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Jaime Danielle Smith

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Expressive Abstract paintings bringing colour and energy into your home

A part of me is left in every painting I create, a vulnerable expression of my inner voice aiming to create a deep emotional connection with viewers. My art reflects the beauty and complexity of the world, inviting people to explore their own emotions and experiences through vibrant colours and bold strokes.

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Just a reminder the @new_and_abstract Group Show #9 is still showing till May 22nd!
Wed - Sat 2 - 6 pm and by appointment
Mollstraße 1, 10178 Berlin

📷: @ludgerpaffrath

Just a reminder the @new_and_abstract Group Show #9 is still showing till May 22nd!
Wed - Sat 2 - 6 pm and by appointment
Mollstraße 1, 10178 Berlin

📷: @ludgerpaffrath

Happy Saturday!

Happy Saturday!

When your palette becomes the highlight of the day 🤩

Inspiration can come from anywhere if you are looking for it ✨

#colourfulllife
#colourpop
#colourinspo

When your palette becomes the highlight of the day 🤩

Inspiration can come from anywhere if you are looking for it ✨

#colourfulllife
#colourpop
#colourinspo

This is an unfinished painting that I’ve had in the studio a while and after having not seen it in ages it was a pleasant surprise to see it with “fresh eyes” 😁

The second picture is a digital rendition done with Procreate to see what a few changes would do, and make it feel more finished.

#painting
#procreate
#abstract

This is an unfinished painting that I’ve had in the studio a while and after having not seen it in ages it was a pleasant surprise to see it with “fresh eyes” 😁

The second picture is a digital rendition done with Procreate to see what a few changes would do, and make it feel more finished.

#painting
#procreate
#abstract

It’s a little bit contradictory to say I plan my paintings when working on a new body of work, and yet still be an intuitive process based artist.

This is how I do it..

Part one is being inspired and coming up with a theme. Writing out what I want the body of work to be about, what the inspiration is..

Part two is many hours spent exploring colour combinations and figuring out how I want the painting to “feel”.
This part is integral because some of the best magic happens here where it’s all loose and free and I’m not trying to paint a painting. Just having fun seeing how it goes.

Then after consolidating all these discoveries it’s time to start on the real canvases 💚

#artistprocess
#studiosecrets
#abstractart
#processdriven

It’s a little bit contradictory to say I plan my paintings when working on a new body of work, and yet still be an intuitive process based artist.

This is how I do it..

Part one is being inspired and coming up with a theme. Writing out what I want the body of work to be about, what the inspiration is..

Part two is many hours spent exploring colour combinations and figuring out how I want the painting to “feel”.
This part is integral because some of the best magic happens here where it’s all loose and free and I’m not trying to paint a painting. Just having fun seeing how it goes.

Then after consolidating all these discoveries it’s time to start on the real canvases 💚

#artistprocess
#studiosecrets
#abstractart
#processdriven

I am so happy and grateful for this little instagram community that I’ve grown and gotten to know over the years.
I’ve been inspired and motivated by people I’ve never met and I can only hope that I’ve been able to do a bit of that too 💚

Thank you for all the support! 🫶

#appreciationpost
#instagramlove
#community

I am so happy and grateful for this little instagram community that I’ve grown and gotten to know over the years.
I’ve been inspired and motivated by people I’ve never met and I can only hope that I’ve been able to do a bit of that too 💚

Thank you for all the support! 🫶

#appreciationpost
#instagramlove
#community

We are on the verge of my daughter finding out that there’s no such thing as the Easter Bunny / Father Christmas ..

A child’s openness to magic and fairytales and the fantastical - their wild imaginations and belief of the impossible is such a beautiful treasure that I wish we could partly retain as adults.

Breaking down logic, and not always having to understand why or how but just allowing ourselves to be swept up into the story or actually feeling the feelings ..

