Working on paper and board, Robin Smith blends acrylic, emulsion, and ink with soft pastels and pen to create vivid, richly textured works that explore abstract forms and reimagined portraits of both animal and female figures. He shifts between creating singular to multiple figure compositions, where subject and background blend through intuitive geometric and organic forms.

The portrait subjects originate from varied sources, from women Robin knows to others he has imagined or inspired to capture from brief encounters. The stylised, full-face portraits saturated with vivid colour are both individually fascinating and mesmerising as an assembled group.

His latest paintings evolve continuously, showcasing Robin’s exploration of stylized, floating figures and creature compositions. His work is a journey into alternate worlds, where organic shapes and figures interlock and become suspended together, constructing an alternate reality that feels both dreamlike and otherworldly. These compositions are saturated with bold, vibrant colours that distort and frame the figures, transforming the space they occupy.