About Mike Smith

Inspired by his childhood, growing up at the beach in NZ combined with his graphic design background and wacky sense of humour Mike makes art that brightens any house.

Mikes artwork explores themes relating to his youth and childhood, surfing, his love of fruit and landscapes. Mike incorporates humorous elements in his pieces and likes to delve into history and pop culture. His design background has a great influence on his compositions…

The fact that I myself do not understand what my paintings mean, does not imply that they are meaningless.

Mike Smith - Artist

About Me

Growing up and hanging out at the beach was a big part of my childhood. Surounded by beautiful landscapes

I love going on surf trips and translating the good times into great images.

I like to use techniques and methods that I developed from my Graphic design background

Get to know me

Where are you from & how does that influence your work?

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Who are your biggest artistic inspirations?

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What medium do you most enjoy working with?

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Where do you find inspiration?

Definitely my youth, my childhood, growing up surfing and hanging out at the beach. Also my weird sense of humour, I cant help but add some humour into my works.

When is your favorite time of day to create?

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Describe why art is important to society.

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How do you develop your art skills?

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