So have fun this weekend, try to catch a glimpse of something magical and filled with fantasy, don’t scare any bunnies away and try find joy and excitement in each day
🐣🥚🐰

(Side note: also a difficult time as a parent when you’re teaching your child how important telling the truth is, and not to tell lies and yet continue to tell them that one little bunny can distribute chocolate eggs to all the kids with a poker face!) 😅😆😂

#happyeaster
#childlikewonder
#imaginationunleashed

We are on the verge of my daughter finding out that there’s no such thing as the Easter Bunny / Father Christmas ..

A child’s openness to magic and fairytales and the fantastical - their wild imaginations and belief of the impossible is such a beautiful treasure that I wish we could partly retain as adults.

Breaking down logic, and not always having to understand why or how but just allowing ourselves to be swept up into the story or actually feeling the feelings ..

So have fun this weekend, try to catch a glimpse of something magical and filled with fantasy, don’t scare any bunnies away and try find joy and excitement in each day
🐣🥚🐰

(Side note: also a difficult time as a parent when you’re teaching your child how important telling the truth is, and not to tell lies and yet continue to tell them that one little bunny can distribute chocolate eggs to all the kids with a poker face!) 😅😆😂

#happyeaster
#childlikewonder
#imaginationunleashed

The one thing that gets me out of a “stuck” or “not-what-to-do-next” phase every time is rotating the canvas - or in this case canvases!

It helps change perspective and allows space for different thoughts and new directions.

#abstractthought
#artprocesses
#explore
#newpossibilities

The one thing that gets me out of a “stuck” or “not-what-to-do-next” phase every time is rotating the canvas - or in this case canvases!

It helps change perspective and allows space for different thoughts and new directions.

#abstractthought
#artprocesses
#explore
#newpossibilities

Very excited to be heading to Berlin again so soon!

I will be showing this piece alongside 34 other talented artists at the @new_and_abstract exhibition in the most creative bustling sexy city in Germany.

Looking forward to seeing some old friends and meeting some new ones! 🫶

#newandabstract
#berlinexhibition
#instaberlin

Very excited to be heading to Berlin again so soon!

I will be showing this piece alongside 34 other talented artists at the @new_and_abstract exhibition in the most creative bustling sexy city in Germany.

Looking forward to seeing some old friends and meeting some new ones! 🫶

#newandabstract
#berlinexhibition
#instaberlin

Another year around the sun!

I think the biggest thing I feel is just more “me” and comfort in who I am and where I am and what I’m doing with my life. I’m comfortable in my own skin now more than ever and it feels great ☀️

#happybirthdaytome
#olderwiser
#ariesbaby
#piscesrising

Another year around the sun!

I think the biggest thing I feel is just more “me” and comfort in who I am and where I am and what I’m doing with my life. I’m comfortable in my own skin now more than ever and it feels great ☀️

#happybirthdaytome
#olderwiser
#ariesbaby
#piscesrising

This is one of my favourite paintings I’ve created recently, it’s called “Organised Chaos”.

There’s a sense of balance, a wide range of colours but which remain harmonious, and an interesting flow in terms of composition.

I like this painting no matter how many times I look at it 😁

#abstractartists
#organisedchaos
#artofinstagram

This is one of my favourite paintings I’ve created recently, it’s called “Organised Chaos”.

There’s a sense of balance, a wide range of colours but which remain harmonious, and an interesting flow in terms of composition.

I like this painting no matter how many times I look at it 😁

#abstractartists
#organisedchaos
#artofinstagram

This was the direction I was going in… and after a lot of twists and turns the final painting is the last post I posted on my grid.. is it finished? … maybe 😁

#abstraction #luxuryinteriors #contemporaryart

This was the direction I was going in… and after a lot of twists and turns the final painting is the last post I posted on my grid.. is it finished? … maybe 😁

#abstraction #luxuryinteriors #contemporaryart

Until my paintings have been varnished there is no saying how many changes may still be made ..

I often look at a series of pictures or videos of a painting and am amazed by the transformation 😬

It does sometimes feel like I am the conduit used by something unknown to birth this creation.. because sometimes I can’t explain how I get from A to B! 😂

#paintingprocess
#abstraction
#creative

Until my paintings have been varnished there is no saying how many changes may still be made ..

