BUZZ Magazine September 2016

Adam Danger Smith is a local artist with some serious
talent. His daily doodles are anything but ordinary.
Each day we are blessed with at least one new piece
and I can say that I look forward to each one! He sticks
with a doodle-a-day and it is perfect. With bright,
flowing colors and stark outlines, Adam’s work is easily
recognizable and instantly popular. Most people that I
know have heard of this local artist and want a piece of
his work! I can understand why. I happen to own two
doodles myself and hope for more in the future. There
is just something about his art that draws you in and
makes you want more. If you look closely you may even
find something you hadn’t noticed was there at all.
Adam has a weekly ‘Doodles and Dames’ event at Copperhead’s
Taphouse in Safety Harbor where you can
doodle to your hearts content… while you have a beer.
It’s a great way to be creative and make friends! You
can follow the theme or come up with your own, as
long as you are drawing. The atmosphere is relaxed and
the jokes free flowing. You may also spot Adam at local
music venues or festivals. He is always in one of two
places… at a table with his mind in his art or quietly
walking about with his camera to get the best shots of
the musicians. I should mention that Adam is also an
amazing videographer who makes short films with such
life and feeling in them! It’s truly beautiful. When
watching his video recaps from local music festivals you
feel that you are truly right there in the action. You get
a flood of those same feelings and simultaneously wish
you were back at the festival and glad that you are
home watching from your couch. (Those festivals are
wonderful but exhausting!) Seeing the moments that
you and the other festivalgoers spent together, from
raging in front of a stage to walking hand in hand, from
Adam’s view is just perfect. He chooses music that fits
the tone, cuts and fits together the pieces, and there
you have it: His heart and soul in a few short minutes
of film that shows all of our hearts together having the
time of our lives.
On Friday, August 26 th , Adam Danger Smith had his first
ever art show. I think that I may have been more excited
than anyone because I got to take photographs of
the event for Bay Buzz. How cool is that?! I arrived at
Copperhead’s Taphouse in Safety Harbor to a room full
of people. Artwork everywhere. Glasses full of ale.
Smiles all around. This is what an art show should be!
After taking my photographs, buying a print of his
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