Pluto – Abstract Narrative Painting

In the Studio #73

June 30, 2020by Anthony Smith Jr.Leave a Comment

This week I finally got really into work on Gnostic Confessions 3, and I'm tickled by how it’s going in a much more busy and active direction then I intended. I should at this point expect a certain level of density to always occur with these pieces given my tendencies. But it’s funny to me [...]

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Ephemerama #53

May 31, 2020May 31, 2020by Anthony Smith Jr.Leave a Comment

It’s hard to know where to start with the news of George Floyd’s murder last week. Anger certainly, deep sadness for me definitely. A sense of spreading distrust and suspicion of every white person, yes that too. Honestly, I think a kernal of this suspicion has always been there. Most of us black people have [...]

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In the Studio #71

May 29, 2020by Anthony Smith Jr.1 Comment

This week was my first full week back to work after my month-long stay home residency, and I feel like a mere mortal again regarding my time and creative ambitions. It's a bit of a transition to go back to work after that long of a time away. I got used to the idea that [...]

Ephemerama

Ephemerama #52

May 18, 2020by Anthony Smith Jr.Leave a Comment

During this time of pause, which for most who are still working hasn't been a pause at all, I've felt the pressure at home to do all manner of projects and to make connections with folks that I had always intended on doing but always complained I hadn't had the time to do. Most people [...]