douglas brent smith

Machine Work

Machine Work - collage by douglas brent smith, 1980-81

Note:

As a part-time security guard, I sometimes would read books to pass the time. One night my job required me to guard and observe a location from my car -- a black 1966 Volkswagen beetle. It was night, so I brought a kerosene lantern to read by. It was almost like camping out, as long as I kept watch on the construction site and reported anything out of the unusual. Nothing was out of the unusual. That has nothing to do with this collage, except for the one line on John Updike. Run, Rabbit, Run.

Instant Pictures

Instant Pictures - collage by douglas brent smith

Garpers Mingling in Collageland

Garpers Mingling in Collageland - collage by douglas brent smith

Fully Vented

Fully Vented In Collageland - collage by douglas brent smith, 1980

Escape to That Horizon

Escape to That Horizon - collage by douglas brent smith

Deconstructing Kit

Deconstructing Kit - collage by douglas brent smith

A Scream At The Door

A Scream At The Door - sketch by douglas brent smith, 1981.

From Journal #16, on the cutting edge, 1980-1981.

Light From Afar

Light From Afar - sketch by douglas brent smith, February 1981.

From Journal #16, on the cutting edge, 1980-1981 (which, as evidenced in this drawing, has water damage through-out).

Stage Crew

Stage Crew - sketch by douglas brent smith, 1980

From journal #16, on the cutting edge, 1980.

This appears to be a set design, possibly for The Great Brain Robbery, but I'm not certain since at the time I had been in rehearsal for and developing "en grade" at the Playwright's Center on Kinzie Street in Chicago. It did not get any farther than a staged reading, which was impacted by a massive snow storm so our audience was only four or five people.

This could also be just a random drawing. It is smeared from water damage caused by the fire on Elm Street at Dorinda's rented home in Lewisville, CO in 2008.