I often look at a series of pictures or videos of a painting and am amazed by the transformation 😬

It does sometimes feel like I am the conduit used by something unknown to birth this creation.. because sometimes I can’t explain how I get from A to B! 😂

#paintingprocess
#abstraction
#creative

A limited palette can be as striking as a bright colourful painting, this painting has the same energy but embodies a much calmer feel.

It makes me think of exploring rocky outcrops, walking in the desert, hot African sun and dryness.

#abstractpaintings
#luxuryinteriors
#neutraldecor

A limited palette can be as striking as a bright colourful painting, this painting has the same energy but embodies a much calmer feel.

It makes me think of exploring rocky outcrops, walking in the desert, hot African sun and dryness.

#abstractpaintings
#luxuryinteriors
#neutraldecor

The next body of work is BOLD, BRIGHT and LOUD !

But as always I try to have everything in balance, weighing delicate areas with busy areas.. juggling the calm and chaos, bringing in a sense of equilibrium.

I would say this work is inspired by

a) spring; the first colourful flowers contrasting against a grey and monotonous background 💐

b) my excitement of the approaching summer 🌞

c) my mood is light and playful and happy. I’m feeling confident and proud of my development and journey and am coming out of winter hibernation ready to take on all the upcoming summer exhibitions ✨

#abstractbuff
#wwaunited
#abstracters
#abstraction
#abstractgram
#instaarthub
#abstractobsession
#abstracture
#intuitiveart
#studioview
#workingartist
#abstractartorg
#artlovers
#abstracto
#todaysmood
#kunsthandlung
#gemälde
#markmaking
#studioart

The next body of work is BOLD, BRIGHT and LOUD !

But as always I try to have everything in balance, weighing delicate areas with busy areas.. juggling the calm and chaos, bringing in a sense of equilibrium.

I would say this work is inspired by

a) spring; the first colourful flowers contrasting against a grey and monotonous background 💐

b) my excitement of the approaching summer 🌞

c) my mood is light and playful and happy. I’m feeling confident and proud of my development and journey and am coming out of winter hibernation ready to take on all the upcoming summer exhibitions ✨

#abstractbuff
#wwaunited
#abstracters
#abstraction
#abstractgram
#instaarthub
#abstractobsession
#abstracture
#intuitiveart
#studioview
#workingartist
#abstractartorg
#artlovers
#abstracto
#todaysmood
#kunsthandlung
#gemälde
#markmaking
#studioart

I was really contemplating whether or not to get this off my chest..

There’s been a creator all over my FYP who has amassed a huge following - nearly half a million - who appears to spend more time making videos putting artists down than actual painting.

Abstract expressionism, conceptual art, performance art are all very different and not for everyone, and that’s absolutely okay.

This idea of “freedom of speech” seems to have created a bubble particularly in USA that just gives people the freedom to be assholes.

Everyone is allowed an opinion, everyone can choose the words that come out of their mouths, and everyone can choose whether or not to be kind and compassionate or even just silent.

In a world of chauvinistic, arrogant narcissists be a person of positivity, compassion and kindness.

*these paintings are still works in progress but I wanted to see what they looked like framed up and insitu 🌞

Happy Monday! ✨

#kindness
#newweeknewstart
#dontbeadick

I was really contemplating whether or not to get this off my chest..

There’s been a creator all over my FYP who has amassed a huge following - nearly half a million - who appears to spend more time making videos putting artists down than actual painting.

Abstract expressionism, conceptual art, performance art are all very different and not for everyone, and that’s absolutely okay.

This idea of “freedom of speech” seems to have created a bubble particularly in USA that just gives people the freedom to be assholes.

Everyone is allowed an opinion, everyone can choose the words that come out of their mouths, and everyone can choose whether or not to be kind and compassionate or even just silent.

In a world of chauvinistic, arrogant narcissists be a person of positivity, compassion and kindness.

*these paintings are still works in progress but I wanted to see what they looked like framed up and insitu 🌞

Happy Monday! ✨

#kindness
#newweeknewstart
#dontbeadick

First marks and layers…
It’s very hard not to be inspired by the sunshine and spring feeling creeping in!

