RE: it takes courage to put your art out in front of the whole world, especially when you know it’s only mediocre. I’m sure he doesn’t need the money, or the validation.
Speaking of validation, Vincent Van Gogh, whose paintings sell to well over a hundred million dollars today only sold one painting in his lifetime.
How much do you think Bush’s paintings will sell for IF they were for sale?
I’ve no doubt Dubya selling his art could make an income most of us would consider pretty good. But it would be based on his being a celebrity with a pre-existing following, wouldn’t it? Not on painterly technique and penetrating insight of his subjects.