Acrylic on Canvas | 2025
An emotional portrait of the Joker — not as a comic book villain, but as a raw symbol of pain, chaos, and defiance. With vivid yellows, deep reds, and streaks of smudged face paint dripping like blood, this piece captures the blurred line between comedy and tragedy. The cigarette smoke curling like a sinister whisper and the maniacal laughter scribbled beside him drive home the tension between what's seen on the surface and the storm brewing underneath. This painting is important to me because it speaks to the fractured human experience — where laughter can mask suffering and performance becomes survival. Jokes on You is about embracing the darkness we’re told to suppress, and turning it into something unapologetically honest. It’s my artistic response to a world that often misunderstands pain when it's dressed in a smile.




Each print is a faithful reproduction of the original hand-painted canvas, capturing the texture, color, and attitude of the piece as closely as possible in print form.
© [2026] Ride or Dye Design, Amanda DeJong. All rights reserved. This is a reproduction of an original painting.