Original artwork by Allison Leigh Smith
Oil painting on canvas.
Painting size 14"x11"
Hammered steel silver frame included.
Size with frame 15"x12"x1
Birds perched on flowering branches.
 It is my goal to convey each animal’s personality by painting them in a way that connects them to the viewer, as I have felt connected. I think painting a wild animal in their natural habitat has been done, and has been done masterfully. Originality is important to me, so I combine a multitude of techniques at which I excel to the process of creating a piece. You will find evidence of the years I spent in textile design. Some paintings combine photography and digital manipulation either in the final product or hidden within the journey to completion. Often I combine written words, remnants of graffiti, or my grandfather's art of calligraphy - all to add a human connection to my subject. My ultimate goal is to share a very personal interpretation of the beauty and the vulnerability of the animals I have met and love.