Smith, Malcolm

Malcolm was born and educated in the Fraser Valley of British Columbia. In the mid-1990s he moved to Nova Scotia to follow a career in science and engineering, and along the way explored a range of other interests – in music, literature, drawing and photography. In 2024 he picked up a brush for the first time, and in the short time he has been painting he has worked on developing his landscape technique in acrylic with the intention of someday pursuing formal training in other genres and media.

Artist Statement

The forests, lakes and seacoasts of our Maritime region offer plenty of subject matter for the landscape artist. I paint from my own photographs and prefer subject matter with a lot of depth of field and tonal variation. I enjoy the challenge of painting realistic scenes, but allow myself to deviate from the literal reality of the photograph where it suits the composition. I like the covered bridges of New Brunswick as subjects for practicing light, shadow and perspective. Being new to painting, each new work for me is a kind a discovery, of finding out what works and what doesn’t. And it’s fun!