August 2024 – Jay Dubya

John Smith aka Jay Dubya from Ashby De La Zouch came to the society in August 2024 and entertained us with his Big Brush Acrylics demonstrations.  John showed us some impressionist methods of painting at speed, entertaining us with many “Artists Stories” while producing two paintings during the evening, both of which remained in the hands of the society for later raffling etc.

The first painting was a Spanish street scene, the second an accompanying still life!

The second painting

About Jay Dubya

John W Smith – aka “Jay Dubya

I am a local artist, member of Ashby Art Club and have lived in Ashby De La Zouch for over thirty years, I paint mainly in acrylic but I keep an open mind and am always ready for a new challenge and a new medium. I paint in a contemporary style but I believe that realism still has a place in today’s art.  My subject matter is whatever interests me; I enjoy painting portrait, landscape or still life.

Why ‘Jay Dubya’ ? Exhibiting at a gallery with two other ‘John Smith’s’ led to some confusion! Jay Dubya is a play on my Christian name’s initials John William…J.W…Jay Dubya

I could have been Will.i.am but someone beat me to it !

Contact John at JAY Dubya on FACEBOOK