And yes, I can see some areas of hopper influence in bush’s work- also another painter’s style a little bit- but can’t recall right now- Maybe pop artist Alex Katz? (Sp?)
I never really cared for pop art like that- or what some call ‘outsider art’ (IE eschewing traditional learning of the art- although george apparent was tutored-)- outsider art seems too like bad ‘folk art’ for my taste- (Though some folk art i really like and appreciate)
George’s paintings, while amateurish, do have a quality that kinda grows on a person though- but his inexperience is very evident
His paintings are pretty good for an amateur. I don’t think anyone is claiming he’s some kind of great fine artist. Bush himself would probably laugh out loud at a comparison with Hopper.