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by Gayla Smith
ART BLOG
BY REQUEST: Livin’ on a Prayer
THE INSPIRATION:
I was baptized at 3 months old in a tiny church located on a small peninsula called “Pi...
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by Gayla Smith
COMMISSION:
I recently got a request to paint a scene from Edgewater Park in Cleveland, Ohio. I knew nothing of this place or the scene even th...
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by Gayla Smith
IN MEMORY OF CHLOE: HOW THE COMMISSION CAME TO ME
I don’t really remember when I didn’t know Leslie Campbell but as a kid I knew her as Leslie Be...
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by Gayla Smith
YOU NEEDED ME “AKA” TAKE A MEMO
THE COMMISSION: HOW IT CAME INTO MY ORBIT
I really hadn’t met Celeste Piccinini when the commission for her dog h...
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by Gayla Smith
“NEW YORKIE STATE OF MIND“ Art Blog
A story about a commissioned painting.
THE BACKSTORY:
I met Deb McKinster in 1995. I had just moved back f...
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by Gayla Smith
“TOGETHER AGAIN”: A TRIBUTE TO THE LATE CINDY FRITZ
THE COMMISSION AND HOW IT CAME TO BEThe Buckeye Lake Region Chamber of Commerce Win...
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by Gayla Smith
BLOG
WHEN MUSIC MEETS MUSE: SOMETIMES YOU GOTTA TAKE A LEAP
THE STORY:
Well over a year ago, a nice lady named Gayle contacted me about ...
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by Gayla Smith
IN MEMORY OF JOSIE: A GREAT DOG THAT LANDED WITH A GREAT FAMILY.
Last February, literally days before the Pandemic hammer fell, I went on a ...
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by Gayla Smith
DECEMBER 28, 2020
ART BLOG
THE PEOPLE YOU MEET ALONG THE WAY: “Wake Up Woodbury” The story of a commission
The music side of my life has bles...
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by Gayla Smith
ART BLOG
JANUARY 7, 2021
“MALLORY SQUARE”: Behind the painting.
Growing up around Buckeye Lake has always given me high hopes for the summer...
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