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Dwight Smith
Diggity Dog, Original Painting

2024

About the Item

Artist Comments
Painted in a realist tradition, a hotdog in a bun takes center stage in this modern still life. Artist Dwight Smith enjoys exaggerating the scale of objects to convey his witty concept. In this painting, a cement truck is humorously required to apply the perfect amount of mustard.


About the Artist
Dwight Smith depicts commonplace objects with a sense of playfulness and humor. His watercolor still life paintings appear conventional in their soft colors and composed compositions, but upon further observation the juxtaposition of unrelated items make for delightfully surprising combinations and comparisons. This transformation of the everyday, and strong graphic style, lend the work a pop feel. However, pop art is generally cool and ironic. Instead, there is a familiar and comforting sense of kitsch and Americana in Dwight’s subjects. In a similar fashion to the work of American artist Wayne Thiebaud, Dwight paints food and sweets of the American appetite. Doughnuts, hotdogs, and lollipops are captured in all of their potent delight. He plays with scale and composition to bring out a sense of the absurd, but ultimately his goal is to make the viewer smile.


Words that describe this painting: food, hot dog, mustard, truck, paper, still life, surrealism, cuisine, realism, watercolor painting, yellow


Diggity Dog
Dwight Smith
Watercolor painting on paper
Ready to frame
One-of-a-kind
Signed on front
2024
12 in. h x 16 in. w
0 lbs. 3 oz.


  • Creator:
  • Creation Year:
    2024
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 12 in (30.48 cm)Width: 16 in (40.64 cm)Depth: 0.1 in (2.54 mm)
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  • Condition:
    Diggity Dog. Dwight Smith. Watercolor painting on paper. Ready to frame. One-of-a-kind. Signed on front.
  • Gallery Location:
    San Francisco, CA
  • Reference Number:
    Seller: 775331stDibs: LU922114234972
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