Dallas are visual artist Alan Smith's artistry on canvas and wood panels are dramatic yet soulful the eye. Bringing a wide variety of layered colors and textures to the medium, he creates a unique visual experience. With a degree in fine arts from the University of Texas, his work is displyed in private and public venues nationwide."I am an eclectic artist who experiments in numerous medias. When I am in the studio, time disappears as I become engaged with the art. I find myself particularly influenced by the abstract expressionist style of painting at this juncture; the raw emotion and energy that comes out when I am painting mystifies and excited me."His paintings have color that play and work together underneath the surface to create an artistic expression of feelings. Many of his paintings have no shape, no boundaries... only an outpouring of emotion represented through color.