Dub
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Post by Dub on Apr 22, 2021 14:12:09 GMT -5
Hard to believe but I might be becoming a fan of of our forty-third president… as a painter that is. Recent articles indicate he has made considerable progress along these lines.
Thoughts?
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Post by billhammond on Apr 22, 2021 14:17:04 GMT -5
Hard to believe but I might be becoming a fan of of our forty-third president… as a painter that is. Recent articles indicate he has made considerable progress along these lines. Thoughts? Can he paint my garage? |
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Post by Russell Letson on Apr 22, 2021 15:09:22 GMT -5
Not if it involves climbing a ladder. (GWB is close to my age, and I'm cautious even standing on a chair.)
The portraits, by the way, aren't half bad--in the ones I've seen, I recognize the faces, and that's not easy to do even when working from photos. Glad to see he has a harmless hobby.
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Post by jdd2 on Apr 22, 2021 16:24:52 GMT -5
... The portraits, by the way, aren't half bad--in the ones I've seen, I recognize the faces, and that's not easy to do even when working from photos. Glad to see he has a harmless hobby. Maybe he could get a side gig as courtroom artist? |
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Post by Russell Letson on Apr 22, 2021 16:32:29 GMT -5
Only if it's OK to make everybody look like this.  |
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Post by howard lee on Apr 22, 2021 16:35:55 GMT -5
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Post by Shannon on Apr 22, 2021 16:41:30 GMT -5
You know, GWB might not have been the brightest bulb in the presidential chandelier, but I think anyone would have to appreciate his bearing and demeanor after witnessing the last few years of politics.
And those portraits look pretty good to me.
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Post by TKennedy on Apr 22, 2021 16:51:23 GMT -5
I always thought he was a decent and basically honest human being. He has shown that post-office.
He got bad advice. I like his painting.
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Post by billhammond on Apr 22, 2021 16:55:04 GMT -5
 Clockwise, from top: Mary Chapin-Carpenter, Redd Fox, Cher, Chris Rock, guy at the bus depot, Elaine Chao, John McEnroe. How'd I do? |
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Post by howard lee on Apr 22, 2021 17:07:30 GMT -5
Redd Foxx? I thought that was George Clooney.
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Dub
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Post by Dub on Apr 22, 2021 17:10:19 GMT -5
Here is Dwight D. Eisenhower's painting of Churchill from 1955.  |
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Post by Dub on Apr 22, 2021 17:18:15 GMT -5
I think this one by George W. Bush is pretty interesting.  |
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Post by Village Idiot on Apr 22, 2021 17:22:18 GMT -5
I always thought he was a decent and basically honest human being. He has shown that post-office. He got bad advice. I like his painting. You know, GWB might not have been the brightest bulb in the presidential chandelier, but I think anyone would have to appreciate his bearing and demeanor after witnessing the last few years of politics. And those portraits look pretty good to me. I'm becoming a Bush fan myself, I have been for some time. His book of portraits is laced with his thoughts on immigration reform, and I like what he has to say on that subject: www.npr.org/2021/04/21/989010060/george-w-bush-lends-his-voice-to-immigrants-in-out-of-many-one |
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Post by Cornflake on Apr 22, 2021 17:24:50 GMT -5
One by Winston Churchill.  |
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Post by billhammond on Apr 22, 2021 17:30:18 GMT -5
Redd Foxx? I thought that was George Clooney. Richard Gere? |
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Post by jdd2 on Apr 22, 2021 17:46:36 GMT -5
We need president who is into photography.
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Post by TKennedy on Apr 22, 2021 19:18:13 GMT -5
 If I was a retired president |
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Post by Marshall on Apr 23, 2021 8:41:03 GMT -5
You know, GWB might not have been the brightest bulb in the presidential chandelier, but I think anyone would have to appreciate his bearing and demeanor after witnessing the last few years of politics. And those portraits look pretty good to me. I voted for the dude, first time around. He seems like a very decent man. Not so much the cabinet he chose to lead him around by the nose. But being a "decent man" is not paramount to being an effective President. Carter comes to mind. Hardly has there ever been a nicer man in the office. His record was not stellar. |
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