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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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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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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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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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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So vibrant!
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Discussing the artwork...
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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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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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We like to call this one, "Rhapsody in Blue."
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Another colorful piece.
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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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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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