Maynard Smith

 

 

Maynard Smith    
Creating and enjoying art has been a passion of mine since I was very young.  A 
former classmate from second grade once told me that when we were kids, before 
going to recess, all the children in class would line up to look at the intricate pencil 
drawings that I had drawn on my desk.  In high school and college I drew cartoons for 
the school papers.  Cartooning, sculpting, illustration and character design have been 
some of the types of visual arts that I’ve worked in. And more recently, I’ve been 
painting colorful acrylic abstract designs. 
Professionally trained as a voice-over artist, I’ve written and performed radio 
commercials in Hawaii, and for many years I’ve had the pleasure of entertaining guests 
with ad-lib storytelling at a well-known theme park in Anaheim California. 
In my abstract paintings, I like to build layers of paint to create a sense of depth, 
somewhat like a three-dimensional sculpture.  Some people, including myself, use a 
magnifying glass to see the intricate varieties of texture and color. 
At the gallery, in addition to colorful abstract paintings, I’m also looking forward to 
including whimsical illustrations.  Happy Art is good for the soul.  
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