Arbuckle Landscape Painting

Craig Norman Smith, born in New Orleans, LA, in 1958, is a painter and sculptor living in the northern central valley of California. Craig began painting consistently in 1986. Previous to that he was trained in, and worked with, sculptural processes for most of 10 years. Drawing has been an imperative concern for him in over 30 years of study and mature work. Craig's present work consists primarily of linear inventions based in observation. A partial list of "inspirations" or influences might include:__Courbet, Ryder, Cezanne.__Hartley, Beckmann, Guston.__Alberto Giacometti, Susan Rothenberg__Elizabeth Murray__Park, Diebenkorn, Bischoff.__Auerbach, Kossoff, Kitaj.__Others too numerous to list____".I don't care much about making 'art', but continually hope that I can create an extraordinary version of what I see." __ Craig Norman Smith