"Our full range of emotions is
our palette with which we bring color to our lives.
— Anne Copeland
Ford Smith
limited edition prints
Pricing and availability
Toll Free: 1-800-963-1193
Affectionate Nature
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
40" x 50"
Affinity of Dawn
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
50" x 40"
Autumn Amusement
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas Hand
100 s/n
24" x 36"
Autumn Jewels
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas Hand Embellished
100 s/n
36" x 48"
Autumn Rhythm
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas Hand Embellished
100 s/n
40" x 30"
Awakening Joy
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas Hand Embellished
100 s/n
48" x 60"
Bare Forest
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
24" x 36"
Being Together
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas Hand Embellished
100 s/n
48" x 48"
Branching Out
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas Hand Embellished
100 s/n
40" x 50"
Breaking Free
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas Hand Embellished
100 s/n
36" x 36"
Buoyant Grove
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas Hand Embellished100 s/n
24" x 48"
Calm Intensity
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
24" x 48"
Cosmic Arbor
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
36" x 48"
Crimson Break
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
20" x 16"
Dash of Energy
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
40" x 30"
Drops of Nature
by artist Ford Smith
Original
1
48" x 48"
Elated Autumn
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas Hand Embellished
100 s/n
48" x 48"
Endless Possibilities
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas Hand Embellished
95 hand embellished
18" x 24"
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Energetic Nature
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
40" x 60"
Entertaining Thoughts
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
40" x 30"
Essential Honesty
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
24" x 36"
Happily Adrift
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
24" x 30"
Happy Coincidence
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
16" x 20"
Heart of Nature
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
48" x 36"
Hypnotic Muse
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
48" x 60"
Impetuous Fall
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas Hand Embellished
100 s/n
36" x 36"
Intricate Nature
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas Hand Embellished
100 s/n
40" x 30"
Join the Fun
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas Hand Embellished
100 s/n
36" x 24"
Kaleidoscope Point
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
24" x30"
Lasting Impressions
by artist Ford Smith
Original
48" x 48"
$16, 950.00 S/R
Let Loose
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas Hand Embellished
100 s/n
48" x 48"
Living a Dream
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
24" x 48"
Moment of Clarity
by artist Ford Smith
Original
36" x 48"
$13, 800.00 S/R
Mosaic Autumn
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
24" x 36"
Mosaic Impulse
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
50" x 40"
Moving Dreams
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas Hand Embellished
100 s/n
48" x 60"
Natural Attraction
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
50" x 40"
Natural Charm
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
40" x 30"
Natural Muse
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
40" x 50"
On the Rocks
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas Hand Embellished
150 s/n
40" x 50"
Ornamental Autumn
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
48" x 36"
Passionate Shore
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
36" x 48"
Peaceful Assembly
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
48" x 36"
Pensive Midnight
by artist Ford Smith
Original
24" x 30"
$5, 500.00 S/R
Persistent Sun
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
36" x 48"
Pool of Thought
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
36" x 48"
Prelude
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
36" x 48"
Rising Confidence
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
20" x 16"
Seeing the Good
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
20" x 16"
Spontaneous Frost
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas Hand Embellished
100 s/n
48" x 48"
Sundown Curtain Call
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
36" x 24"
Surrender to Evening
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
40" x 30"
Through the Trees
by artist Ford Smith
Giclée Canvas
100 s/n
40" x 30"
Pricing and availability
Toll Free: 1-800-963-1193
Ford Smith
As the son of an Air Force
serviceman stationed in a small Japanese village, Ford's
artistic sensibilities began to take root under the nurturing
eye of an elderly Japanese painter. After moving back to the
States, he enrolled at the University of Mississippi in pursuit
of his BFA. After graduating with a degree in Painting, Ford
moved to Atlanta where he realized a natural talent for
photography. During the late 70's and 80's Ford established his
reputation as Atlanta's premier fashion photographer.
The early 90's, however, brought a compelling urge to return to
painting. Ford took a hiatus from photography to travel the
world and seek inspiration. After exploring different painting
styles and themes, Ford found tremendous fulfillment creating
contemporary landscapes conjured from the stunning horizons
witnessed during his travels. Despite his photography
background, Ford never paints from a photograph.
Ford's sense of nature is not a Romantic's wild and angry
universe. Rather, he recalls the startling color combinations
and mesmerizing horizons, then blends those images with his own
passion and optimistic philosophy of life. The easy precision,
subtlety and repose of his paintings may well derive from that
Asian aesthetic he developed in his early years.
The intensity of working over a single piece to finish it makes
the process very physical. He lets layers of paint - acrylics on
canvas - drip and flow, just letting things happen. "I was
taught in college to let the paint find the imagery," he
recalls. Still, there is less accident in achieving these
surfaces than one might think. They're a study in control and
spontaneity, because while Ford may allow the materials to find
their own expression, he then moves to manipulate them to
achieve their unique composition and texture. Often, he'll
embellish the canvas with plaster granules scattered across the
wet surface as color and texture are forced to intersect.
"Like life, my work often transforms from its original idea," he
muses, "But following a creative instinct wherever it leads is
where the fun and fascinationn lie. Each painting is a unique
journey with an undefined destination."
