Artwork Inspired by Music & Color
"Exquisite!!! I can hear the music."
Kyle Wood, Garland, TX, USA
![nikki-smith-artist-portrait-web Artist Nikki Smith with her self-portrait "Music Was My First Love" and painting "Pride Not Prejudice"](https://www.booksmithstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/nikki-smith-artist-portrait-web.jpg)
Featured Artwork
Music Was My First Love, Self Portait
(Available in Black and White here)
*Featured in a national billboard campaign for Pixels/Fine Art America.
Currently in Houston, Texas on I-45 North.
Deep Dives – Behind the Scenes
Music, mental health and art.
A self-portrait (soon to be series) inspired by songs.
There have been times recently when I feel like I’m holding myself together so I don’t fall apart. My mental, physical and financial health aren't where I’d like them to be. I’m exhausted, but I’m here and I'm not going anywhere.
So, from life, art. Here is my latest self portrait, “Holding Myself Together” which was inspired by this challenging year and a wonderful song that’s helping me get through it one day at a time.
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What others are saying...
![Mike Lechevet](https://www.booksmithstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/Mike-Lechevet-logo-100x100.jpg)
Cool, great colors and love how you worked the curves of a guitar for perfect form.
Cool, great colors and love how you worked the curves of a guitar for perfect form.
![CariLynn Bromley](https://www.booksmithstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/CariLynn-Bromley-logo-100x100.jpg)
I love this so much!
I love this so much!
![Bonita Hensley](https://www.booksmithstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/Bonita-Hensley-logo-100x100.jpg)
Very cool Nikki!! Our bodies are music in motion!
Very cool Nikki!! Our bodies are music in motion!
![Rosa Cobos](https://www.booksmithstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/rosa-cobos-logo-100x100.jpg)
Exceptional show of artistry, elegance, power of conceptual design and beauty. I find it fascinating.
Exceptional show of artistry, elegance, power of conceptual design and beauty. I find it fascinating.
![Kyle Wood](https://www.booksmithstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/Kyle-Wood-logo-100x100.jpg)
Awesome work with an amazingly fresh feel!! Exquisite!!! I can hear the music.
Awesome work with an amazingly fresh feel!! Exquisite!!! I can hear the music.
![Bruce Combs](https://www.booksmithstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/Bruce-Combs-logo-100x100.jpg)
Love it…ingenious work of art!
Love it, Nikki! Oh, I see that you have a few comments already! Well, you deserve them, I mean, and so does the ingenious work of art!
![Amy Bertoncini](https://www.booksmithstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/Amy-Bertoncini-logo-100x100.jpg)
…absolutely amazing! It stopped me in my tracks and I couldn’t stop staring at it.
Nikki, Your Guitar Siren piece of art is absolutely amazing! It stopped me in my tracks and I couldn't stop staring at it. Beautiful, original, and a truly moving painting. I love it!
![Tyler Robbins](https://www.booksmithstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/Tyler-Robbins-logo-100x100.jpg)
Digital art at its’ very finest..bravo!
Nikki...this is amazing! Digital art at its' very finest..bravo!
![Marie Gale](https://www.booksmithstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/Marie-Gale-logo-100x100.jpg)
Gorgeous image Nikki…we can feel your passion for music through all your images!!
Gorgeous image Nikki...we can feel your passion for music through all your images!!
![Bryan Allen](https://www.booksmithstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/bryan-allen-1322605343-logo1-100x100.jpg)
Digital Art
One hears the expression Digital Art used a lot but this sort of handling seems to really deserve the name. Great job!
![Teshia Freseman](https://www.booksmithstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/Teshia-Freseman-logo-100x100.jpg)
I just love the vibrant colors, creativity, composition, & overall energy of this.
I just love the vibrant colors, creativity, composition, & overall energy of this.
![B Drake](https://www.booksmithstudio.com/wp-content/uploads/b-drake-logo-100x100.jpg)
Love the originality and colors of this piece!
Love the originality and colors of this piece!