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In the Studio #74

July 21, 2020by Anthony Smith Jr.Leave a Comment

This week I feel like I caught up with myself and am now more or less on track with where I feel like I need to be in the studio. I finally finished Gnostic Confessions No. 3 and made the final Earth paintings' panel. I also finally began work on a pair of bouquet paintings [...]

In the Studio

In the Studio #70

May 8, 2020May 8, 2020by Anthony Smith Jr.Leave a Comment

When I was a kid living in sad suck-in-a-timewarp Plant City Florida I had a close friend named Kenneth. Kenneth was a white kid, but he might as well have been a Martian given how segregated and different our worlds were. We were friends in school - the only times where races ever mixed in [...]

First Friday

First Friday #18

January 8, 2017January 10, 2017by Anthony Smith Jr.Leave a Comment

Our First Friday of the new year went off without a hitch, and though it was lightly attended I had some good conversations and got around the building for once. The night began with a nice little happy hour attended by Erin Anderson Michelle Neifert Deb Slahta and myself - our monthly beer and bourbon [...]

First Friday

First Friday #17

December 5, 2016by Anthony Smith Jr.Leave a Comment

This last First Friday at the Banana Factory was full of activity; of artists and visitors alike looking for deals as it was the last First Friday of the year and the last before Christmas. And I tried to get in the spirit as well, making over my studio and setting out smaller items for [...]

Shots from the Show

Shots from the Show #11

October 9, 2016by Anthony Smith Jr.Leave a Comment

I finally managed to get over the the Bradbury-Sullivan Center to document my exhibition their and it was a good thing I went when I did. I showed up for the reception and artist talk for the show which I very nearly forgot to go to because of this big move I'm going through right [...]