Original Oil on Canvas by Geoffrey C. Smith, 2024
20"w x 16"h
 
A raven stands alone, its dark silhouette ignited by impossible color. Orange, violet, cobalt, and crimson fracture across its wings and chest like refracted sunlight, splashed with palette knife onto a canvas that blurs the line between sky and land. With the background melting from lemon yellow into ice blue and rose, the setting could be tundra or dreamscape—either way, it’s electric.
 
Featured at the Kenai Art Center- World on Fire, Solo Exhibit 2025
 
Featured at the Kenai Art Show- Solo Exhibit 
 
The raven is still, but the painting hums with motion. Shadows shift with the tilt of the light, and pigment clings to the surface like memory. It’s not just a bird. It’s the moment the whole landscape turns golden.