Kevin Smola

The immense variety of textures which Kevin Smola is able to realize in his oil paintings is only matched by the eclecticism of his tools. With window wipers, drywall scrapers, putty knives and the occasional paintbrush, Smola creates amorphous shapes of unfathomable depth and a feathery softness that recalls the brushwork of late Monet. The colors define undulating patterns, which come together in what the artist calls “expressive compositions.”
 
Though based in the non-representational, the paintings clearly belong to this world. Smola’s treatment of light and penetrative space are meticulously observed, as a master would treat a still life. For him, every visual element is a kind of language. As he says, “my work provides a visual narrative of my life and its experiences… my goal is to connect with the viewer emotionally, bringing together unfamiliar people.” The mysteries contained in a Smola canvas are those of everyday life: the passage and loss of time, the opaque layers of experience, and the unknowable future. 		Kevin Smola
Share/Bookmark
Browse Categories
Digital Art
Drawings
Mixed Media
Paintings
Photography
Prints
Sculpture

My Selections

Waiting for your Selections

0 Items
The Futility of Manufactured Happiness<br>Oil on Canvas, Paintings
The Futility of Manufactured Happiness, 2009
Oil on Canvas
36" x 36"
USD 1,600
The Futility of Manufactured...
Oil on Canvas
36" x 36"
USD 1,600
Gem of the Circle City<br>Oil on Canvas, Paintings
Gem of the Circle City, 2012
Oil on Canvas
30" x 40"
USD 1,500
Gem of the Circle City, 2012
Oil on Canvas
30" x 40"
USD 1,500
Potency of Deceit<br>Oil on Canvas, Paintings
Potency of Deceit, 2011
Oil on Canvas
36" x 36"
USD 1,600
Potency of Deceit, 2011
Oil on Canvas
36" x 36"
USD 1,600
Worth the Weight<br>Oil on Canvas, Paintings
Worth the Weight, 2011
Oil on Canvas
36" x 60"
USD 2,400
Worth the Weight, 2011
Oil on Canvas
36" x 60"
USD 2,400
Meaningful Pursuit<br>Oil on Canvas, Paintings
Meaningful Pursuit, 2011
Oil on Canvas
48" x 36"
USD 1,725
Meaningful Pursuit, 2011
Oil on Canvas
48" x 36"
USD 1,725
Primal<br>Oil on Canvas, Paintings
Primal, 2010
Oil on Canvas
48" x 48"
USD 2,075
Primal, 2010
Oil on Canvas
48" x 48"
USD 2,075
Awaiting the Neophyte<br>Oil on Canvas, Paintings
Awaiting the Neophyte, 2011
Oil on Canvas
30" x 30"
USD 1,300
Awaiting the Neophyte, 2011
Oil on Canvas
30" x 30"
USD 1,300
Family Man<br>Oil on Canvas, Paintings
Family Man, 2009
Oil on Canvas
40" x 30"
USD 1,500
Family Man, 2009
Oil on Canvas
40" x 30"
USD 1,500
Wolf and the Wool<br>Oil on Canvas, Paintings
Wolf and the Wool, 2010
Oil on Canvas
36" x 48"
USD 1,725
Wolf and the Wool, 2010
Oil on Canvas
36" x 48"
USD 1,725