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ALLEN SCHMERTZLER
Political Paintings -- The Bush Years

Schmertzler usually works ala-prima ... paint directly applied on the surface without underdrawings. Often, but not always, he draws studies before he starts. The underpinnings of all of the paintings are very lose and gestural figures splashed on with colorful and wet acrylic paint in a "reckless" manner to create mood and accidents from which to work. He incorporates historical artist's motifs to choreograph, design, structure, or mood of a current political-social theme and to give it a spin.

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Nawlins Diaspora
acrylic on canvas
30” x 40"

The Nightmare Continues
pen, brush, ink & watercolor
15” x 22”

Theocrat In Chief
 acrylic on canvas
40" x 30"

Sneak And Peak On Trial
 acrylic on canvas
30" x 40"

Dance With Your Jailor
 acrylic on canvas
30” x 40"

"2011 International Fine Art Painting Competition"
Artist Haven Gallery, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida
Best in Category (Figurative/People/Portraits)

2010 American Art Awards, 5th Place award

Whoever Fights Monsters
 acrylic on canvas
30" x 40"

Bush's Architects
acrylic on paper.
30”x 40”

Homeland Security
acrylic on paper
30”x 40”..

La Familia's Pre-emptive Strike
acrylic on paper
30”x 40”

Playing the Red States
acrylic on paper
30”x 40”