Lucien Smith quotes:

I started thinking about how rain is depicted in illustrations. In comics that use gouache or watercolor, they use light blue, so I started using that color.

I was born in L.A., but raised in New York.

People understand what art is supposed to look like, and so it's easy to make something that looks like art but isn't - especially in an abstract form.

I didn't really come from money. So I wanted my thesis show to grab as much attention as possible.

I definitely am concerned with preservation. For me, what's interesting is the archival state, or how long oil paintings last.