Encounter (2024) Original Oil Painting by Tim Smith

Encounter reflects on the idea that the word “paradise” originates from the Persian for “walled garden” — a space both protected and open to discovery. This painting belongs to a my series of works in which each painting takes a nine-letter title, exploring the layered meanings that single words can hold.
Here, Encounter suggests the moment of unexpected meeting or experience, when something shifts and a boundary is crossed. The painting invites quiet contemplation of how we meet the world — sometimes by chance, sometimes by grace — and how such moments can feel like stepping briefly into paradise. The painting comes ready to hang with supplied wire, works beautifully in a bedroom, living room or hallway space.

Materials used:

Oil paint

Details:

• Oil painting on Canvas
• One of a kind artwork
• Size: 40 x 50 x 1cm (unframed) / 40 x 50cm (actual image size)
• Ready to hang
• Signed certificate of authenticity
• Style: Expressive and gestural
• Subject: Landscapes, sea and sky