Although I was born in Vancouver, I moved to Victoria when I was six years old and consider myself a native Victorian.  The natural beauty of Vancouver Island continues to be my muse.
    With no formal training but a desire to paint, in the late 1960's I bought some oil paints and started painting and have continued ever since.  I was inspired by the realist painters, especially, Andrew Wyeth, Alex Collvile and Salvador Dali.
    My early paintings bear the signature Pat Thompson.  Later, after my children were grown, I changed back to my maiden name, Trish Smith.
    Most of my early paintings were done in oil.  When I reached the age of retirement and discovered I had more time to paint, I tried acrylics, liked them, and since 2000, that is my medium of choice.
    Thank you for visiting my web-site and for a personal view of any of the Gallery paintings, please e-mail me using the link at the bottom of every page.