he probably won't respond to Jerry's critique of his stolen artwork.
George W Bush - pre 9/11
Posted on 02/10/2013 7:35:26 AM PST by woofie
OMG! Pigs fly. I like something about George W. Bush. A lot. After spending more than a decade having almost physiological-chemical reactions anytime I saw him, getting the heebie-jeebies whenever he spoke — after being sure from the start that he was a Gremlin on the wing of America — I really like the paintings of George W. Bush.
A hacker today released what are apparently Bush family photos and three of W's own "in-progress" paintings. They all look finished to me. We knew Winston Churchill was a painter. But George W. Bush?! Our W.! I didn't even think he had an inner life, let alone a muse that called him to art! Gawker calls them "awkward" and "simple." Gawker is wrong — way wrong.
I saw only three images. One of W in the act of painting. I love that he wears a baseball cap. Better yet, he paints in the weight room! There are mirrors and equipment all around. What other artist paints in his own weight room!? He is putting touches with a little brush on what looks like a stone house, maybe his own Texas ranch, maybe a settler's farm. [Update: The building is actually St. Ann's Episcopal Church in Kennebunkport, Maine, the seaside town where Bush spent much of his childhood.] The architecture strikes me as real and imagined: a small central home with maybe an addition, and a large round silo. There appear to be two crosses atop this overall structure, one on the main house and a larger one on the silo. American Gothic indeed.
The purity of the lone American farmer. Individuality. No neighbors in sight. Alone on one's own land. It is the isolation of rural America writ in bricks and mortar. Clearly this is not a poor person's home.
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You know, the author remarked on the paintings of bathing/showering alluding to hidden meaning, and I think you may be close to the mark. He does seem to be trying to scrub off the stink of politics and stripping down to his essential self. I also have to agree with the author that he is somewhat a guy in his own world...but then, aren’t we all.
You know, the author remarked on the paintings of bathing/showering alluding to hidden meaning, and I think you may be close to the mark. He does seem to be trying to scrub off the stink of politics and stripping down to his essential self. I also have to agree with the author that he is somewhat a guy in his own world...but then, aren’t we all.
George W Bush - pre 9/11
I like the fact that Bush is a painter. I’d like to see more of his work.
was he really as self assured and confident inside?....did he have cahones of steel to take the constant personal attacks and yet still smile and be happy?...
When former president George W. Bush unveiled his paintings of world leaders during an interview with daughter Jenna Bush Hager on TODAY Friday, it brought back memories of an encounter with Vladimir Putin that revealed a lot about the character of the Russian president.
“As you know, our dear dog Barney, who had a special place in my heart — Putin dissed him and said, ‘You call it a dog?’’’ Bush told Hager.
He continued: “A year later, your mom and I go to visit and Vladimir says, ‘Would you like to meet my dog?’ Out bounds this huge hound, obviously much bigger than a Scottish terrier, and Putin looks at me and says, ‘Bigger, stronger and faster than Barney.’
“I just took it in. I didn’t react. I just said, ‘Wow. Anybody who thinks ‘my dog is bigger than your dog’ is an interesting character.’ And that painting kind of reflects that.”
http://www.today.com/news/bush-putin-dissed-our-pet-said-his-dog-was-bigger-2D79484676?ocid=msnhp
A slideshow:
Barney once bit a reporter. I think he captured the essence of Barney. The eye says it all.
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