ALLEN SCHMERTZLER

Political Caricatures:
Paintings of Presidents and Other Public Figures

Caricatures of your favorite or least favorite public figures can be commissioned.

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Ted Kennedy, conte and pastel on paper, 36 x 24
Sarah Palin, conte and pastel on paper, 30 x24


Portraits of Power

Politicians, gurus of culture, corporate figures, anyone in the public eye that steps up with an agenda is fair game for Schmertzler to skewer with pen, ink, brush or conte crayon.

Keeping in the tradition of Daumier or Goya and their portrayal of the "power elite", Schmertzler works on brown paper with 3 tone conte, working up toned surface with a push and pull of lights to darks, then rubbs it down with paper towel and his fingers to create editorial commentary.

David Letterman
conte and pastel on paper
30 x 24

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conte´on paper
36 x 24

Caricature of Michael Moore

No Moore Bush
acrylic on paper
40”x30”



caricature of Saddam Hussam

The Bad
conte´on paper
30” x 22”

Castro
conte´on paper
30 x 22

President Series
Eisenhower to Bush

To the right are two samples of presidents in the series. All of the presidents in the series are ones that served since Schmertzler's birth so the artworks have an autobiographical dimension.
caricature of President Clinton

The Forty Second. My Ninth
acrylic on paper
30”x 22”


caricature of President Kennedy

The Thirty Fifth. My Second
acrylic on paper
30”x 22”