About the artist

My name is Sam Smith and I’ve spent my life drawing and painting. As I mature, it is becoming ever clearer that the best thing to paint is the thing you love. Dogs have always occupied a special place in my heart - their unchanging offering of friendship and love is something worthy of celebrating in painting. 

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Being asked to paint a portrait of an animal is to be invited into something intimate and meaningful. People look at their dogs and see a loving companion looking back, and my paintings are an expression of that bond; my work reflects a kind of dog-essence - simple and joyful.