You'll see something new to appreciate with every viewing.
elevated mood
Are you feeling it?
This new painting emerges from Ford’s studio with a radiant aura of good cheer and wonder. From the buoyant, sky-reaching red trees to incandescent streaks of bejeweled light, it’s classic Ford Smith, but with it’s own distinctive—and completely captivating—personality.
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"Evening Engagement"
The soft drama of this remarkable new painting simultaneously pulses with light and shadows, lush land and gathering skies. Ford employs thousands and thousands of tiny brush strokes, layer upon layer, to achieve this quietly radiant scene. Allow yourself to get lost in the magnificent details of this work of art... every square inch provides it's own, visual thrill.
Pretty special, isn't it?
now let's go far, far away...
introducing Hue•Manity
With a riotous patchwork of precision, Ford re-imagines nature with an other-worldly and mathematical edge.
Engaging a color spectrum of light traveling through a prism, he creates a sentry of 3-dimensional trees against a tumultuous, gray and bluesy sky jolted by racing light and shadows as the sun sets on distant mountains. The sharp geometry of the reflections and soft, randomness of the upper horizon makes this original painting a brilliant study in contrasts that merge together in vibrant perfection.
Fun Fact: Ford started college in 1968 with a full-ride scholarship in Mathematics, but switched his major to Fine Art after his freshman year and graduated with a BFA in Painting. You can identify these right brain/left brain capabilities in nearly every Ford Smith painting. The prized Hue Series is the most literal example of this.
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We have a big announcement!
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"Just as certain songs from our youth have the ability to soothe and infuse us with favorite memories during challenging times, these rekindled thoughts can guide the mind to calm and carefree days in troubled eras. That perfect and nostalgic moment of time can fracture uncertainty and dissolve fear. In my work, I seek to create visual motion using a palette of 70's-inspired colors to groove along the waters, riding along the glass, and inspiring fond reflections of simpler times. An era defined by music lyrics that take you along for the ride, humming as you go."
Eddie Freeland, Artist
In this artistic collaboration, Eddie Freeland starts with a fine art giclee of a Ford Smith painting and sculpts recycled glass atop the canvas and adheres it with a fine pool of resin. Then he repaints the top of the glass in acrylic paints. The dynamic and light-catching effect is as though the elements of a Ford Smith painting are floating from the canvas.
An iconic Ford Smith painting in 3 dimensions... beautifully sculpted and embellished by Eddie Freeland
Pretty spectacular, aren't they?
If you love them here, you're going to love them even more in person!
Call, text or email to for a gallery visit or order yours today.
info@fordsmithfineart.com or 678-908-1989
and speaking of the gallery... you're invited!
Ford’s beautiful home studio gallery welcomes visitors by appointment and if you’re in Atlanta, it’s an experience you won’t want to miss.
Sip some wine with the artist, tour the studio, see the museum pieces, paintings in progress, as well as the premier originals and limited editions here in his lakeside gallery.
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to schedule your private appointment. Bring your friends!