douglas brent smith

Ever have a dog that has passed on? If so, you miss that dog, don't you. Dogs are such wonderful creatures, such perfect examples of unconditional love.  I'm mostly a cat person, but of the few dogs who have shared parts of my life, I miss them all. If you have a dog, give it some attention. Watch that tail wag with joy. Smile.  -- doug smith  

Lead with love but manage your boundaries. -- doug smith  

Nobody lives forever. Everybody lives forever.  You're right either way. -- doug smith  

  Cavalier Club at Large -- collage by douglas brent smith, 1995 From Journal #30, Operation Fresh Start, 1995. NOTES: I've owned (or co-owned) four Chevy Cavaliers and loved every single one. I've loved them so much that I even contemplated forming a Cavalier Club -- or maybe finding one that already existed. Such charming little cars. Basic, the last one I owned had wind-up windows. Fun to drive, a bit sporty without being too fast (can a car be too fast?).  My favorite was a blue 1987 station wagon version of a Cavalier. It had an old, permanent smell that was not at all unpleasant. I loved that car and commuting to work in Trevose in that car and it was named Bluebird. Sometimes I would sit in Bluebird and eat my lunch in the parking lot of UFLIC on Street Road.  I was recently in that parking lot again for a gig with CareerTrack and another for the college but I barely recognized the building or the lot because they had changed so much. Still, the vibes were good. I ...

  How Is All of this Possible? -- collage by douglas brent smith, 1995. From the journal Operation Fresh Start, 1995.

  Juggling Competing Priorities -- collage by douglas brent smith, 1995.

  Have you ever thrown anything away and then regretted it? Gone Box i filled a dumpster no i filled a dumpster two times and another dumpster, too i didn't have permission and they weren't my dumpsters but it was always at night and i wanted some things out of my life foolishly books. paintings. collages. tools. and one really big relationship deeper than any box gone a box filled with memories set afire. and no matter how much i dream i cannot retrieve that box. -- douglas brent smith

  A Stroll Around The Crystal, collage by douglas brent smith, 4 December 1979.

  photo: at table indulgence, douglas brent smith, 2016

  A Change In The Weather, collage by douglas brent smith, 18 May 1980.

  You Know When It's Cool - sketch by douglas brent smith Notes: This is a sketch from one of my journals and as you can tell by the TV, an old one. 

  What A Ride -- collage by douglas brent smith

  View Thru Context -- collage by douglas brent smith