Many new starts and not too many finishes currently 😅 but it’s all part of the process!

#trustthejourney
#process
#springfeelings
#interiordesigner

First marks and layers…
It’s very hard not to be inspired by the sunshine and spring feeling creeping in!

Many new starts and not too many finishes currently 😅 but it’s all part of the process!

#trustthejourney
#process
#springfeelings
#interiordesigner

Being able to show how a painting looks on different walls adds a professional quality touch and can really be a great finish to presenting a finished piece.

Artmywall is an insitu App that has some wonderful colourful options to showcase paintings and really make finished artworks standout.

When I first started using it I didn’t realise if I rotated my phone I would see the entire wall and could then choose where to place my artwork.

I was also late to realise I could export the image into any format only after I had tapped the download button - then there are all the different formats and I can choose where to centre the image, creating different compositions.

As a professional artist I use these tools a lot and it can be so quick and easy once you know how to use it!

#artinsitu
#artmywall
#artmywallapp
#artistsoninstagram
#artforyourwalls
#abstractlovers
#artisttools
#interiørdesign

Being able to show how a painting looks on different walls adds a professional quality touch and can really be a great finish to presenting a finished piece.

Artmywall is an insitu App that has some wonderful colourful options to showcase paintings and really make finished artworks standout.

When I first started using it I didn’t realise if I rotated my phone I would see the entire wall and could then choose where to place my artwork.

I was also late to realise I could export the image into any format only after I had tapped the download button - then there are all the different formats and I can choose where to centre the image, creating different compositions.

As a professional artist I use these tools a lot and it can be so quick and easy once you know how to use it!

#artinsitu
#artmywall
#artmywallapp
#artistsoninstagram
#artforyourwalls
#abstractlovers
#artisttools
#interiørdesign

Keep creating, no matter what’s going on in the world - keep creating.
No matter how you feel, keep creating
No matter if it’s good or bad, keep creating ☀️

#abstraction
#stylinginspiration
#abstractartist
#explore
#createveryday
#gratitude

Keep creating, no matter what’s going on in the world - keep creating.
No matter how you feel, keep creating
No matter if it’s good or bad, keep creating ☀️

#abstraction
#stylinginspiration
#abstractartist
#explore
#createveryday
#gratitude

I’m a big fan of neutral, minimalistic styling with a bright colourful accent!

I think this painting provides exactly that 💚

Have also decided to submit this painting into the @delphiangallery Open Call ✨

#interiordesign
#stylinginspo
#interiorstyling
#delphianopencall

I’m a big fan of neutral, minimalistic styling with a bright colourful accent!

I think this painting provides exactly that 💚

Have also decided to submit this painting into the @delphiangallery Open Call ✨

#interiordesign
#stylinginspo
#interiorstyling
#delphianopencall

A few words from my face and a video that’s not from the back of my head 😆

I’m working on these paintings currently, one group of large neutral paintings and another collection of bright, fun, colourful paintings.

Working on multiple paintings keeps me from getting too close or fixated on one canvas and brings me a sense of ease and flow.

I am one of the few artists I know who uses a multitude of techniques: I keep the paint very fluid and manipulate it with a lot of water to get it how I want, I use a lot of texture, and I work with many layers to create depth with both thick and glazed paint. And there is also all the mark-making with various pencils, pastels, tools etc

It’s messy, fun, intuitive, creative problem-solving and I wouldn’t do it any other way 💚

#artistlife
#paintingtechniques
#welcometomyworld
#hello
#thisisme

A few words from my face and a video that’s not from the back of my head 😆

I’m working on these paintings currently, one group of large neutral paintings and another collection of bright, fun, colourful paintings.

Working on multiple paintings keeps me from getting too close or fixated on one canvas and brings me a sense of ease and flow.

