04-09-2014, 11:29 PM
Lemon Drop wrote:
Oh hello!
Is everyone in a foul mood today? I'm not! Hope your day gets better.
Anyway, no, this is not standard operating procedure for original portraiture.
This is not somebody's garage hobby, these paintings are on exhibit at a Presidential Library and supposedly reflect personal impressions of the people from the perspective of the POTUS, not something anybody could paint by number off the internet.
I found it humorous but of course if you did not, thanks for sharing.
I would say that the following artists would negate your statement. I don't consider them to be paint-by-number garage hobbyists. Picasso, Degas, Chuck Close and Frida Kahlo worked from photographs to paint portraits. Artists term the photos reference photos.
We had our daughter painted by a fairly well known artist, he also used two photos that we gave him as reference photos and the paining turned out wonderful.
Besides, what does it matter what Bush wants in his library? He was President of the United States, if he wants his childhood scribbles hung in the library, who are we to say no? I agree with the above statement, out of all the things to worry about and debate, this is certainly way at the bottom.