{"id":57,"date":"2011-12-18T17:33:20","date_gmt":"2011-12-18T17:33:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/79.170.44.87\/paintingsofliverpool.co.uk\/?page_id=57"},"modified":"2026-03-17T14:03:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-17T14:03:17","slug":"about-the-artist-k-f-smith","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kfsmail.co.uk\/index.php\/about-the-artist-k-f-smith\/","title":{"rendered":"About the Artist"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\t<div class=\"img has-hover x md-x lg-x y md-y lg-y\" id=\"image_1068154394\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"img-inner dark\" >\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"745\" src=\"https:\/\/kfsmail.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wATERFRONT_2009-cropped-scaled.jpg\" class=\"attachment-original size-original\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/kfsmail.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wATERFRONT_2009-cropped-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/kfsmail.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wATERFRONT_2009-cropped-800x233.jpg 800w, https:\/\/kfsmail.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wATERFRONT_2009-cropped-1400x408.jpg 1400w, https:\/\/kfsmail.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wATERFRONT_2009-cropped-768x224.jpg 768w, https:\/\/kfsmail.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wATERFRONT_2009-cropped-1536x447.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/kfsmail.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wATERFRONT_2009-cropped-2048x596.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/kfsmail.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/wATERFRONT_2009-cropped-510x148.jpg 510w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\n<style>\n#image_1068154394 {\n  width: 100%;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n\t<div id=\"gap-964649414\" class=\"gap-element clearfix\" style=\"display:block; height:auto;\">\n\t\t\n<style>\n#gap-964649414 {\n  padding-top: 30px;\n}\n<\/style>\n\t<\/div>\n\t\n\n<div class=\"row\"  id=\"row-631293775\">\n\n\n\t<div id=\"col-2109747637\" class=\"col medium-6 small-12 large-6\"  >\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"col-inner\"  >\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\n<p>I began a 4 year apprenticeship in 1980 as a Commercial Artist working\u00a0in\u00a0a small graphics studio\u00a0in Liverpool.<\/p>\n<p>During this time I also attended\u00a0art classes at the Liverpool Institute\u00a0and studied life drawing, painting and art history.<\/p>\n<p>Since then I&#8217;ve worked continuously as an illustrator, photo retoucher, graphic designer, typographer, and also graphics studio manager in advertising agencies before starting my own studio.<\/p>\n<p>I love painting and use many different mediums\u00a0but work mainly\u00a0with\u00a0watercolours, ink and acrylic. I&#8217;ve always lived in Liverpool, and I try to capture the feel of my favourite areas of the city in my work.<\/p>\n<p>My Liverpool paintings are regularly exhibited, and sell\u00a0internationally. They have also\u00a0featured in several\u00a0publications including Artist &amp; Illustrators magazine.<\/p>\n<p>I am happy to paint special commissions for customers. 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