I am one of the few artists I know who uses a multitude of techniques: I keep the paint very fluid and manipulate it with a lot of water to get it how I want, I use a lot of texture, and I work with many layers to create depth with both thick and glazed paint. And there is also all the mark-making with various pencils, pastels, tools etc

It’s messy, fun, intuitive, creative problem-solving and I wouldn’t do it any other way 💚

#artistlife
#paintingtechniques
#welcometomyworld
#hello
#thisisme

60 x 60cm is a great size for places in a room that usually don’t get as much attention. It can add a pop of colour or interest!

These two will be framed in a white shadow box frame which I think will compliment them perfectly 🤩

#smallspacestyle
#artofinstagram
#interiorstyling

60 x 60cm is a great size for places in a room that usually don’t get as much attention. It can add a pop of colour or interest!

These two will be framed in a white shadow box frame which I think will compliment them perfectly 🤩

#smallspacestyle
#artofinstagram
#interiorstyling

My layers comprise of different things:
- watered down fluid paint
- thick textured paint
- gel and gloss mediums
- oil pastel
- pencils

I like to make pencil marks in between a lot of the layers to create depth. These pencil lines are very confident and bold because once the movement has started there’s no going back.

These lines are made with my body acting almost like a pendulum with my arm and done in one sweeping movement.

This is only about the 3rd layer of this painting and the lines help me to determine perspective and direction in the painting. It also sounds pretty cool 😎

#abstraction
#bodymovement
#pendulum
#process

My layers comprise of different things:
- watered down fluid paint
- thick textured paint
- gel and gloss mediums
- oil pastel
- pencils

I like to make pencil marks in between a lot of the layers to create depth. These pencil lines are very confident and bold because once the movement has started there’s no going back.

These lines are made with my body acting almost like a pendulum with my arm and done in one sweeping movement.

This is only about the 3rd layer of this painting and the lines help me to determine perspective and direction in the painting. It also sounds pretty cool 😎

#abstraction
#bodymovement
#pendulum
#process

A happy fun colourful diptych on the go 🌈

A little PSA that I feel that I’m telling myself as much as I’m sharing with everyone else on the otherside of this little screen:

It’s addictive… local news, world news, shock, horror, negativity, social media updates, peoples opinions, peoples stupidity, more breaking news… more disbelief ..

I’ve spent more hours on my phone since January than I want to admit- and it’s not positive.
I’m not looking at my phone and feeling good afterwards..! My watch has recorded that my resting heart rate has gone up.

So my PSA is that it’s also okay to put it away and switch off from the outside world for a little bit. It doesn’t make you (me) a bad person for not knowing the latest news, or current events.

Or find a few creators that do actually bring you joy and make feel-good feelings.

But let’s take a breath, a pause and focus on our own well-being and try bring more positivity into our lives even if it’s just for a few hours a day 🫶

#publicserviceannouncement
#mentalhealthmatters
#socialmediaawareness
#breakingnews
#takeabreath
#switchoff

A happy fun colourful diptych on the go 🌈

A little PSA that I feel that I’m telling myself as much as I’m sharing with everyone else on the otherside of this little screen:

It’s addictive… local news, world news, shock, horror, negativity, social media updates, peoples opinions, peoples stupidity, more breaking news… more disbelief ..

I’ve spent more hours on my phone since January than I want to admit- and it’s not positive.
I’m not looking at my phone and feeling good afterwards..! My watch has recorded that my resting heart rate has gone up.

So my PSA is that it’s also okay to put it away and switch off from the outside world for a little bit. It doesn’t make you (me) a bad person for not knowing the latest news, or current events.

Or find a few creators that do actually bring you joy and make feel-good feelings.

But let’s take a breath, a pause and focus on our own well-being and try bring more positivity into our lives even if it’s just for a few hours a day 🫶

#publicserviceannouncement
#mentalhealthmatters
#socialmediaawareness
#breakingnews
#takeabreath
#switchoff

A lot of effort and a few injuries later I am ready to show the start of a little project I have been doing on the side.

I was cleaning out my storage and there were a bunch of old canvases I wasn’t prepared to throw away but I also knew nothing would really happen with them!

So I have recycled the old paintings, by cutting them up in pieces and used these to create new artworks!

