Ford’s first mountain-themed painting was created in 2003 and it was a breath-taking and instant classic. The vibrant, sun-fused reds play against the cool morning fog of delicate greens and blues quietly disected by soft, golden sunbeams. The lazy river burbles at leisure, hypnotic in it’s trancendent pastels in the morning light.

Think you’re not a morning person? Ford Smith’s “Affinity of Dawn” might just change your mind in a one masterful viewing moment.