Jay Schmidt, Free Art School Paintings
Jay Schmidt is one of the more perplexing guys I’ve met, because he appears like a very clean cut, normal guy in his fifties (slacks and a dress shirt) – but there is something right under the surface that you can’t put your finger on. I am hesitant to say madness, but maybe what passes for madness in a consumer culture. Once you see his paintings it comes into focus, they present a parody of the world in a queasy wobbling, agitated, cartoonish iconography that lets you know exactly what he is thinking!
Jay Schmidt, Freedumb Diptych, Oil on Board, 12 x 36"
Jay Schmidt, Free Art School Paintings
Jay Schmidt, Zombie Series, Oil on Board, 3.5 x 11"
Jay Schmidt, OOPS, Oil on Board, 12 x 16"
I have know Jay Schmidt since we were students together in art school. He is one helluva an artist. You guys have exquisite taste! Keep up the good work.
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