A picture is worth a thousand words. Jon McNaughton’s paintings are worth millions of words. He, like other Americans, has been searching for a way to try and make a difference in the way our country is currently headed. His own words, and of course his paintings, say more than I could ever say about them; I encourage you to go to his website and check his stuff out.
photo courtesy of Jon McNaughton
Naturally, the media is depicting Jon McNaughton as a “controversial” artist. Why? Because the truth is too hard for the media to understand. They’ll interpret The Forgotten Man as merely Obama bashing, in doing so they’ll completely miss the point. As usual. As McNaughton explains, the painting is not solely blaming Obama for America’s woes; he just happens to be the man in charge at the moment.
From the International Business Times:
“For a long time I didn’t know if I wanted to paint this picture, because I worried it might be too controversial. This man on the park bench represents every man, woman, and child who is an American… he hopes to find the American dream of happiness and prosperity,” McNaughton said in the voiceover.
“But now because of unconstitutional acts imposed by the American people by our government we stand on the precipice of disasters,” he added.
“I don’t place all the blame on Obama. On my website I try to explain what each president has done,” he said. “The thing I like about the painting is that it does get people talking.”
UPDATE: Linked at The Pirates Cove, thanks William!
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