Looking eagerly toward the future while appreciating the past is a recurring theme in many of Jeff Smith’s works. “Ever Upward” is a mixed media digital painting encompassing this theme with exploding colors of purples, blues, pinks and greens. Woven throughout is a feeling of hope and anticipation, history and reflection. This juxtaposition plays out against an inferno of reds, highlighting towers that reach upward, illuminated by bright, colorful patterns. Past, present and future are grounded, yet ever changing.

This original 1/1 piece was created from 7 separate drawings, paintings, photos and gradients layered onto one high-resolution digital canvas. This is a painting filled with conflict and competition, filtered to find the harmony and intentional contrast in the final piece. This painting is created in 8K resolution and is suitable for large-scale printing on art paper, if desired.