2023
Artist Comments
In this watercolor still life, a stack of large, plump oranges forms a column, with a tea bag resting on top. A honey bee buzzes by, leaving its shadow on the fruit. The composition plays with vibrant citrus tones and subdued colors.
About the Artist
Dwight Smith depicts commonplace objects with a sense of playfulness and humor. His watercolor still life paintings appear conventional in their soft colors and composed compositions, but upon further observation the juxtaposition of unrelated items make for delightfully surprising combinations and comparisons. This transformation of the everyday, and strong graphic style, lend the work a pop feel. However, pop art is generally cool and ironic. Instead, there is a familiar and comforting sense of kitsch and Americana in Dwight’s subjects. In a similar fashion to the work of American artist Wayne Thiebaud, Dwight paints food and sweets of the American appetite. Doughnuts, hotdogs, and lollipops are captured in all of their potent delight. He plays with scale and composition to bring out a sense of the absurd, but ultimately his goal is to make the viewer smile.
Words that describe this painting: orange, oranges, honey bee, tea bag, vertical, fruit, insect, still life, realism, watercolor painting, orange
Orange Tea with Honey
Dwight Smith
Watercolor painting on paper
Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2023
18 in. h x 9 in. w
0 lbs. 2 oz.
Infusion, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
The teapot's handle and spout mirror the stems of the plums. The interplay of the sturdy, metallic exterior of the container with the vibrant and soft flesh a...
Watercolor
Sun Ripened, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
Complementary colors take center stage in this still life. Purple plums rest in a yellow bowl, creating an immediate impact of bright hues. Above, a brightly ...
Watercolor
A Surprising Center, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A squash and a chocolate-covered maraschino cherry rest on a green table. Split open, they reveal rich colors and textures in their cores. In this still life, a...
Watercolor
and the Word was, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A still life rendered in a realist tradition using watercolor. The bowls sit beside each other, with a curled purple ribbon bridging the gap between the rusti...
Watercolor
Reward, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A humble glass jar becomes a quiet symbol of patience and care. Layered watercolor washes capture the translucence of brine and the gentle weight of preserved v...
Watercolor
Perry Cider, Original Painting
By Dwight Smith
Located in San Francisco, CA
Artist Comments
A plump green pear sits among scattered wine corks. The white background highlights the speckled skin of the fruit and the rustic appearance of the stoppers. ...
Watercolor
Tangerines
By Stephen Namara
Located in Burlingame, CA
Tangerines - sill life composition - exquisite highly contemporary still life drawing / mixed media work, created with watercolor and dry pigment and conte crayon on paper that is 30...
Mixed Media, Watercolor, Pigment
Orange VI Still Life Painting, Oil on Board, Hyperrealism, 30cm
By Angela Faustina
Located in London, Chelsea
We offer complimentary worldwide shipping and cover all tariffs and import taxes for this artwork. This exceptional artwork is currently on display and available for sale at Signet C...
Oil, Panel
"Oranges #3" realist, still life, citrus, framed & signed
By Daniela Astone
Located in Sag Harbor, NY
A realist painting of three plump oranges hanging from a nail amidst their own leaves, against a blue backdrop. A round panel, aka tondo, is framed in a gold Italian custom made fram...
Oil, Panel
Cup of coffee and tangerine
By Irina Trushkova
Located in Zofingen, AG
"Cup of coffee and tangerine” is a celebration of the beauty that can be found in the simplest of things. The style of the painting is inspired by the Holland masters of the 17th cen...
Canvas, Oil
TANGERINES - Contemporary Realism / Still Life / Fruit
By Loren DiBenedetto
Located in New York, NY
Original Painting by Loren DiBenedetto Loren DiBenedetto (b. Carteret, NJ) received a degree in Fine Arts from the Du Cret School of the Arts in Plainfield, NJ. She furthered her ...
Canvas, Oil
Early Breakfast, Figurative Italian Still Life, Mediterranean Oranges on Paper
By Gio Bellagio
Located in Barcelona, ES
“Early Breakfast” is a contemporary still life evoking the ease of the Italian lifestyle through clean geometry and luminous color. A bowl of oranges and a translucent bottle sit wit...
Oil, Acrylic, Watercolor, Paper
