douglas brent smith

The Motion Age Beatnik

The Motion Age Beatnik -- collage by douglas brent smith, 21 March 1984

Notes:

I met the three people who are featured in the lower right corner of this collage. It was during a festival that I was involved with in Child's Play Touring Theatre. I do not remember the name of the mime trio. I think they were from France. They were fun, they were fabulous, we all got along famously. Never to meet again, but for a day or two we were all fast friends. I didn't speak any French, so our interactions were mostly non-verbal, but they were a mime troupe after all, so no problem at all.

Old Advice

Old advice could still be good -- if it ever was good.

Some old advice does not age well and so we throw it out. Stock market tips from 1980 won't do you much good today. Fashion statements from 1990 probably won't serve you well now.

But some old advice holds up well. Take care of others. Tell the truth. Always do your best. Lots of old advice is still great advice.

What's your best advice?

-- doug smith

The Afterlife

The Afterlife -- collage by douglas brent smith, 10 March 1984

Test Drive

Test Drive -- collage by douglas brent smith 10 March 1984

stranger

something's unclear

and i fear it's true

who live here?

is it me or you?

-- douglas brent smith

from "One of One: 143 Poems"

Good Interior Decorating

Good Interior Decorating -- collage by douglas brent smith, 10 March 1984

From the Private Collection of Marvin Tudas

From the Private Collection of Marvin Tudas -- collage by douglas brent smith, 4 December 1983

Faster! Faster!

Faster! Faster! -- collage by douglas brent smith, 11 December 1983

Study for Painting

Study for painting -- drawing by douglas brent smith

Notes:

I did actually paint this study, although it has been lost to the ages somehow, maybe in the fire in Louisville, maybe in one of my many moves. Too bad, it came out much better than this sketch. The window scene was different, featuring a VW beetle. The floor was black and yellow. It's an acquired taste but I really liked it. It was fairly large compared to my usual works, too -- probably 36 x 48 inches.