Obamanation - Jon McNaughton

Obamanation (One Painting That Says It All)

I chose to use an undisclosed studio so I could paint privately, without interruption, to focus on the task of embedding in a single painting all the subtle, mindless, radical and dangerous atrocities of the Obama administration.

I am just one person, a citizen of this country using my first amendment rights to speak out through my art. This is my declaration that we have never had a president do more to harm our country than Barack Obama.

To those who scoff or wish to trivialize this painting, I challenge you... I DARE YOU... study the links of the various symbols and metaphors that you see. There are over 60 in the painting. No person can analyze this image and learn about these facts and still, in good conscience, vote for Obama in 2012.

I do not hate Obama, but I hate the fact that I had to paint this picture. Has the painting gone too far? I knew when I did this that most Obama supporters would reject what I have done. But as a Conservative, I'm fed up with the corruption in Washington. And I'm sick of the political correctness that has derailed our country!

My art is an expression of the times in which I live and people will know how Jon McNaughton felt about being alive in America in 2012.

Take the Challenge! If you still choose Obama, congratulations...you're a part of the Obamanation.

Go to www.jonmcnaughton.com

McNaughton Answers Questions Regarding "Obamanation."

What do you hope to accomplish?
Someone once said, "there is nothing more irritating than being awaken from a sound sleep"—I hope to wake up a few. If anyone is undecided about voting for Obama, please study the painting, take the challenge, share it with your friends and help us to expose this man and vote him out of office this November.

Are you doing this for the money?
No. I paint what is important to me, but I know there are many who feel the same as I do about Obama. I am a professional artist. I make my living providing a service and I get paid to do it. The vast majority who view my work never pay a nickel. They pass it around on the Internet with their friends or see it on someone's wall.

This is just propaganda.
It seems funny that when a liberal artist paints a political motif it is called artistic expression, but when a conservative does the same thing critics call it "propaganda." When I think of propaganda I think of early twentieth century war posters commissioned by the Nazis and Communist regimes. It usually conveys a negative meaning, so I know why my critics like to use it to describe me. But I am not the government! I am simply one individual, a citizen of this country using my first amendment rights to speak out through my art.

Do you think this is art?
What is art? There are many certified art experts who would love to tell you the answer. Their opinions mean little to me because I only paint to satisfy my desire to share a message. For me, art has a way of communicating both thoughts and feelings that words fail to adequately express. If my art causes another to think and to feel, it is a success. I use metaphor and symbol because it leaves more for the viewer to discover, but for the few who choose to take the time to study I have the interactive website where I meticulously explain my images. I paint realistically because it communicates to the broadest audience. I paint political and religious subject because they are close to my heart. Whether someone from the history books could have painted it better means nothing to me. My art is an expression of the times in which I live and people will know how Jon McNaughton felt about being alive at this time in our history.

Is the original for sale?
Yes, and prints are also for sale on the website.

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[Dennis Rose]

Wow, what a powerful painting!

[TK2692]

Yes but that would mean you disagree with the painter's views, and since his views are the only "correct" ones, it means you hate America (apparently).

[pajamas446]

Why not call it marriage? Two consenting adults who want to spend the rest of their lives together should be able to by the same right as anyone else. "All men are created equal." America is supposed to a country of equality, we either back it up, or remove those words.

[Kim Brands]

I love you! 

[epsilon8998]

You'd have to be a total fool to think that the WMDs which didn't exist were the real motivation from the beginning.

[epsilon8998]

Hey borat1004... DUH! But that excuse was just to fool fearful Americans who still wanted revenge against someone when they couldn't find Bin Laden. You'd have to be a total fool to think that the WMDs which didn't exist were the real motivation from the beginning.

[srvntlilly]

The history you have is skewed. He didn't invade it because he thought Hussein had anything to do with 9/11. He invaded it because there was evidence that Hussein had WMD's. But of course, the liberal media covered that up real fast. Why do people have to stoop to name calling? And I'm not just pointing at liberals. I'm talking about Conservatives, also. How childish. You're putting yourself at the same level as the very person you're disagreeing with.

[srvntlilly]

It seems that the MSM completely buried that fact almost immediately. It even came out (for a VERY short time before being buried also), that Hussein DID have WMD's, but that he had smuggled them to Syria, to prevent them from being detected. When are Americans going to wake up and start educating themselves instead of swallowing every lie that the liberal media feeds them?

[srvntlilly]

I hope you can do another painting with Benghazi, the IRS, AP, and all the other atrocities that have been revealed in the short time since you unveiled this painting. God bless you for you awesome work in presenting the truth.

[sebc2s]

Hey, let's blame all of Obama's shortcomings on Bush. Dumbass Liberals.

[Dresden Scotch]

I support the right for women to have more respect for themselves and not climb into bed with a man who hasn't committed himself to her. I'm okay with gays doing whatever they want, but it definitely cannot be called marriage. I call that being civilized.

[borat1004]

Hey epsilon8998 George W. Bush invaded Iraq not on the pretense that Saddam Hussein had something to do with the 9/11 attacks, but that the notion that Iraq had WMD's. Instead of criticizing conservatives of ignorant and not knowing their history it would be nice if you knew it yourself you mindless liberal.