Art Through the Eyes of
Warren Smart
Art Show May 3 through May 30, 2008 at Crossland Gallery, 500 W Paisano, El Paso, TX. Stop by and visit with Warren 5 - 8 pm, May 3rd.
Painter's Statement
Born in 1952 in Hot Springs, N.M., Warren Smart was raised in a family of farmers/ranchers and teachers outside of Albuquerque, N.M. During his formative years, he worked on farms in New Mexico, Texas, and Kansas, which is often reflected in paintings.
The unique aspects of his work are vivid, velvet-like skies and his technique of using watercolors to achieve the textural qualities and brilliance of color usually found only in oil paintings.
Purchased works include an 8 foot by 4 foot painting displayed at The Hyatt Regency Tamaya on the Santa Ana Pueblo and paintings purchased by collectors in Florida, Texas, New Mexico, Colorado, Arizona, and California.
Warren's paintings have been displayed by:
- Museum of International Arts, El Paso, TX
- First Frontier Collage Society, Austin, TX
- Fullers Lodge, Los Alamos, NM
- Mesilla Valley Regional Exposition, Las Cruces, NM
- Magdalena Area Arts Council Shows, Magdalena, NM
- Peppers Gallery, Magdalena, NM
Awards
- 2007 El Paso Art Association's 40th International juried show, Purchase Award
- 2006 El Paso Art Association's 39th International juried show, Sponsors' Award
- 2006 Grant County Art Guild's 21st annual Pinos Altos Church Gallery juried show
- 2005 El Paso Art Association's 38th annual Art International juried Show
Mr. Smart is a member of The Water Color Society of New Mexico, The El Paso Arts Association, The El Morro Art Association, and Rio Bravo Watercolorists, El Paso, TX.