Blog | Marcos Smyth

Artomatic 2024, one artist's experience

When I saw the open call for this show, I called my colleague Joyce Zipperer. She showed work in two previous exhibits by Artomatic and...

A Barrier In The Woods

There are several paths through Adkins Arboretum and its environs. After passing an open meadow, one enters the woods with a meandering...

Stage With Five Figures In A Vale

Looking across the gully, a stage with curtains drawn back framed the view of five figures below. Made of dead fall branches from...

Isolation With a View

An idea coalesced when I was assembling structures out of driftwood several years ago. As it materialized, this was an open structure of...

A Special Place for Work and Inspiration

There is a stretch of the Potomac River that is special to me. Within a seven minute drive of my home, I often go to collect materials,...