this is going to screw up Sigma's road trip....

[callmeslick]

http://yournation.org/white-house-to-re ... -citizens/

[sigma]

It says only that the USA hate opposition to their opinion at the international level even more, than Putin doesn't love opposition in Russia

[callmeslick]

it's just a more-than-typical reaction. Restricting travel is sort of childish in my opinion. I likely couldn't get a Russian visa right now, if I applied. Not that I plan to. My fishing season is just about to start!

[Tunnelcat]

Yeah, if Russians could come here, they could take in the view with our previous president's new hobby, painting. Not that they'd miss anything. There's no accounting for talent......

http://news.yahoo.com/photos/portraits- ... slideshow/

[sigma]

I have great difficulty in recognizing the author on his self-portrait But it's still interesting. It's fine when people express themselves in creativity

[Tunnelcat]

Do you think this is creative? This is Bush's painting of Putin. I think Bush needs more practice.

[callmeslick]

actually damned decent........one of the folks who helped teach him to paint was on a board I used to frequent.

[Top Gun]

Yeah, the Putin one is a little ehhhh (though extremely ripe for Photoshopping), but some of the others listed there are pretty decent to my untrained eyes.

[Ferno]

Bush would have a pretty good shot at being a painter with skills like that.

[sigma]

I did not want to talk about it... But these portraits are drawn too professional. PROPORTIONS and applying shadows, etc. And it seems that these works were artificially disguised amateur creativity. Given Americans love to splurge, I think I am right in my conclusions. It would be interesting to get acquainted with the early works of the author. Bush has already exhibited his work somewhere before? Please disprove my doubts.

[Tunnelcat]

No, Bush started painting in 2012, so he's a beginner. As for proportions, I noticed that Bush gave Putin an evil looking deformed left eye with the hollow, sunken cheekbones of a zombie. Maybe Bush was still mad that Putin made fun of his little Scottish Terrier, Barney.

http://www.today.com/news/bush-putin-di ... 2D79484676

[sigma]

In fact of the matter is that for a beginner, these works seem too professionally. If Bush does have talent, he would be red manifested in his youth.
King may lie as many of his retinue. In any case they will be cheering him and smile. But you can not fool the common people.
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Add: For example, it is one of my drawings that I drew when I was in school. Perhaps, it's beautiful, but it's obviously unprofessional. Unlike Bush drawings.

[Tunnelcat]

In fact of the matter is that for a beginner, these works seem too professionally. If Bush does have talent, he would be red manifested in his youth.
King may lie as many of his retinue. In any case they will be cheering him and smile. But you can not fool the common people.
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Add: For example, it is one of my drawings that I drew when I was in school. Perhaps, it's beautiful, but it's obviously unprofessional. Unlike Bush drawings.

Are you being self-deprecating sigma? That damn sure looks like a professional art drawing to me. YOU DO have talent.

[sigma]

I do not know what to say. With self-criticism I always had everything in order. But thanks for the compliment, Cat