IT WAS DURING A STINT AS A HOUSE PAINTER THAT WIL SMITH GREW A LONG AND LASTING DISTASTE FOR BEIGE, WHITE AND ANY VARIANT OF GREY. AS AN ARTIST (MOSTLY PRINTMAKING AND DRAWING) TRAPPED PAYING THE BILLS BY WHITEWASHING ROOM AFTER ROOM, HE SPENT HIS DAYS DREAMING ABOUT THE VIBRANT COLOUR SCHEMES HE’D PUT INTO PLAY GIVEN THE OPPORTUNITY.
It wasn’t long before Smith had the pleasure of ditching commercial painting to become a full-time artist and teacher, but he didn’t get to have his revenge on those anti-colours he grew to loathe until just recently. “When we bought the house it had a fresh paint job of rental beige, white and forest green,”
