Instagram feed giving a behind the scenes look at paintings in progress in the studio. A focus on details, texture and surface.

angelasmithart

Painter. Pourer of enamel and gloss paint. Tilter of canvases. DM for enquiries.

Phew, I’m so relieved to have got this piece to

Phew, I’m so relieved to have got this piece to London and handed in for the final round at the RA. Didn’t share the news of its shortlisting in case I had a mishap on the way! It needs to be upright so the paint doesn’t spill out, but can’t rest on a horizontal surface as the bulge of paint is lower than its support. I really hope it makes the final cut but if it doesn’t at least there’s the silver lining that I can now make travel frames with my new woodwork skills 🤪
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Great to be part of the Blue Monkey online Back of

Great to be part of the Blue Monkey online Back of an Envelope exhibition. Inspired by the Margaret Mellis exhibition @townergallery Thanks for making it happen @edgelandmodern and @bluemonkeynet I’m loving seeing your daily envelope posts
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Final day of of 30works30days thank you so much fo

Final day of of 30works30days thank you so much for all the comments, likes and feedback I really appreciate it. It’s been good to focus on producing a work each day regardless of whatever else is happening, for the final day I’ve maxed out on colour - why not!
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A bit of my day speeded up for day 29 of 30works30

A bit of my day speeded up for day 29 of 30works30days complete with shadows
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It’s early days and here’s a new beginning for

It’s early days and here’s a new beginning for day 28 of 30works30days. It’ll undergo many changes but for now it feels like I’m being kept an eye on 👁
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Gravity is very important in my work and here’s

Gravity is very important in my work and here’s a little taster for day 27 of 30days30works. An edge captured just before it gave way
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Here’s a new little form made up of all paint pe

Here’s a new little form made up of all paint peeled from the inside of a funnel. Made from paint that’s poured through a plastic funnel with no thought as to how it will appear when it’s innards are revealed. Occasionally I get a little treat like this one for day 26 of30works30days
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A dense blob of paint captured as it landed. Exper

A dense blob of paint captured as it landed. Experimenting with ways to try and thicken paint to give it more body for day 25 of 30works30days
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Mainly monochrome for a change. Using an offcut to

Mainly monochrome for a change. Using an offcut to paint another offcut for day 24 of 30works30days
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The sides of a painting reveal lots of colours whi

The sides of a painting reveal lots of colours which are often hidden under a multitude of layers on the main surface. For day 23 of 30days30works here’s a quick shot of an edge of a wooden panel I’m working on. I need to keep these fresh and clear colours top of mind to fend off the dreaded muddiness of too many and too much
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Colours on the move today for day 22 of 30days30wo

Colours on the move today for day 22 of 30days30works
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Trying to build some depth and volume today for da

Trying to build some depth and volume today for day 21 of 30days30works
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A day of diy today on my trusty rusty workbench. H

A day of diy today on my trusty rusty workbench. Had a few offcuts so put them to good use. This little guy appeared for a while to make me smile before he drifted off the edge 🤣 Day 20 of 30days30works
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A delicate one today for 30days30works on a scrap

A delicate one today for 30days30works on a scrap of paper. Day 19
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This is a tiny detail from something I’ve been w

This is a tiny detail from something I’ve been working on today. I’d love to get this result on a much larger scale but I’m not sure how to at the moment. Day 18 has been more research for 30works30days
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Persevering with lots of little tests to identify

Persevering with lots of little tests to identify the different opacities and densities of my colours for 30works30days
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Letting rip with colour today for day 16 of 30days

Letting rip with colour today for day 16 of 30days30works
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Some more insides outside today for day 15 of 30wo

Some more insides outside today for day 15 of 30works30days. I’ve been using these little medicine measures to pour paint to try and get a better understanding of water based gloss. Today I peeled the dried paint from the containers to show what’s normally hidden. I was surprised by the detail they gave and that even when near collapse these little containers made of all paint manage to stand.
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I’m always interested about what’s going on be

I’m always interested about what’s going on behind the scenes, underneath and out of sight. So I poured some paint on acetate to expose what’s normally hidden and found it to be surprisingly clear and solid. Day 14 of30works30days
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A little bit late in the day for my liking but I s

A little bit late in the day for my liking but I still made the midnight deadline! Here’s some paint feeling the need to travel sideways for day 13 of 30works30days
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