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Colour//Space 2026. Oil on linen, 40cm x 30cm. Any way up. #nonobjectivepainting #abstractpainting #nonobjectiveart #colour #anywayup by @donaldsmithstudio

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I am delighted to have two of my small Tondo pieces included in the exhibition ‘We Are Our Memory’ organised by @contemporary_kent_artists @thehorsebridge in Whitstable. The title of the show is a quote from the last lines of the poem ‘Cambridge’ by Jorge Luis Borges: “We are our memory, we are that chimerical museum of shifting shapes, that pile of broken mirrors”. The oscillating coloured fragments of paint and linen in my work, along with the implied perpetual motion of the circular format, hopefully resonate with the curators’ chosen theme. The show runs until Sunday 18th October, I will be in the gallery on the morning of Saturday 17th and I have been invited to talk at 11am so please come to see the show and say hello. by @donaldsmithstudio

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Thank you to Maxine Russo and James Gilgunn @contemporary_kent_artists for including my work in their current exhibition ‘We Are Our Memory’ @thehorsebridge Whitstable elegantly curated by artist @aliceherrickstudio The show runs until 18th October and there will be talks and events throughout. @sallybannayi and I started our day in Whitstable with an excellent lunch @kellerwinebar and the private view was a perfect end; It was a pleasure to talk with some of the other artists and great to meet Jonathan Neame of @shepherdneame one of the generous supporters of the show. Congratulations and thanks to all involved. by @donaldsmithstudio

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‘Valley of Vision (Tondo)’ 2026. Oil on linen, 50cm diameter #abstractpainting #tondo #anywayup by @donaldsmithstudio

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‘Colour//Space’ 2017-26. Oil on linen, 80cm x 100cm. I have started to revisit a series of paintings from 2017, recalibrating the colour composition and creating a division halfway along the longest side. The intention is to reconsider these paintings in relation to my current thinking and to create a series to accompany a painting from 2018 entitled ‘Colour//Space (Delhi)’ (image 4). The first recalibrated painting is shown in image 5 and in a previous post from July. by @donaldsmithstudio

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Notes on a summer part 4: thank you to all of our friends on Meganisi. Always special, always beautiful. by @donaldsmithstudio

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Notes on a summer Part 3: Went to the ever wonderful St Paul de Vence up in the hills behind Nice; stayed at the tranquil @etoiledesaintpaul Memorable breakfasts with kumquat jam made with fruit from the garden; the bar at the Le Colombe D’Or is one of our favourite places and I had extra wish fulfilment when we were sat between the Picasso and Leger paintings for dinner; went to a fabulous party hosted by dear friends up in Vence; took the local bus to Cagnes Sur Mer to visit the Renoir House museum. It was wonderful to walk through his house and gardens and sense things that he saw and painted, I hadn’t expected to be so breathtakingly moved when we walked into a room where his chair and easel were set up. Sadly some of the paintings we saw in situ were stolen a couple of weeks later; went back to another favourite place, @fondationmaeght . The permanent collections and superb building and sculpture gardens by Josep Lluis Sert are always inspiring, enjoyed the Ellsworth Kelly show plus some knockout fashion designs by Andre Courreges; visited @fondation_cab down the hill from the Maeght. The Nassos Daphnis and Rita McBride exhibition, the design collections and the sculpture gardens (which include a work by our late dear friend Peter Downsbrough) are great and it is actually possible to rent and stay at the dismountable house conceived by iconic designer Jean Prouve. An enjoyable and thought-provoking few days. by @donaldsmithstudio

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‘Tondo’ 2026. Oil on Linen diameter: 30cm #abstractpainting #nonobjectivepainting #colour #nonobjectiveart by @donaldsmithstudio

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Notes on a summer Part 2. Went to Athens, revisited the awe inspiring Acropolis and excellent Acropolis Museum; @sallybannayi took me to the @marksandspencer store in Ermou that she supported the design of (it even has an M&S cafe with a great view of the Acropolis!) - very proud!; took a boat to the island of Aegina for lunch, back in Athens we had a great meal @september18.ath ; went down to the Athenian Riviera for some old school glamour @themargihotel and a fabulously memorable meal by chef @panagiotisgiakalis @patio.restaurant ; took a huge ferry from Piraeus to Naxos for a family holiday and fun on the beach with the grandsons. by @donaldsmithstudio

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Notes on a summer Part 1: Lavender in Shoreham and Bond Bugs at Horton Kirby Cricket Club; with friends in Horton Kirby; our garden, always changing, always inspiring (thank you @sallyinthegarden ); my mother at 90; Fab day trip to the Ian Stephenson exhibition @newartcentre ; with dear friends in Portsmouth and Rye; walks in the Darenth Valley and some successes and failures at the allotment by @donaldsmithstudio

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Tondo 2026. Oil on linen, diameter: 50cm. #abstractpainting #tondo #nonobjectiveart #colour #nonbjectivepainting by @donaldsmithstudio

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‘Valley of Vision (Tondo)’ 2026. Oil on linen. 50cm diameter.(note for colour reference: the wall is F&B ‘ammonite’ not white) #abstractpainting #nonobjectivepainting #nonobjectiveart #tondo #colour by @donaldsmithstudio

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