Leah Smith

@leahsmith.studio

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an artist obsessing over deep time and the interwovenness of everything and materials with animal magnetism www.leahsmith.studio

abstract ink on paper drawing made up of grid lines criss-crossed by swirling lines of negative space
Meme featuring a video still of Will Byers crying to his mom with the caption "Americans posting about how fascism is bad," above an image of Will Byers dismembering demogorgons with his mind in front of a burning Humvee with the caption "Americans wielding organized strikes and boycotts against the corporations funding the fascists"
A painting of a pastoral landscape with the full moon (rising? Setting?) hanging perfectly centered just over a horizon of rolling hills. In the foreground, a rectangular field of daisies rolls out in front of the viewer like a wide carpet, its undulating edges contrasting sharply with the green fields surrounding.
Abstract ink drawing made up of a fine grid of undulating lines which converge closer and farther from one another to create the impression of a larger grid pattern.
ink on paper abstract drawing in a grid pattern with widening and contracting line spacing
an abstract drawing made up of fine ink lines forming a dense grid pattern
Closeup process pic of fine graphite grid lines drawn on paper
A view out my studio window showing what looks like fog and is actually wildfire smoke from multiple ongoing fires. Extensive tree falls due to hurricane Helene, followed by drought has left WNC a tinderbox.
A drawing made on two layers of translucent vellum paper consisting of abstract, interlaced ink lines overlapping one another. Folded edges hold the layers of paper together
Ink on paper abstract drawing consisting of interlocking lines reminiscent of woven fabric layers
a pen and ink drawing consisting of overlapping and interwoven lines creating an abstract pattern
An ink on paper drawing in a stippled style showing a circle fading into and out of the background.
Detail of a wood and fiber sculpture
An abstract pen and ink drawing of gradation from dark black to light made with stipling.
A photo of my studio table covered with drawing materials in front of a sunny window