Featured Artists
Geraldine Smith
The lack of an opportunity to gain formal training in art did not prohibit me from developing my natural artistic talent. I would watch artists painting on television. One day I brought a set of watercolors, and the rest is history. I started out painting sceneries of landscapes. Later, I was inspired by friends, and moved to life-centered pieces, houses, people, animals, wash pots, outhouses, schools, churches, cotton fields, etc. Today I paint exclusively in acrylics.
I was born to tobacco farming parents, in Trenton, North Carolina, near Fayetteville, and my memories of my rural life and surroundings were very vivid. I give credit to the Lord for my gift of memory, and my ability to transport life’s colorful experiences onto canvas. Many of my paintings adorn the walls of many homes and institutions, including the editor of Essence magazine. I live in Columbia, SC with my very supportive husband, Franklin. He is a retired, decorated, Viet Nam veteran. Franklin has converted our garage into a studio for me to work.