Born in 1981 in Staten Island, NY. Herb Smith has studied painting by reading books, visiting museums and by trail and error learning the craft of painting. He has exhibited work in the U.S and in Europe. Herb has been in publications featuring his art, some of which are: ArtNews, Untitled II and III, The Thousands; painting inside. Herb currently lives and works in Staten Island painting and birding.

About this collection: Also since the beginning I was interested in painting wildlife, especially birds. The structural differences between species along with all the colors and other traits of an animal have maintained an endless interest. The technique of building layers extending depth in a painting is what first attracted me to oil paint and retains my interest still. Along with birds my subject matter goes from portraits to still life work.