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| Doggone, now George W Bush is painting cats | Doggone, now George W Bush is painting cats |
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| When the former president George W Bush's paintings of dogs were leaked online this month, critics – both artistic and political – lined up to take potshots at his efforts. But judging by his two latest paintings, the budding artist has not been deterred. He is now painting cats. | When the former president George W Bush's paintings of dogs were leaked online this month, critics – both artistic and political – lined up to take potshots at his efforts. But judging by his two latest paintings, the budding artist has not been deterred. He is now painting cats. |
| The portrait of a black and white cat, its gaze meeting the viewer with nonchalant confidence, is the latest in a series of Bush's paintings to reach the media blog Gawker through an anonymous hacker known as Guccifer. | The portrait of a black and white cat, its gaze meeting the viewer with nonchalant confidence, is the latest in a series of Bush's paintings to reach the media blog Gawker through an anonymous hacker known as Guccifer. |
| The statesman turned artist's interest in animal portraiture follows a period of self-portraiture. His earlier works feature memorable images of the artist standing nude in his bathroom and another, from his own viewpoint, regarding his naked legs in the bath. | The statesman turned artist's interest in animal portraiture follows a period of self-portraiture. His earlier works feature memorable images of the artist standing nude in his bathroom and another, from his own viewpoint, regarding his naked legs in the bath. |
| His focus then shifted to canines – a subject that his tutor, the Georgia artist Bonnie Flood, said had provided substantial inspiration. "He started off painting dogs. I think he said he painted 50 dogs," Flood told Fox 5 Atlanta. "He pulled out this canvas and started painting dogs and I thought: 'Oh my God, I don't paint dogs!'" | His focus then shifted to canines – a subject that his tutor, the Georgia artist Bonnie Flood, said had provided substantial inspiration. "He started off painting dogs. I think he said he painted 50 dogs," Flood told Fox 5 Atlanta. "He pulled out this canvas and started painting dogs and I thought: 'Oh my God, I don't paint dogs!'" |
| Flood has also praised Bush's enthusiasm. "He has such a passion for painting, it's amazing," she told WAGA-TV. "He's going to go down in the history books as a great artist." | Flood has also praised Bush's enthusiasm. "He has such a passion for painting, it's amazing," she told WAGA-TV. "He's going to go down in the history books as a great artist." |
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