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john smither

Paintings

The paintings shown here are a small sampling of work going back a few of years. These thick tangles of vegetation be they from the forest, a yard, or back alley, all take their inspiration from the shapes and rhythms of Pacific Northwest flora from various ecosystems.

Surreal collage painting of Pacific Northwest flora including trailing blackberry, salal, sword fern and red flowering current.

"Meditation 07_04_2026"
oil on panel
36" x 48" 2026

"Northwest Bouquet #5"
oil on panel
36" x 24" 2025

Surreal collage painting of Pacific Northwest flora including Oregon grape, evergreen huckleberry and blackcaps.

"Northwest Bouquet #8"
oil on panel
36" x 24" 2026

Surreal collage painting of Pacific Northwest lowland flora including salmon berry, Nootka rose, trailing blackberry and salal.

"Northwest Bouquet #7"
oil on panel
36" x 24" 2025

Surreal collage painting of Pacific Northwest forest floor flora including trailing blackberry and Oregon grape.

"Seward Park Floor #2"
oil on panel
18" x 18" 2025

Surreal collage painting of Pacific Northwest forest floor flora including trailing blackberry and evergreen huckeberry.

"Seward Park Floor #1"
oil on panel
18" x 18" 2025

Local Seattle forest trail collage of trailing blackberry, bigleaf maple and huckleberry.

"Traditional Lake #2"
oil on panel
40" x 30" 2023

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"Traditional Lake Trail Spring aka Northwest Bouquet #4"
oil on panel 2022
30" x 20" 2023

Local Seattle scene of blackberry and big leaf maple with a pair of nuthatches.

"Northwest Bouquet #3"
oil on panel
36" x 24" 2021

Surreal collage of Pacific Northwest flora including trailing blackberry, blackberry and Oregon grape.

"Northwest Bouquet #2"
oil on panel
30" x 20" 2021

Surreal collage of Pacific Northwest flora including blackberry, bigleaf maple, Douglas fir and a rouge Stellar’s jay.

"Northwest Bouquet #1"

oil on panel

40" x 24" 2019

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