Artist Richard Smith creates surreal photomontages with photos from his surroundings and travels, with the idea that art is everywhere; we only have to notice.
Source: rsmithings.com
Be The Butterfly
"Those are trees in my back yard, a Valentine's day rose, water from a beach snapshot, my own hand, and a butterfly from a local farm."
Find What You Love
"Peeling paint from a city parking deck, a tree across from my house and some roadside flowers. Also, the moon."
Indifference
"A daybed in my den, neighborhood trees and a neighborhood sidewalk."
Let Love In
"The lock on my front door, a Valentine's day rose, and a snapshot from Yellowstone."
On The Verge, Of Something, Of Course
"A door I pass daily on my work commute, clouds shot from an airplane, retaining wall from the neighborhood and my own eye."
Reflection, Two States
"A local building, my own eye, and a decorative mirror shot at The Met, NYC."
Reverse Ghosts Afloat
"Run down building from a city where I used to live atop roadside trees shot from a bridge in the same area."
Up With The Sun
"Mannequin, storm clouds, solarization."
Deliberate Vision
"My great grandfather's pocket watch and my own eye."