Portfolios - spires and mountains

Churches and Mountain Peaks

The spires, bell towers and roof lines of sacred architecture often echo the peaks of notable mountains here in the East Kootenays of British Columbia. The applied geometric divisions attempt to hint at an even larger and purer reality just beyond one's grasp.

st eugenes church st marys reservation mount fisher oil painting art work grant smith studio

"St. Eugene's (1897) and Mount Fisher"

$1500

St. Mary's, British Columbia, Oil on Canvas, 36" x 30 1/2", Framed.

prebyterian church fort steele oil painting grant smith studio

"Presbyterian Church (1898) & Mount Fisher, Fort Steele, BC"

$1350

Oil on Canvas, 32" x 30", Framed.

st josephs mount stephen oil painting grant smith studio

"St. Joseph's (1908), Mount Stephen, Field, BC"

$1350

Oil on Canvas, 28" x 31", Framed.

st marks anglican brisco oil painting grant smith studio

"St. Mark's Anglican (1896), Brisco, British Columbia"

$1500

Oil on Canvas, 29 1/2" x 37", Framed.

sacred heart church kimberley oil painting grant smith studio

"Sacred Heart Church (1927) & Mt. Bill Nye, Kimberley, BC"

Gift to Parish

Oil on Canvas, 34 1/2" x 28", Framed.

Italian Paintings

Having studied the Italian Renaissance, it was not until I traveled to Italy that I experienced the "humanistic proportions" of Roman Classical buildings. The simple, bold shapes and proportions could really be felt. I clearly remember painting these little studies, seated on a sidewalk curb or atop a hotel terrace.