Smith drew tirelessly, and when he went to concerts, lectures or meetings he often brought his sketchbook with him. It's a measure of his talent that, even when he was limited to the backs of people sitting in front of him, he still found artistic challenges :
In this next sketch, a floral arrangement takes priority over the rows of ladies at some event:
Smith did life sketches at hockey games...
...and at the beach...
...and at performances...
...and at a whole lot of other places.