PICS: The Art of Chad Smith at EC Gallery

By Alex Matthews • •

Red Hot Chili Peppers drummer Chad Smith showed off another immense talent at his recent art exhibit at Solana Beach's EC Gallery.

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Ladies and gentlemen: Chad Smith, in the flesh.
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Ladies and gentlemen: Chad Smith, in the flesh.
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Here's a wide shot of Smith’s recent art exhibit in Solana Beach. It ran at EC Gallery from Thursday, Feb. 27, through Sunday, March 1.
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Here's a wide shot of Smith’s recent art exhibit in Solana Beach. It ran at EC Gallery from Thursday, Feb. 27, through Sunday, March 1.
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Chad doing what he does best: playing the drums!
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Chad doing what he does best: playing the drums!
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A closer look at the minimal kit he was rocking out on during the event's meet-and-greet.
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A closer look at the minimal kit he was rocking out on during the event's meet-and-greet.
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Just a few of the paintings at Smith’s exhibit.
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Just a few of the paintings at Smith’s exhibit.
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A drumhead painted by Smith (psst, look close enough and you can see the entire universe).
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A drumhead painted by Smith (psst, look close enough and you can see the entire universe).
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Smith, shown here chatting up attendees.
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Smith, shown here chatting up attendees.
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Three paintings shown at Smith’s exhibit.
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Three paintings shown at Smith’s exhibit.
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An autograph any Red Hot Chili Peppers fan would want!
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An autograph any Red Hot Chili Peppers fan would want!
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So vibrant!
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So vibrant!
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Discussing the artwork...
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Discussing the artwork...
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An even closer look at Smith's exhibit drumkit.
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An even closer look at Smith's exhibit drumkit.
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Two framed drum-head paintings.
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Two framed drum-head paintings.
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Who knew that Smith was such a talented artist? We’re definitely impressed.
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Who knew that Smith was such a talented artist? We’re definitely impressed.
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The artist and one of his pieces.
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The artist and one of his pieces.
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We like to call this one, "Rhapsody in Blue."
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We like to call this one, "Rhapsody in Blue."
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Another colorful piece.
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Another colorful piece.
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Kinda makes you wonder: What does it all mean?
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Kinda makes you wonder: What does it all mean?
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The artist at work.
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The artist at work.
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We tried to buy this one but sadly, our piggy banks weren’t big enough. Just beautiful! Hopefully, Chad and his art will be back again in town soon — it's a must-see exhibit!
Alex Matthews
We tried to buy this one but sadly, our piggy banks weren’t big enough. Just beautiful! Hopefully, Chad and his art will be back again in town soon — it's a must-see exhibit!

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