They are still in progress but with the amount of effect they took I am pretty sure I will not be doing this again :)

When they are finished they will be available via instagram before opening up on my website.

What do you think?

#newideas
#recycledart
#upcycle
#collage

A lot of effort and a few injuries later I am ready to show the start of a little project I have been doing on the side.

I was cleaning out my storage and there were a bunch of old canvases I wasn’t prepared to throw away but I also knew nothing would really happen with them!

So I have recycled the old paintings, by cutting them up in pieces and used these to create new artworks!

They are still in progress but with the amount of effect they took I am pretty sure I will not be doing this again :)

When they are finished they will be available via instagram before opening up on my website.

What do you think?

#newideas
#recycledart
#upcycle
#collage

After a few days of stretching canvases I just wanted to have some fun! I worked on two unfinished paintings and it just felt so good!

In case anyone else needs to hear this - do what makes you feel good!
I needed to remind myself of that.

A painting “style” comes after years of doing the same things, conscious or unconsciously.. it becomes as individual as a fingerprint. A signature.

I recently was playing with an idea that was very different to my “normal” but at the end of the day I want to continue to have fun and enjoy what I do - and that’s what has become my process.

I am going to keep doing what makes me feel good 😊

#introspection
#feelgood

After a few days of stretching canvases I just wanted to have some fun! I worked on two unfinished paintings and it just felt so good!

In case anyone else needs to hear this - do what makes you feel good!
I needed to remind myself of that.

A painting “style” comes after years of doing the same things, conscious or unconsciously.. it becomes as individual as a fingerprint. A signature.

I recently was playing with an idea that was very different to my “normal” but at the end of the day I want to continue to have fun and enjoy what I do - and that’s what has become my process.

I am going to keep doing what makes me feel good 😊

#introspection
#feelgood

Never underestimate what’s going on behind the scenes ☺️

#canvasstretching

Never underestimate what’s going on behind the scenes ☺️

#canvasstretching

When I’m thinking of a new collection and working on streamlining all the ideas and inspirations floating around in my head, I do a series of paintings just exploring the colour palette that I’m attracted to.

It helps me find the best colour matches or contrasts is a fun exploratory way.

#colourplay
#newideas

When I’m thinking of a new collection and working on streamlining all the ideas and inspirations floating around in my head, I do a series of paintings just exploring the colour palette that I’m attracted to.

It helps me find the best colour matches or contrasts is a fun exploratory way.

#colourplay
#newideas

“It’s still January” is the title of this exploration on paper.. it feels like it has been the longest month in ever! 🙈

I have lots of things to be grateful for currently - but the most important thing is that the sun sets after 5pm! Creeping towards spring and summer ☀️

“It’s still January” is the title of this exploration on paper.. it feels like it has been the longest month in ever! 🙈

I have lots of things to be grateful for currently - but the most important thing is that the sun sets after 5pm! Creeping towards spring and summer ☀️

This is technically a work in progress but I am loving it how it is so far .. a real feeling of autumn 🍁

#autumnvibes🍁
#autumn
#wip
#abstractpainting
#interiorstyling

This is technically a work in progress but I am loving it how it is so far .. a real feeling of autumn 🍁

#autumnvibes🍁
#autumn
#wip
#abstractpainting
#interiorstyling

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Art In Kassel, May 2023

ARTSY Online Exhibition, February 2023

Mrs Tulip Gallery, Barcelona February 2023

Mallorca, November 2022

Hamburg November 2022

Hamburg November 2022

Online Exhibition September 2021

Cape Town January 2021

Hamburg, October 2021

December 2020 (cancelled)

KunstSommer im KPM-Quartier July - September 2020

Art In Kassel, May 2023

ARTSY Online Exhibition, February 2023

Mrs Tulip Gallery, Barcelona February 2023

Mallorca, November 2022

Hamburg November 2022

Hamburg November 2022

Online Exhibition September 2021

Cape Town January 2021

Hamburg, October 2021

December 2020 (cancelled)

KunstSommer im KPM-Quartier July - September 2020

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