▁resulting ▁in ▁bare ly ▁a ▁dozen ▁finished ▁can v ases ▁a ▁year . ▁" I ▁always ▁do ▁a ▁lot ▁of ▁pre lim inary ▁draw ings , ▁moving ▁the ▁forms , ▁the ▁sh adows , ▁the ▁buildings ▁the ▁figures ▁around ▁the ▁canvas ▁till ▁I ▁get ▁that ▁perfect ▁composition   ..." ▁ ▁Much ▁of ▁Sm art ' s ▁direct ▁art istic ▁stim ulation ▁came ▁from , ▁literally , ▁a ▁passing ▁glance ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁driving : ▁" My ▁paint ings ▁have ▁their ▁orig ins ▁in ▁a ▁passing ▁glance ". ▁" S ometimes ▁I ' ll ▁drive ▁around ▁for ▁months   ... ▁desp air , ▁nothing , ▁nothing , ▁then ▁suddenly ▁I ▁will ▁see ▁something ▁that ▁se izes ▁me : ▁a ▁shape , ▁a ▁combination ▁of ▁shapes , ▁a ▁play ▁of ▁light ▁or ▁sh adows ▁and ▁I ▁send ▁up ▁a ▁prayer ▁because ▁I ▁know ▁I ▁have ▁the ▁gem ▁of ▁a ▁picture ." ▁ ▁Im ages ▁ ▁Sm art ▁was ▁a ▁pro l ific ▁artist ; ▁in ▁the ▁period ▁ 1 9 3 9 – 8 2 ▁he ▁produced ▁at ▁least ▁ 8 0 0 ▁works , ▁and ▁was ▁still ▁producing ▁new ▁works ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁( at ▁the ▁age ▁of ▁ 9 0 ). ▁The ▁following ▁are ▁a ▁small ▁selection ▁of ▁Sm art ' s ▁work , ▁arranged ▁in ▁chron ological ▁order . ▁ ▁The ▁list ▁also ▁indicates ▁those ▁works ▁in ▁public ▁collections . ▁▁ ▁{ | ▁class = wik itable ▁| - ▁| ▁ 1 9 4 0 - 1 9 5